1. That you wrote a book review like a 10-year-old
2. That you wrote a book review about a book that the overwhelming majority of the people on earth read at age 10 (or saw in one of the MORE THAN TWENTY film adaptations of the same, one of which was made and mass-marketed by Disney)
or
3. That you got upset like a 10-year-old for someone doing what people do all the time around here - make a parody post.
Lighten up.
And a friendly hint for the future: when you're reviewing a book that you think just maybe someone around here has already read (particularly if you've heard the phrase "TIMELESS CLASSIC" used about it), make sure to add some insight of your own to the review. Writing about the plot in a rambling way like a 10-year-old's book report is not going to get people interested. If you can't think of anything to say that sounds profound, try turning your post into a survey and get a discussion going about the book. You just might get a different response than one polite reply from Camilla.
2. That you wrote a book review about a book that the overwhelming majority of the people on earth read at age 10 (or saw in one of the MORE THAN TWENTY film adaptations of the same, one of which was made and mass-marketed by Disney)
or
3. That you got upset like a 10-year-old for someone doing what people do all the time around here - make a parody post.
Lighten up.
And a friendly hint for the future: when you're reviewing a book that you think just maybe someone around here has already read (particularly if you've heard the phrase "TIMELESS CLASSIC" used about it), make sure to add some insight of your own to the review. Writing about the plot in a rambling way like a 10-year-old's book report is not going to get people interested. If you can't think of anything to say that sounds profound, try turning your post into a survey and get a discussion going about the book. You just might get a different response than one polite reply from Camilla.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Other Literature: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 29/11/2009 03:56:07 PM
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Er, so did you write this when you were 10? 
- 29/11/2009 04:38:45 PM
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- 29/11/2009 04:38:45 PM
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I might have borrowed a bit.
- 29/11/2009 04:56:37 PM
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I am the one you call a 10-year old and I don't like it!
- 29/11/2009 07:29:59 PM
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I don't know what's more pathetic...
- 29/11/2009 09:03:14 PM
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You don't have to be so mean about it!
- 29/11/2009 09:25:54 PM
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He really isn't.
- 29/11/2009 09:32:27 PM
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Let's not fight anymore
- 29/11/2009 09:38:24 PM
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Excellent
- 30/11/2009 09:56:28 AM
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Thank you, Fantasy. 
- 29/11/2009 10:51:09 PM
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- 29/11/2009 10:51:09 PM
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Re: Thank you, Fantasy.
- 30/11/2009 09:57:27 AM
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- 30/11/2009 09:57:27 AM
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I'm sure it's not important. 
*NM*
- 30/11/2009 11:59:11 AM
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*NM*
- 30/11/2009 11:59:11 AM
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of course it is important
- 30/11/2009 01:47:38 PM
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By the way, I liked the subject line better when it was "I am that 10-year-old" *NM*
- 29/11/2009 09:04:24 PM
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On a side note
- 29/11/2009 04:39:41 PM
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One short addition
- 29/11/2009 05:21:10 PM
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You should have warned us you were going to include spoilers! *NM*
- 30/11/2009 02:01:53 PM
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