Anybody else bummed out by the demise of Kirkus Reviews? I'm really going to miss their frequently snarky take on books. Yes, half the time I rolled my eyes at what I considered their anal-retentiveness and/or hyper-political-correctness, but agree with them or not, I could always count on Kirkus to have a blunt/sharp angle on things...boring, never. I kinda hope Booklist or HB or somebody steps up to fill the void they'll leave, by sharpening up their reviews and worrying less about offending folks.
This NY Times article sums it up pretty well:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/books/12kirkus.html
adventures in family services
Posts
Tags
andy
Babies
blogs
Book Buzz
book covers
bookcover
books
costume
databases
dinosaurs
dogs
Dole
ereaders
Family Open
feminism
flickr
flikr
Groundhog Day
Halloween
Kurt Vonnegut
legos
Lincoln
links
Longfellow
Lori
mrkipling
newbery
Ones
Ones crashandburn
outreach
Pajama
picnik
polar bear
Preschool Storytime
Ramona
reader
Rejection
royal reads
royalty
Saturday
snow
subbing
success
tech assignments
thanksgiving
this old man
three's
Toddlers
Twos
unit five
unit four
unit one
unit six
unit three
unit two
wampanoag
winter
3 comments:
WORD, Mr. Andy! I have a soft spot for snarky reviews. Kirkus's were to be taken with a grain of salt, but they still always gave me something to think about and read like they didn't care if the author read them or not.
I'll miss them, too because it's so important to have a wide variety of opinionated reviewers. I hate reading reviews that are bland and neutral and you don't even know if it's a good book or not.
Is Riley our boss now? I mean, that's fine...she seems like a cool kid :). ANYWAY, I hear Kirkus is being revived and getting a new buyer!
Post a Comment