My mom read Life of Pi again.
Netdigging for Yann Martel's boy and tiger on a boat tale:
I am not a very good book reviewer[, ...] these days I approach a new novel with the cynical gaze of an old card shark[. ...] I simply squint my eyes and ask, [...] "So - do you know any tricks I haven't learned yet?"
— Nicholas Carvan reviews Life of Pi as a weathered writer wanting wonder. [his blog]
[...] Moacyr Scliar wrote "Max and the Cats" about a Jewish youth who survives a shipwreck and shares his life boat with a panther. [Yann Martel's] novel, "Life of Pi," [is] about an Indian youth who survives a shipwreck and shares his lifeboat with a tiger.
— When is Something Plagiarism?
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Mom also requested some non-commercial literary site:
Bookslut - Reviews and literary editorials. [They blog too.]
The Complete Review - 1408 book reviews and counting.
Galleycat - Nathalie Chicha's blog about books and publishing. [Pre-Galleycat, Nathalie's blog was very active.]
Moorishgirl - Laila Lalami's blog features literary news, commentary, book reviews and author interviews.
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We've gathered together thirty of the best spoken word samples from some of the greatest books of all time and the finest actors around. Now they're yours to play with.
— Remix Penguin
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Update vrijdag 20 mei 22:08 - a Galleycat challenge:
We've listened to five mixes now, and so far we haven't heard one that makes a point of mixing texts, instead of mixing text & music. We want a text duet, a word collage, a mix that doesn't utilize recorded readings as lazily as drum loops. Readers, we know you can do it.
