Upbeat?

Sep. 23rd, 2007 03:41 pm
annundriel: (Clementine (es))
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I don't understand the Publishers Weekly review on Amazon.com use of "upbeat" to describe Karen Russell's St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. I'd say not one of those ten stories was upbeat. Interesting reading, but definitely not the sort of thing that makes you smile and say, "Gee, isn't life grand?" More the sort of thing that leaves you thankful you're not the characters. Even though some of the settings were kind of neat.

I also do not understand SciFi's use of Teyla doing random things to promote SGA. Mostly it makes me go, "What?" But I don't understand their promotional decisions anyway.

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Date: 2007-09-24 06:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] michelerz.livejournal.com
I think a lot of the time... reviewers throw out a buzzword when they don't FEEL like giving their honest opinion.

I'm noticed that with a lot of reviews for movies, television, & music... It's like... QUIT TRYING TO SELL THE BOOK!! IF ANYTHING AN HONEST REVIEW WILL SELL THE BOOK/MOVIE/ETC MORE!!

....sooo will you be stalking me in Oct??? specifically Oct. 18th-22nd???

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Date: 2007-09-24 06:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] annundriel.livejournal.com
Exactly!

I want to be stalking you! Mom and I are planning to go to Seattle that weekend instead of the weekend right after my birthday just so I can maybe have the opportunity to stalk.

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Date: 2007-09-24 08:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] michelerz.livejournal.com
WOO HOO! I will await your stalkage!

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Date: 2007-09-24 08:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] annundriel.livejournal.com
You will have to assist me in the stalking since I'm not very good at it. Yet. ;)

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