Tom asked the following in a comment-area?
What is more impressive: LEEbron James getting a triple-double w/ 50 or Kobe with 61 and 0 rebounds and -3 assists?
Since Tom hates Kobe, I must assume this is sarcasm. Clearly, the answer is LeBron’s game, but I’m sure this won’t stop Sportscenter from running 50 different segments comparing the two performances.
Lost was amazing; here’s another book review – from Adam over at Black Heart Gold Pants. He even provided an illustration, and this is something I highly encourage.
If you haven’t read Chapter 9 of Prelude to a Super Airplane, wherein I give my detailed description of the Super Airplane, that there was a link to it. Adam’s words:
I’ve always wanted to be a review whore. You know, the one who makes a living by sitting through the latest Martin Lawrence vehicle and says things that scarcely make sense, like “Outrageous!” But you said you wanted real opinions, so fine.
(I still kinda hope that if you take one snippet from this “review,” it would be, “‘Outrageous!’ – Adam J.” But moving on.)
Lord have mercy on anyone if they take anything about this book seriously. The romances are preposterous, you’re clearly using the book to try to get laid, and the ending wrecks the entire stylistic premise, should The Flight of the Super Airplane ever be written*. But if it’s not immediately obvious to the reader that they’re reading a self-referential farce (and a particularly clever one at that), then they probably have larger problems than whether or not the book in front of them is any good.
There’s a pervasive silliness to PTSA, one that permeates every aspect of the book. There’s the rampant misuse of the term “fingering,” the wholesale revision of aviation lingo, and the fact that the airplane is 47 stories tall. I’ve attached a visual aid, because the sheer ludicrity of what you were suggesting didn’t really hit me until my second time through the book. Here’s how silly the book is: There’s a typo on the cover and I still can’t tell if it’s intentional.
But all the same, it’s fun. The plot ties together quite tidily, the quick chapter breaks make it an easy read (no chance of getting bogged down), and it’s always enjoyable to see the world through a demented set of eyes. Which you’ve got.
Outrageous!
–Adam J
*And if it isn’t written, then this book is a damn waste; not only is there no climax, there’s no action, period. This book would be the equivalent of that [redacted for taste] flopping around in that porn interlude from the Super Bowl.
How is this not action? That’s an entire war scene! This was a great review – thanks to Adam for taking the time.
You can read the first 20 “quickly broken chapters” starting right here.
