http://therumpus.net/2009/07/why-books-are-stupid/ Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Sun, 27 May 2012 03:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://therumpus.net/2009/07/why-books-are-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-10216 Nate Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:25:15 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=27781#comment-10216 I hate myself for not reading this until 5 minutes ago, how have I missed this??!!?? I currently have tears streaming down my face, I'm starting to think you and Dan Kennedy are one in the same Ted, unless you hate Dan Kennedy in which case I'm sorry. Oh and the comment above, fuck, everything on this page is hilarious, thank god for screen print. I hate myself for not reading this until 5 minutes ago, how have I missed this??!!?? I currently have tears streaming down my face, I’m starting to think you and Dan Kennedy are one in the same Ted, unless you hate Dan Kennedy in which case I’m sorry.
Oh and the comment above, fuck, everything on this page is hilarious, thank god for screen print.

]]> http://therumpus.net/2009/07/why-books-are-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-7700 R. T. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:36:05 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=27781#comment-7700 Books are rather like people. The come in all shapes, size, dispositions, etc. Yes, some books are worthless, but as for myself, I hope I am never quite as cynical about and dismissive toward books as the author of the posting; it seems to me that the author has rather missed the point about the importance and value of good books. Perhaps he should take a look at Harold Bloom's superb little book, How To Read And Why, in which he would be invited by one of the sage-like literary critics to discover something different and wonderful about books. Of course, I could be wrong. Perhaps even time spent with Professor Bloom could not mitigate such cynicism. Books are rather like people. The come in all shapes, size, dispositions, etc. Yes, some books are worthless, but as for myself, I hope I am never quite as cynical about and dismissive toward books as the author of the posting; it seems to me that the author has rather missed the point about the importance and value of good books. Perhaps he should take a look at Harold Bloom’s superb little book, How To Read And Why, in which he would be invited by one of the sage-like literary critics to discover something different and wonderful about books. Of course, I could be wrong. Perhaps even time spent with Professor Bloom could not mitigate such cynicism.

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