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I don't like to include a lot of personal comments in my reviews, as it makes them less timeless (think of timeless in the sense of doesn't-date-as-fast rather than the arrogant definition), so I'll just write here that I'm trying to get my office straightened up and part of that means I review some of these books on my desk.
In case anyone has wondered this, my reviews are intentionally shorter these days mostly for expedience. I seriously just don't have the time I used to to write for hours about comics. And if I have an hour or two, I'd rather be able to write about two or three books instead of one, you know? I don't really have time to read everything I buy, so I've got to conserve time where I can, for reading and movies and other writing and just everything else. Also, I try not to stay up as late as I used to, or at least only once a week. I'm getting old! In fact, while I don't have a hangover it's not like I'm 100% today. I feel okay but I just yawned, and I got at least seven hours sleep last night and it's only 7:03. Wait--7:03! I'm running out of time already!
Oh, and the other reason is that I know that there are good writers like Tom Spurgeon and others who can nail a book in just a paragraph or two, so why not me? I no longer feel much need to talk about plot, so that cuts a review down already, and I also no longer feel much pressure to structure my review like some kind of thesis. 99% of my reviews start with maybe one sentence or thought and just roll on from there. I'm reasonably bright and so far nobody's told me I don't know shit, so I guess it's working okay.
One nice thing about getting older is I really don't care if I'm the first to review something. If it's a really good book, I'll get to it. At this point comics are just one great form of entertainment in my life, and I want to fill that life with other things besides entertainment, you know?
Finally, though I don't check the blog daily for comments, I do eventually see them and will pretty much always respond. In fact, please comment more, so I know I'm not totally alone.
In case anyone has wondered this, my reviews are intentionally shorter these days mostly for expedience. I seriously just don't have the time I used to to write for hours about comics. And if I have an hour or two, I'd rather be able to write about two or three books instead of one, you know? I don't really have time to read everything I buy, so I've got to conserve time where I can, for reading and movies and other writing and just everything else. Also, I try not to stay up as late as I used to, or at least only once a week. I'm getting old! In fact, while I don't have a hangover it's not like I'm 100% today. I feel okay but I just yawned, and I got at least seven hours sleep last night and it's only 7:03. Wait--7:03! I'm running out of time already!
Oh, and the other reason is that I know that there are good writers like Tom Spurgeon and others who can nail a book in just a paragraph or two, so why not me? I no longer feel much need to talk about plot, so that cuts a review down already, and I also no longer feel much pressure to structure my review like some kind of thesis. 99% of my reviews start with maybe one sentence or thought and just roll on from there. I'm reasonably bright and so far nobody's told me I don't know shit, so I guess it's working okay.
One nice thing about getting older is I really don't care if I'm the first to review something. If it's a really good book, I'll get to it. At this point comics are just one great form of entertainment in my life, and I want to fill that life with other things besides entertainment, you know?
Finally, though I don't check the blog daily for comments, I do eventually see them and will pretty much always respond. In fact, please comment more, so I know I'm not totally alone.
Posted by ChristopherAllen at 7:03 PM [Link to this post]
3 Comments:
That's cool, Chris.
I'd rather have a short review that gets right to the point than a writer showing off his skills.
Keep up the good work,
Gary Esposito
Thanks, Gary. Of course, getting right to the point is quite a skill in itself. And on the other hand, there are plenty of writers whose digressions and displays of style are more entertaining than getting to the point. Anyway, thanks again.
Always enjoy reading it, thanks for taking the time!
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