tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post2316927328588777634..comments2021-02-20T05:43:02.905-05:00Comments on In the midst of life, we are in debt, etc: Open Letter to Jodi PicoultPanichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-61457922686123652552011-03-24T19:30:29.928-04:002011-03-24T19:30:29.928-04:00"Popular" does not necessarily equal &qu..."Popular" does not necessarily equal "skilled" or "talented" or "good." Sorry!Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-23265467434329830262011-03-20T19:53:40.815-04:002011-03-20T19:53:40.815-04:00Your blog description is right when you say people...Your blog description is right when you say people only come second or third. You don't have to like a book, but have some respect for the writer for crying out loud. Picoult is a fantastic writer, and 40 million sold copies send a much louder message than your pathetic "open letter". I'd "panic" too if I were you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-63345249216652301712010-09-03T14:27:51.935-04:002010-09-03T14:27:51.935-04:00Yep, a couple posts later I mention that, and admo...Yep, a couple posts later I mention that, and admonish myself for not just googling it at the time. Thanks for the follow-up!Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-57969365024921182202010-09-03T13:50:45.044-04:002010-09-03T13:50:45.044-04:00I just read your Michiko Kakutani piece and in it ...I just read your Michiko Kakutani piece and in it you say that you don't know if Michiko Kakutani is a man or a woman. Well, if you haven't found out by now, (the post is three years old) she's a woman.Not Michiko Kakutaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-4679739284172835312010-08-25T23:30:14.244-04:002010-08-25T23:30:14.244-04:00This broad makes me want to renounce my ovaries an...This broad makes me want to renounce my ovaries and try to stretch my clit into a dick. STOP EMBARRASSING ME!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357495713429006171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-32416105712928508662010-08-23T16:37:50.952-04:002010-08-23T16:37:50.952-04:00Oh my. Lovely of you to say, J!Oh my. Lovely of you to say, J!Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-29851788146381182772010-08-23T16:34:20.676-04:002010-08-23T16:34:20.676-04:00I already had a bit of a blogging crush on you and...I already had a bit of a blogging crush on you and then you went and savaged Jodi Picoult. My heart skips anew! :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407339959089381343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-30523671800758595522010-08-21T10:36:28.752-04:002010-08-21T10:36:28.752-04:00I'm down with "chick-lit" as a genre...I'm down with "chick-lit" as a genre. I loved Kinsella, and the first Bridget Jones. I have nothing against commercial fiction in general really. But Picoult... ugh.Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-53532132452472740942010-08-20T21:06:34.349-04:002010-08-20T21:06:34.349-04:00i like picoult, but then i tend to read crappy shu...i like picoult, but then i tend to read crappy shut-your-brain-off "chick lit". <br /><br />i do agree her stories are contrived and formulaic, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-33392419431755627912010-08-20T17:15:45.613-04:002010-08-20T17:15:45.613-04:00I'm not kidding when I say it was the WORST (p...I'm not kidding when I say it was the WORST (published) THING I HAVE EVER READ.Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-72841206739629792612010-08-20T16:58:48.120-04:002010-08-20T16:58:48.120-04:00ouch.ouch.Veronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246282407555394743noreply@blogger.com