tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post7661440774313562823..comments2024-01-13T23:31:34.532-08:00Comments on This Book Is For You: Content and Form: The Learners by Chip Kiddmary_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-50061811244480674972009-04-14T12:42:00.000-07:002009-04-14T12:42:00.000-07:00I read these books out of order and so much about ...I read these books out of order and so much about the Cheese Monkeys makes me retroactively upset at The Learners!54cermakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697934538228318427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-31551112280682846002008-03-28T01:12:00.000-07:002008-03-28T01:12:00.000-07:00Yeah, the ending of The Cheese Monkeys doesn't qui...Yeah, the ending of <I>The Cheese Monkeys</I> doesn't quite live up to the classroom experiments. Yet it still makes me smile each time I think about Himillsy holding up a sign by the side of the road that reads, "I AM NOT ARMED."<BR/><BR/>I checked <I>Obedience to Authority</I> out from the library, and actually intend to read it.mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-40182273397706160042008-03-27T22:32:00.000-07:002008-03-27T22:32:00.000-07:00I liked the first half of the Cheese Monkeys, and ...I liked the first half of the Cheese Monkeys, and then it started to lose its form and just kept getting worse.<BR/><BR/>With the learners, the loss of form started on the second page.<BR/><BR/>Also, Kidd doesn't have as good an understanding of the Milgram experiments as he thinksjeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-64706093868447844732008-03-27T15:16:00.000-07:002008-03-27T15:16:00.000-07:00While I don't like every book he designs, he's got...While I don't like every book he designs, he's got incredible range and versatility. And the ones I *do* like are pretty much forever burned on my brain (the cover for Donna Tartt's <I>The Little Friend</I> comes to mind).<BR/><BR/>And I liked <I>The Cheese Monkeys</I> so much (on your recommendation, Nathan) that I'm kinda like, "Well, no hard feelings on this one."mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-51290252960683972432008-03-27T05:15:00.000-07:002008-03-27T05:15:00.000-07:00ah well. At least he's really good at making othe...ah well. At least he's really good at making other people's books look real pretty. Plus, people whoo can make art really well AND write really well are over-talented douchbags.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509136926378488553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-61009800952954899402008-03-24T20:13:00.000-07:002008-03-24T20:13:00.000-07:00I know, I was disappointed, too. I'd been really ...I know, I was disappointed, too. I'd been really excited about it.<BR/><BR/>But hope you like the Kinsey book -- it's a corker!mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-49648273773236559422008-03-24T05:26:00.000-07:002008-03-24T05:26:00.000-07:00Awww, sad sigh from a Cheese Monkeys fan! Although...Awww, sad sigh from a Cheese Monkeys fan! Although, I can see how emotional resonance wouldn't be his strongest asset. I might give it a go if I can Bookmooch it. <BR/><BR/>And thanks for the T.C. Boyle recommendation. It sounds great!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.com