tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post114010238830423113..comments2024-03-29T12:59:00.612+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Blurbs that burbleJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1140176349042147392006-02-17T17:09:00.000+05:302006-02-17T17:09:00.000+05:30I still remember the blurb on one of my first Alis...I still remember the blurb on one of my first Alistair McLean's novel. I had borrowed it from a friend and it was only because it had really interested me. Cant seem to find it though.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385071922/104-7634085-9042326?v=glance&n=283155Rajivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640124167161335521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1140157223286859312006-02-17T11:50:00.000+05:302006-02-17T11:50:00.000+05:30Ha, another coincidence. I was thinking of pretty ...Ha, another coincidence. I was thinking of pretty much the same subject yesterday. Especially after a Seinfeld episode in which Elaine needs to read a book and review it to get a job. She doesn't, and gets her review from Kramer. Neat post thisRavages/CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652864017812270505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1140151144875764412006-02-17T10:09:00.000+05:302006-02-17T10:09:00.000+05:30Hey, how about doing one on Indian blurbs/books? T...Hey, how about doing one on Indian blurbs/books? That would be really interesting & fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1140117371929547472006-02-17T00:46:00.000+05:302006-02-17T00:46:00.000+05:30Chesire, depth being indicated by how obscure the ...Chesire, depth being indicated by how obscure the meaning can be? I have no idea what "tour de force of the transcendence of the tour de force" could be referring to. <BR/><BR/>Unless it's an allusion to something that those in the know would wisely nod their heads to, and the flummoxed rest suitably awed by Hollanderese :). <BR/><BR/>These are hilarious I loved the last one for Wolfe.thalassa_mikrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942716364297839680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1140104328793963242006-02-16T21:08:00.000+05:302006-02-16T21:08:00.000+05:30As for the Hollander quote, there's meaning. It's ...As for the Hollander quote, there's meaning. It's Hollanderese, he tends to write in a sort of code. Being deep (or not) is what the quote's about.Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.com