Hi. Chris/Geek Monkey here. I finally got around to reading the comments Hagelrat alludes to in this post (sorry, long weekend), and since the idea was thrown around that I review something silly like a Dummies Guide to the NBA, I'll throw in that whoever is picked as the winner I will not only read and review said book (provided I can get a hold of it, or make it up if it's imaginary) but we'll also interview the winner about their choice for Un:Bound.Have at thee.
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Yes that is a lion with a mouse on it's nose. There is a reason.Ok, a couple of days ago Harbinger did another weird post, a football book of all things. On Un:Bound. Whatever next we asked in the comments. Some slightly silly suggestions were made.
Here is the contest par:. I want you to suggest things we could review that are as untypical of Un:Bound as you can think of. We need a title and author, they can be real or invented and serious, silly or simply surreal. The only requirement is that they are not things you would expect to come here and see. Pop your ideas in the comments.
This is just for fun, there will be a small prize3 for the best one but I have no idea what yet, of course I am at World Horror Convention all weekend so it will be something I pick up there. With that in mind, have at it!
Edit because i'm a ditz - this is international and runs until Monday, when your judges will collaborate.
30 comments:
The Sexual Life of the Child, by Albert Moll.
No, really, it's a real book that goes into detail about the inherent sexuality found in children, the biological and psychological reasons behind the fact that contrary to the bulk of Western thinking, children actually have sexual urges and expressions.
I can't see that one ever getting reviewed here!
Tea you are awesome that's hilarious and terrifying!
Chris - wow, very cool. :)
"Menopause for Dummies!"
It's a real book! No kidding. It was listed with all the Dummies books.
Try the Bible!
How about this: THE STORY THE SOLDIERS WOULDN"T TELL: SEX IN THE CIVIL WAR by Thomas P. Lowry. Yep, it also is real and shows what Johnny Reb and Billy Yank were really doing when they weren't killing each other.
Not surprising perhaps but certainly eye-opening (removing all the layers of traditional hagiographic writings about the warriors without peer and without reproach.
And no way that I can see it being reviewed here.
Alex *snort* brilliant, bet it's written by a man!
Cherry - hahahhaaha hey, we have standards. ;)
Jack - genius, and bizarre. Wow this is going to be tough!
Of course the Bible is out! That would require an understanding of three thousand years of linguistic changes, cultural icons, Hebrew (and Greek) math, knowledge of ancient "campfire tales", Hebrew anagrams, plus a complete study of the religious and political situations out of which these stories grew.
Even at best it's a super Exedrin headache.
Great post today Adele! looking forward to the next one. LOL. :-)
Jack - or we could just review a book of kids bible stories? *looks hopeful*
How about a book of children's stories based of the Baghavad Gitta? ;-)
Well I got all sorts you could bore people with and not just on football!
How about, 'An interlectual History of Modern Europe' by Marvin Perry. Trust me it is as boring as it sounds.
I'll give you the ultimate in boring book - Old Man and the Sea. Dear Lord, I HAD to read it in high school and I thought the old man would never die!
And I dare you guys to review the ones Alex or Jack suggested!
LDW - Gasp! I loved Old Man and the Sea! Although that may have to do with the fact that I read it when I was 30 as opposed to 16.
And I'll gladly read and review ANY of the choices offered so far! can't wait to see what comes out on top!
Chris, I loved TOMATS too. Especially the tension during the endless struggle between the Old Man and the shark. (I was a high school senior at the time.) Sorry, Diane, but I was a WEIRD kid. :-)
Well, ruling out all the books I could name in languages you could not be expected to know, I would suggest either Local Heroes: The Sociocultural Context for the Development of Vernacular Saints' Lives in Old Irish, Old Norse and Old English or Flabbergastery: the unique and detailed history of things that go 'peep' under cupboards in certain houses in Lyme Regis, 1843-1847. Or the Bible, but I would demand at least you review the Douay-Rheims in the original Latin. Yeah.
Ha some great suggestions keep them coming!
Why not write such a review in Latin? It would be just as comprehensible.
Try this one: Tove Johansen's Moomin Papa And Zombies.
does the review have to be in swedish?
Nah not for this. I'm having a ball today, Adele. Love the company too.
Book seen in a Bracknell charity shop yesterday:
What are these strawberries doing on my nipples?... I need them for the fruit salad!
by none other than Vanessa Feltz
Don't ask me what it is about - I didn't even want to touch it!
KALaity - oh man, I can't imagine how anyone's gonna top your suggestions - those titles sound dreadful!
Gidgits, Gadgets and Lenny Kravits by Barney on Ice. Okay, well, that was the first thing that popped into my mind but I then I got to thinking about all the strange books on my book shelf like my Schwarts' Abnormal Psychology or my Essentials of Fire Fighting book so who knows what you might end up reading or why but what I would guess you would be least likely to review would be Modern Day Guide to Computer Addiction.
Why Do I Vomit?
by Angela Royston
Parasites: Humanity's Unwelcome Guests
by Rosemary Drisdelle
Thermodynamics
by Enrico Fermi
Nasal Sex: the Latest Craze
(okay, you might review this one here)
Easy-to-Learn Harmonica Tunes for Singing in the Shower
Sitting on My Thumbs for 12 Years (and Other Exciting Stories)
She Rose from the Coffin to Eat Her Lover's Innards but She Loved Her Man So
(also a bad D-grade movie and a spinoff country-western song)
hahahahaha that's um, a great entry.
You don't sound so sure about my suggestion - does this mean that Vanessa's epic masterpiece most definitely is the sort book we should expect to see reviewed at Unbound? :-P
How about then:
Love, Sex and Tractors by Roger L. Welsch
or alternatively, by the same author:
Everything I Know about Women I Learned from My Tractor
Bookzone, these are all excellent suggestions, if I sounded hesistant it's because I was trying to beat the visuals back out of my head. :)
Here's my entry:
"Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich" by James A Yannes.
and you can get it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collectible-Spoons-Reich-James-Yannes/dp/1425186955/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269856807&sr=8-1
Having read all the submissions, I am suddenly terrified of what I have gotten myself into! My only solace is I'll get to probe your prurient minds in the interview portion!
(still shuddering over "Love, Sex, and Tractors")
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