It was snowing and it was going to snow

[pameladean]

Alas, we have no blackbird, though there are cedar trees here and there

Comments

[sartorias]

I've given up saying intelligent things about books. But "I loved this because reason" I figure might signal "Try this!" to those who share the same sort of reasons.

I know I get lots of recs this way, in my net cruising.

[pameladean]

Sherwood, seriously, while your remarks may not be up to your own standards, I don't think you could help saying intelligent things about books; it would be a positive effort for you not to at this point.

P.

[sartorias]

Well, I'm glad they come off okay, or that's just you being really kind. I pretty much always feel like I'm scrabbling for the keelson, so to speak.

[pameladean]

They come off okay, at the least.

Which is not to say that simple, "I liked this for that reason" is not also a very useful observation to people looking for books to read.

P.

[sartorias]

Yeah--a line like, "I loved X because it terrified the crap out of me and I couldn't sleep" is a surefire signal that that book is NOT for me.

But someone else says, "Oh, wow, Y cracked me up--it was just like reading Wodehouse, only lesbians!" and I'd buy that pretty much sight unseen.