tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post103596866269910345..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: this cracked me upJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57716799596128718252012-09-16T14:22:31.661-04:002012-09-16T14:22:31.661-04:00Andrew Harwell mentioned this book at the May IN-S...Andrew Harwell mentioned this book at the May IN-SCBWI conference I went to so I had to read it, and...it was AMAZING! <br /><br />I felt the same tingly sensation of OMGness reading OKAY FOR NOW as I did when I first read Hemingway's short, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place." Totally. Loved. Teresa Robesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40812579766587667942012-09-16T08:58:51.370-04:002012-09-16T08:58:51.370-04:00It was another lazy Sunday barbecue for Bob. The g...It was another lazy Sunday barbecue for Bob. The game was on and the wings were hot. As the tender meat grilled, Bob cooked his own butt in a nearby Jacuzzi. Delighted by the sun and with a sudsy laager, he relaxed and swooned the sky with his personal marvel. <br /><br />Then it came down. It flew like a capsuled, blackened, giant Tylenol gone bad, an alien excuse for mechanical menace, a wayward, leaking pontoon and a cartooned failing bug. Still it puttered, spat and lowered to rest by the dog house. Bob’s eyes burst and he farted bubbles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298761097970553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62759344636122206242012-09-15T10:17:53.907-04:002012-09-15T10:17:53.907-04:00I picked this up before the LA SCBWI conference si...I picked this up before the LA SCBWI conference since Gary Schmidt was speaking there. And was absolutely blown away by it. Lots of my nieces and nephews will be getting this one for Christmas.Angelica R. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448717076699744259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4812962159290559102012-09-15T08:36:55.968-04:002012-09-15T08:36:55.968-04:00Thanks for the link Janet, the book sounds amazing...Thanks for the link Janet, the book sounds amazing from the description of the book the book got plenty of five star reviews,I have to agree with one GR reviewer the cover does the book no justice but I will have to read the book to make that final judgement, the excerpt you included the voice was what got me, it was so quirky yet resonated with me during my quiet moments I too ponder odd things.Keisha Martin Romance Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075320694648296594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50061197182011820912012-09-15T07:47:54.626-04:002012-09-15T07:47:54.626-04:00I think it would be apropos to repeat a comment I ...I think it would be apropos to repeat a comment I made to you on another social networking platform. <br /><br />"Brevity is the soul of a twit."Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.com