tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post2696778158259093069..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: Unfamiliar Fishes: Hawaiian History With a Bit of PunchGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-21684626130075678522011-05-20T11:05:15.910-05:002011-05-20T11:05:15.910-05:00Thanks for the review. She's been on my list ...Thanks for the review. She's been on my list for a long time, but I haven't gotten around to reading any of her work. I'm now going to bump her up on the TBR list.Jannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557437845667317036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-68851462262110143702011-04-20T17:17:08.811-05:002011-04-20T17:17:08.811-05:00I know what you mean about sneaking up on you. I ...I know what you mean about sneaking up on you. I enjoy that too.<br /><br />Stopping by from Cym Lowell's book review giveaway.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><br />http://silversolara.blogspot.comElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-40820534863157832982011-04-20T12:31:33.533-05:002011-04-20T12:31:33.533-05:00I love books that read like novels and teach at th...I love books that read like novels and teach at the same time. This one sounds wonderful.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/01670155947411449802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-77427664687748590852011-04-20T09:42:09.669-05:002011-04-20T09:42:09.669-05:00Neat. I listened to the audiobook version of Sarah...Neat. I listened to the audiobook version of Sarah's <i>Assassination Vacation</i> a year or two ago, and thought it was really good, and really funny.<br /><br />Have to watch out for this one, too.<br /><br />Visiting via Cym Lowell's blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675220785164388203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-48547352241065013932011-04-19T21:54:13.123-05:002011-04-19T21:54:13.123-05:00I didn't realize this was non fiction. We'...I didn't realize this was non fiction. We've visited Hawaii several times and my husband knows a lot of the history. I must tell him about this book. Thanks for reviewing it.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-59990950918948837312011-04-18T19:29:21.328-05:002011-04-18T19:29:21.328-05:00@Seth - I did see that, took the requisite grain o...@Seth - I did see that, took the requisite grain of salt, and went about my day. I'm with you - usually when Kakutani is that scathing (or as you put it much better - snooty, bitchy and obnoxious), there's probably something very hip, cool and funny about what it was she was reviewing.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-81355918684618381242011-04-18T19:19:32.083-05:002011-04-18T19:19:32.083-05:00Greg, did you happen to see Michiko Kakutani's...Greg, did you happen to see Michiko Kakutani's scathing, snooty, bitchy, obnoxiously high-browed review on this in the NYT today, titled "Some Stuff She Knows About Hawaii?" http://nyti.ms/gcHwGP<br /><br />Some choice moments: "willfully cutesy-pie"; <br />"impressionistic and highly selective narrative style...can be annoying in the extreme"; and my fav: "The reader can only ask: who cares?"<br /><br />I think I want to read it even more now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922996648969538941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-57797237772424144872011-04-15T13:19:01.554-05:002011-04-15T13:19:01.554-05:00@Man - You're right, but she's quoting a n...@Man - You're right, but she's quoting a non-native speaker with the title, so I think we can let it slide...Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-12471826129802859812011-04-15T12:25:49.149-05:002011-04-15T12:25:49.149-05:00Sounds excellent Greg. Vowell is not only a wonder...Sounds excellent Greg. Vowell is not only a wonderful writer but she interviews well also.<br /><br />By the way - is "fishes" correct English?<br />I was under the impression that fish is the plural of fish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-3960890561494432702011-04-15T10:35:42.548-05:002011-04-15T10:35:42.548-05:00@bookspersonally - That quote practically cannonba...@bookspersonally - That quote practically cannonballed off the page - it's funny because it's true.<br /><br />@Biblibio - This is definitely a good introduction - much more fun than reading a straight history book.<br /><br />@Sandy - You know, I've heard that about 4,532 times since I started reading Vowell - wish I'd heard it before! :) Yeah, she's awesome on This American Life, and whenever she does the talk show circuit - like her appearance on The Daily Show last week - she's hilarious!<br /><br />@Ben - Ha - she does. Part of her charm.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-59314018509499110232011-04-15T10:18:47.835-05:002011-04-15T10:18:47.835-05:00I had my first Sarah Vowell experience while liste...I had my first Sarah Vowell experience while listening to Marc Maron's WTF podcast. No doubt that she has the potential to make dry material jump out of the page. She has the cutest lisp also.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-12517784773367796292011-04-15T05:26:52.085-05:002011-04-15T05:26:52.085-05:00I am assuming you read this in print. The most wo...I am assuming you read this in print. The most wonderful way to experience Vowell is through her audios, which she narrates. OMG. You just can't help but fall in love with her dry wit and her delivery is spot on. I've listened to Wordy Shipmates and Assassination Vacation, and have this one loaded and ready on my iPod. (For fun, look on YouTube for when she was on David Letterman talking about this book.)Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-57951001428297395072011-04-14T15:46:06.802-05:002011-04-14T15:46:06.802-05:00Hmm. I don't think I've ever read anything...Hmm. I don't think I've ever read anything about Hawaii either. Nor do I know the islands' history very well, though I've always wanted to learn more. Seems like a good introductory pick.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-5796120433413675662011-04-14T14:47:24.768-05:002011-04-14T14:47:24.768-05:00Great review- sounds like an interesting and funny...Great review- sounds like an interesting and funny read. Love the quote you chose!bookspersonallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931047825445272188noreply@blogger.com