Comments on: Superlatives 2007 http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:38:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tree of Smoke — Denis Johnson « biblioklept http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-6735 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:16:55 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-6735 [...] year after it topped book critics’ best-of 2007 lists everywhere (including ours), Denis Johnson’s Vietnam War epic Tree of Smoke is finally available in a handsome [...]

]]> By: ed biblioklept http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-6377 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:18:35 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-6377 So I interpret this as you saying: “This book hasn’t been this great so far. Why does Ed keep pushing it?” I thought the end was great, but if you didn’t find the “Jemma gets her powers and heals everyone” section spectacular, you might be ultimately disappointed by the novel. I loved it though.

]]> By: Kara http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-6376 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:43:15 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-6376 This is a bit of a late comment for this post, but I’m about 60 pages from the end of The Children’s Hospital and am getting very anxious. I’m expecting something spectacular must be coming.

]]> By: micbk http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5687 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:15:01 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5687 the picklebilly (formerly chocolate jesus) 12 days of xmas starts tomorrow and i will chronicle all the albums you’ve overlooked…kidding…great list. a good amount of the stuff you listed will be on my list as well.

]]> By: ed biblioklept http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5686 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:39:52 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5686 That’s a good album, sure…
I left out a lot, I know–Nina Nastasia & Jim White’s record, I love the new His Name is Alive Record, Xmner, I just heard the new Dirty Projectors album and its very cool…Deerhoof’s Friend Opportunity came out waaaaay back in January, and it was great. Lots of great albums that I’ve overlooked, I’m sure. Keep ‘em comin’, folks.

]]> By: bob tomorrowland http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5670 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:54:24 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5670 One more:

No mention of Akron/Family’s “Love Is Simple”? It’s a messiah of an album. A sheep in wolf’s clothing. A trance-inducing freak out fun-splosion.

I’ll just go ahead and nominate here in the comments section.

]]> By: bob maynard http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5624 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:13:45 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5624 My contribution: Most-read books on NYC subways: Eugenides – Middlesex, Zadie Smith – White Teeth, Ishiguro – Never Let Me Go, Bulgakov – Master and Margarita. I swear I see at least 5 people a week reading these books. I haven’t read any of them.

Why haven’t I heard of The Children’s Hospital? It’s in the queue, for sure.

Also: Tracy Morgan!

Thanks for the list, man!

]]> By: jd http://biblioklept.org/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5556 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:25:28 +0000 http://biblioklept.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/superlatives-2007/#comment-5556 aw shit, i thought that was a picture of my cat for a second! (although she is not requiring insulin shots just yet…)

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