tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27104799.post5149482367985566164..comments2023-05-20T09:02:44.267-05:00Comments on Sphinx Ink: Boo-Hoos for Newspaper Book SectionsSphinx Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429797402360703839noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27104799.post-64433607172184656502007-09-23T12:51:00.000-05:002007-09-23T12:51:00.000-05:00Yes, I suspect this hits it very well. I usually s...Yes, I suspect this hits it very well. I usually skim the book sections but rarely see anything that interests me. Most literary fiction doesn't interest me any more than most genre fiction. There was a time when well-written novels also had a good story, and vice versa. Maybe what we need is a third category...cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27104799.post-15168865940088803842007-09-20T23:57:00.000-05:002007-09-20T23:57:00.000-05:00I was initially a bit disappointed at the thought ...I was initially a bit disappointed at the thought of losing the newspaper book review sections, but so many of them had started to look like big advertisements and so few books got reviewed that over time, I just got my information elsewhere. I usually don't put much stock in Amazon reviews for the reasons you mentioned, but there are dozens of great bloggers talking about books all the time. I find myself relying on them more and more and I suspect that's true of most people who read a lot.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27104799.post-41372378590890267332007-09-20T13:26:00.000-05:002007-09-20T13:26:00.000-05:00I almost never read the formal book reviews that y...I almost never read the formal book reviews that you see in newspapers becaue of just that, they don't review what I like to read, and they often seem quite snobby in what they do review. Who needs it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com