Link Du Jour: The Glory of the All Caps Book Review
Oh, man do I enjoy the blog Least Helpful. Probably more than I should, when I think about it. Is it okay to find humor in the irrational/illogical reviews people put on Amazon? What if they’re about The Giver? That decides it – it’s okay.
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Fair warning: a small amount of salty language ahoy.
Second fair warning: some of these reviews may cause steam to emit from your ears and/or collar area.
(Thanks to LISNews for the link)
Filed under: Link Du Jour
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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I loved this comment to the reviewer:”Yes, totalitarian dystopias should be full of duckies and bunnies”
I am so glad that the Internet was invented so this could exist! My favorite is the Walter the Farting Dog one: http://leasthelpful.com/post/18009381421/for-the-record-the-only-truly-tease-proof-baby.
It’s almost too bad I’m having a girl & I can’t name her Walter. Unless I want to get into that whole “girls with boys’ names” trend.