tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post1215903681502580281..comments2023-07-27T03:13:29.767-05:00Comments on Bibliolatry: Finger lickin' goodBibliolatristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17952275703674340536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-43510048997132352562010-10-12T22:39:07.905-05:002010-10-12T22:39:07.905-05:00Hey Jennifer, I came back to your blog after a whi...Hey Jennifer, I came back to your blog after a while; and was pleasantly surprised to find that you had reviewed "A lecturer's tale." I liked the book, and I agree that parts of it could have been condensed. And as a graduate student, I can say that the obsession with tenure is quite normal in the academia; everything that we do (scholarly publication, grant-proposal writing) are done with tenure in mind!Emran Huqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-78555722097016785412010-06-12T23:42:51.930-05:002010-06-12T23:42:51.930-05:00Haha! Like your review...I read it last summer and...Haha! Like your review...I read it last summer and thought it was original, but super weird. I wrote a review on it at my own website. His obsession with tenure WAS pretty crazy!Sarah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423028529910207739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-273586361052647902010-06-09T08:20:06.239-05:002010-06-09T08:20:06.239-05:00I totally agree with your review of this one. I en...I totally agree with your review of this one. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it. I think he also wrote a book called Publish and Perish which consists of 3 longish short stories that combine academia and the preternatural.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-91289493403858230292010-06-04T15:49:44.608-05:002010-06-04T15:49:44.608-05:00My work is about people with both feet firmly plan...My work is about people with both feet firmly planted in reality, so there's something about this plot that makes me uneasy...reminds me of that scariest of all stories, "The Monkey's Paw"!Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19303578.post-57366173739120842702010-06-03T08:16:02.608-05:002010-06-03T08:16:02.608-05:00Okay, I stared at the video of Oprah for like 5 so...Okay, I stared at the video of Oprah for like 5 solid minutes. Mesmerizing. To the point of the matter though, this one does sound interesting. Thanks for the review!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.com