tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post892340995093893189..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Crazy - Gnarls BarkleyChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-5749688266335854552012-09-04T08:54:39.060-04:002012-09-04T08:54:39.060-04:00The concept really worked for me. Some people had ...The concept really worked for me. Some people had issues with the writing, but I was okay with it. If it's not working for you, though, you might want to DNF it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-53808933541848106172012-08-31T22:38:16.249-04:002012-08-31T22:38:16.249-04:00Back to the book though, I think I'd like to g...Back to the book though, I think I'd like to give The Glimpse a try sometime. All my birth siblings (17 of us) and I suffer from depression & anxiety (thank you, sucky DNA!)so Glimpse would be intriguing, to say the least lol <br /><br /><br /><br />M.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14924439808069320143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-74345304489292299522012-08-31T22:29:09.828-04:002012-08-31T22:29:09.828-04:00Parenthood certainly has its bonuses ... if you...Parenthood certainly has its bonuses ... if you're not *crazy* before you have kids, you sure are after. I haven't been in my right mind since '82 ;PM.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14924439808069320143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-11544308625667025002012-08-27T09:38:24.016-04:002012-08-27T09:38:24.016-04:00I don't think they spend much money on the peo...I don't think they spend much money on the people outside the walls. It's not very nice out there.<br /><br />No clue.<br /><br />Because it seemed like a good idea at the time? Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-19331640400769756502012-08-27T03:32:35.526-04:002012-08-27T03:32:35.526-04:00Interesting. So they spend money to take care of t...Interesting. So they spend money to take care of these people that will never get to rejoin their society?<br />So people learn a lesson when they visit the asylum? O_O<br />Really? Why would you keep a bunch of people right outside your walls who could possible extract revenge?Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-73286166636877251562012-08-20T08:30:59.676-04:002012-08-20T08:30:59.676-04:00No, the crazies live outside the walls in worse co...No, the crazies live outside the walls in worse conditions. It could be way worse. Well, actually, there are institutions too. Now that I think about it, that's a bit odd. I guess it depends on how high-functioning they are whether they get to live freely in squalor.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-13357041015037023022012-08-20T08:29:50.817-04:002012-08-20T08:29:50.817-04:00Sounds like a bonus of parenthood. :-pSounds like a bonus of parenthood. :-pChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-37834733649139654232012-08-19T17:44:30.959-04:002012-08-19T17:44:30.959-04:00When I first started reading the plot it sort of m...When I first started reading the plot it sort of made me think of Matched (not the crazy people part lol). It does sound like an interesting concept, so maybe I'll read this one. Or I'll make my daughter read it first :) Christy Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220324411296104585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-11620464590137296382012-08-19T17:30:47.904-04:002012-08-19T17:30:47.904-04:00Or...did you? *dun dun duuunnnn*
Bad attitude? I ...Or...did you? *dun dun duuunnnn*<br /><br />Bad attitude? I suppose I would be joining you. I guess they can't have people ALL the flipping tables. What happens to the crazies anyway? Are they killed off? Sent to a penal colony? Left in an asylum? Thrown out in the ocean?<br /><br />OK. *runs to Twitter* Oh fudge. Wrong account. *runs to Hootsuite*Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-3756768855406500972012-08-19T10:54:50.661-04:002012-08-19T10:54:50.661-04:00If you're intrigued by the plot, I definitely ...If you're intrigued by the plot, I definitely think it's worth reading. The concept is a very fascinating one, and I could totally imagine it as disorders are on the rise!<br /><br />Thanks!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-56560755383743157732012-08-19T10:48:21.625-04:002012-08-19T10:48:21.625-04:00The cover does look like a contemp, but it's s...The cover does look like a contemp, but it's still way better than the first cover they had for it. They could have made it look like a mental institution or something creepy like that.<br /><br />Damn right.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-81233572150223608492012-08-19T10:46:08.157-04:002012-08-19T10:46:08.157-04:00Yup. I agree. I think I liked it a bit more than y...Yup. I agree. I think I liked it a bit more than you, but I definitely was irritated many times by the characters making stupid decisions but obviously thinking they were good logical decisions. No, not at all, folks!<br /><br />I'm uncertain as well. *shrug*Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-19498155079321507842012-08-19T10:39:21.377-04:002012-08-19T10:39:21.377-04:00Well, to be fair, I read this book a couple months...Well, to be fair, I read this book a couple months ago and just scheduled it for now.<br /><br />I really liked the concept of the book. It definitely has some issues, but I enjoyed reading it. *shrug*<br /><br />Woo! Actual dystopia!<br /><br />I rather suspect I might end up in the crazies for my bad attitude or something. <br /><br />From what I recall, this one wasn't heavily romantic, though there was some. I just meant the cover doesn't fit it.<br /><br />I DON'T REMEMBER ANY MORE. ACTUALLY, MAYBE I DO. DM.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-88592372334924787122012-08-19T00:54:31.482-04:002012-08-19T00:54:31.482-04:00The cover is unique and i agree the plot is a fasc...The cover is unique and i agree the plot is a fascinating idea. I would consider reading it just for the sake of that. And agreed you are a crazy fast reviewer! aLilLaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381822631521587783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-29939512518305176552012-08-18T18:54:33.390-04:002012-08-18T18:54:33.390-04:00I had no idea that this was even a dystopia. To b...I had no idea that this was even a dystopia. To be honest, I just discounted it as a contemporary based on the cover. <br /><br />On another note, if this world comes true, you and I are screwed.Bekkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940606116740260845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-74224949045082640482012-08-18T16:52:11.685-04:002012-08-18T16:52:11.685-04:00I read this last spring. I sort of liked it. Only ...I read this last spring. I sort of liked it. Only "sort of" because I kept picturing myself, as well as my extended family, roughing it out as Crazies. Not pretty! And the characters kept making wrong decisions.<br /><br />I don't think I will be reading the next book in the series. When I finished the galley, I thought the story ended there and I felt glad.<br /><br />Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652990135572677170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-89700453418211149672012-08-18T06:54:03.318-04:002012-08-18T06:54:03.318-04:00Damn, you churn out reviews like a machine! HOW AM...Damn, you churn out reviews like a machine! HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO COMMENT FAST ENOUGH (because I like to be the first commenter)?<br /><br />I was interested in The Glimpse when I first read its synopsis off Netgalley. But I admit all the mehh reviews I've read for it dissuaded me to pick it up in the end (plus I wasn't too fond of the cover either). What sold it for me was the concept of judging people based on their tendency to be a certain kind of person or to do a certain thing, which reminded me of the philosophy behind Minority Report.<br /><br />It's also one of the few dystopias that sound like an actual dystopia according to the classic definition: government tries to attain utopia, but it backfires.<br /><br />And I actually might agree to this society...if I turn out to be a Pure. If not, I guess I will be wrecking havoc. If you tell me I'm crazy, I'll show you crazy. *flips tables*<br /><br />As much as I adored Pandemonium, seeing Delirium brought up just made me wince. That and the long descriptions...AHHHHH! Yep, love stories aren't my thing.<br /><br />"Not in a real life, people do stupid things kind of way, but in a wtf just happened kind of way"<br />TELL ME WHAT THESE SITUATIONS ARE SO WE CAN LAUGH ABOUT IT! AND BASK N OUR SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE.<br /><br />one comment down, 2 more to go *reads your next review*Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.com