Comments on: Bizzare Books

By: John Crippen

John Crippen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:24:05 +0000

How about ‘The Sweet Smell of ASH in the Morning’. a weird book about working at Atascadero State Hospital. everything from projectile vomiting to leather restraints are covered in this fine literature. The Pocket Edition is $8.95 at Amazon.

By: AntiBarbie

AntiBarbie — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:12:47 +0000

Bizarre Books: A Compendium of Classic Oddities is the kind of stuff I enjoy casually reading. Thanks for the info, now I have to set about finding me a copy!

By: Will

Will — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:41:00 +0000

I am almost always reading 2 or 3 books at once, plus a few magazines and of course the newspaper. I am always thinking I should focus on just one book at a time, but then I find one that attracts me and I pick it up and start. Because of this, sometimes it takes me 6 months to get through a big book! At least the problem is too many books, not enough time, rather than not being interested in reading like some of my friends.

I wonder if the media conniptions about kids not reading anymore will prove valid? My two daughters read a lot. My son reads his sports books, magazines and the daily newspaper. They are all 20 y.o. and younger, so they don’t support the media image. I think most middle age Americans don’t read much, (except for the trash in the grocery check out line), so things probably have not changed. My son probably reads more than I do if you count the online stuff!

By the way, your site is looking great!

-Will