Sunday, January 13, 2008

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When looking for a new book I can usually rely on Oprah Winfrey to guide my literary interests. Her infallible knowledge of the written word and her credit as an award winning talk show host with a historically epic philanthropic spin make her my guiding light in this dark, dreary, ugly world of novels. Fortunately for those of us incapable of rational thought or decision making skills, Ms. Winfrey is kind enough to let us know what is good, and what is trash, a heavy burden which she carries solidly atop her stout frame. God's praise be with Oprah Winfrey, and her power to singlehandedly turn an unknown chump into a millionaire with the production of her Television show.

alright seriously though, when I'm looking for a new book I tend to first exhaust the catalog of whatever writer I have been reading lately.Then when I'm good and desperate and there's absolutely nothing on TV after 3 cycles through all 150 channels and I've already checked all the websites I check daily and all of my homework is done... I take the first 12 novels I find on the homepage of Amazon, and write them down on index cards. from here I usually stab these cards to my wall and then throw spaghetti at it, the one with the most sauce wins. I've found this to be about as fair and balanced as it gets when trying to find a new inspiring work as there are so many fine candidates I can hardly wrap my mind around the task.


1 comment:

Unknown said...

You should read "Travels with Charlie"

Steinbeck