#weird review

[galacticghost77]

I was looking for a book on rococo art and found this gem of a review

[entomophagouserisian]

Y'all, the reviews on audible are wild. It seems like it's mostly virulent conservatives in there based on what tops certain charts as well as some of the reviews on certain titles. This one really throws me, though. Who is gonna come to Gender Trouble by Judith Butler and leave a comment like this, claiming the work itself is great but they think the voice actor sounded cunty (derogatory). On one of the foundational works of modern queer theory? One so thoroughly grounded in feminist scholarship? AND IT'S THE TOP REVIEW?!?!

[mbrainspaz]

noticed this weird review image while I was looking for a human skull to add to my wish list and the explanation didn't disappoint.

[image text: Awesome for hiding in construction!

First this skull is exactly how it is described. Excellent quality even if it was twice the price.

Second, this is exactly what I was looking for. We had our counters replaced and when that was done we placed this in the corner as seen in this picture. But under the countertop. (We have a space in our cabinets that is not accessible unless the whole counter is removed between the cabinets and the oven.) I wish I could see it in the future when the next owner of the house replaces the counters.]

[mbrainspaz]

[diogenesnuts]

[weirdletter]

The Green Book: Writings on Irish Gothic, Supernatural and Fantastic Literature, Issue 4, Samhain 2014. Edited by Brian J. Showers, The Swan River Press, October 2014. Cover image by Dolorosa, info: swanriverpress.ie. "This issue, which is truly a return to Bartram-Haugh, starts with a selection of contemporary reviews of Uncle Silas — an attempt to gauge public reaction as they read the novel for the first time. By the mid-nineteenth century, Uncle Silas was already considered a classic. So we also have introductions to two popular editions by confirmed admirers of Le Fanu’s work: M.R. James’s for Oxford University Press’s World’s Classics series (1926) and Lady Longford’s for Penguin’s Mystery & Crime series (1940). Rounding out these commentaries — spanning three centuries! — are fresh impressions from Irish novelist Jarlath Gregory, who, like readers in the summer of 1864, has only recently read Uncle Silas for the first time." Contents: "Editor's Note" by Brian J. Showers "Sufficiently High Praise: Contemporary Reviews of Uncle Silas" Compiled by the Editor "Who's Afraid of 'The Demon Lover'?: Ireland and the Supernatural in Elizabeth Bowen's Short Fiction" by Megan Kuster "The Scarlet and the Black: A Curiosity in 'Carmilla'" by Roger Dobson "Introduction to Uncle Silas (1926)" by M.R. James "Introduction to Uncle Silas (1940)" by Christine Longford "Towards an Irish Gothic: Part Four" by Albert Power "The Lady who Munched: How Carmilla Stormed the Stage" by David J. Skal "On Uncle Silas" by Jarlath Gregory "Reviews" Pádraic E. Moore’s A Modern Panarion (by Rosa Abbott) Syracuse University Press’s Carmilla: A Critical Edition (by Elizabeth McCarthy) Lawrie Brewster’s Lord of Tears (by Bernice M. Murphy) Daniel I. Roddy’s A Wanderer Out of Time (by Helen Conrad O’Briain) Paul Murray’s A Fantastic Journey (by Anne-Sylvie Salzman) Swan River Press’s Dreams of Shadow and Smoke (by Hunter Seitz) "Notes on Contributors"

[aslantedview]

This was certainly the most interesting "Band of the Year" award that I've ever received. It was edible...kind of.