Monday, 07/26/04

Since Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, I keep seeing references to "My Pet Goat". It's a pretty unbeatable marketing campaign, and I finally knuckled under and checked out its Amazon page.

Related purchases are about as political as you'd expect. "Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man", previously unknown to me, stands out against a pretty left-leaning list: Molly Ivins' "Bushwacked", Richard Clarke's "Against All Enemies", Ron Suskind's "The Price Of Loyalty", etc.

Then there's the sole reader review:

After reading the enclosed story "The Pet Goat," I was stunned by its lyrical beauty and easy cadence. The tempo, the choice of words, and the layout on each page captured my imagination so much that it took me about seven minutes to recover my bearings.

Five stars. Sadly, the book is back-ordered. 06:01PM «

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