don't leave me asking for more

Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday at the grand old age of 84. I’d like to feel sad that he died, and in a way I am because the world just lost an amazing human being. On the other hand, Kurt Vonnegut made an awesome run of it. His life and his work were spectacular examples of human potential realized.

lostakasha has beautiful things to say and some things that are not quite as shiny.

Thinking about KV and freedom of speech and the like I started to think about an argument I had yesterday with a book reviewer. I’m not going to go into the details except to wonder if my expectations for well written book reviews are out of line. Just because a book is beautifully written should I expect a review of the book to also be well written? Am I making a presumption when I critique the writing in your review the way that you critique the writing in the book?

Joyce Carol Oats, long ago, opted not to write negative reviews. When it comes to fanfiction I agree. This is for fun, not profit and you don’t owe me anything. Books ... well, people buy books and people make a living from writing books.

( Agreeing to listen and respecting the word: briefly, book reviews )

And we also have today's poem that is not actually a poem at all; it's a song.

( Across the Universe by John Lennon and Paul McCarthy )