tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post738278118667582317..comments2023-11-05T05:01:58.563-05:00Comments on Ward Six: Literary blurb translation guideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-11460441783147157852011-04-25T09:53:59.462-05:002011-04-25T09:53:59.462-05:00Healing (soporific)Healing (soporific)Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764299646687046011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-53990068755795395182011-04-12T16:25:21.316-05:002011-04-12T16:25:21.316-05:00picaresque = guaranteed fart jokes
(Ah, the lack ...picaresque = guaranteed fart jokes<br /><br />(Ah, the lack of an edit option on blogger comments!)yeahdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866038911730571481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-46225654107538234382011-04-12T16:22:40.946-05:002011-04-12T16:22:40.946-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.yeahdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866038911730571481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-69555981822160709692011-03-29T15:01:52.209-05:002011-03-29T15:01:52.209-05:00"Moving"- promotes good bowel function, ..."Moving"- promotes good bowel function, i.e. I read it on the pot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-67113689577484169152011-03-29T09:48:55.495-05:002011-03-29T09:48:55.495-05:00Challenging - The writer cannot spell, punctuate o...Challenging - The writer cannot spell, punctuate or use correct grammar.Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-80229765242588033422011-03-29T07:23:35.714-05:002011-03-29T07:23:35.714-05:00"Unforgettable"=nightmares for the next ..."Unforgettable"=nightmares for the next five yearsKristanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-57781026668486145892011-03-29T04:32:47.403-05:002011-03-29T04:32:47.403-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536884736928320856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-8613813563435735832011-03-28T17:53:42.985-05:002011-03-28T17:53:42.985-05:00this goes for music reviews, but still...
"c...this goes for music reviews, but still...<br /><br />"crushingly melancholic" = probably a Nine Inch Nails songRalshiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158899375631919622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-57259951441474802262011-03-28T16:26:40.493-05:002011-03-28T16:26:40.493-05:00"sprawling" = way too long and boring as..."sprawling" = way too long and boring as f*ck<br /><br />+ my fave from this list= "fiercely resonant" = author looks hot in publicity photoHopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-16229028871068081762011-03-28T13:33:10.415-05:002011-03-28T13:33:10.415-05:00"moving" = something moving almost happe..."moving" = something moving almost happensMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235525041894772335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-42221871831912345062011-03-28T09:05:59.916-05:002011-03-28T09:05:59.916-05:00"Command of craft" = you wouldn't be..."Command of craft" = you wouldn't believe how many revisions of this I had to read.Aaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-32310731213860122972011-03-28T08:50:53.395-05:002011-03-28T08:50:53.395-05:00"Deeply felt" = astonishingly narcissist..."Deeply felt" = astonishingly narcissistic.Aaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-2534254097411190072011-03-28T06:02:31.547-05:002011-03-28T06:02:31.547-05:00Thanks for the bright spot on a gray morning! Love...Thanks for the bright spot on a gray morning! Love it.Valerie Niemanhttp://www.valnieman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-81751939430587145832011-03-28T02:56:48.477-05:002011-03-28T02:56:48.477-05:00haunting = someone dies
pellucid = someone drowns
...haunting = someone dies<br />pellucid = someone drowns<br />galloping = someone gets thrown from a horseUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700077737827482112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-15198097787573132432011-03-27T23:04:22.201-05:002011-03-27T23:04:22.201-05:00My favorite has always been "uproarious"...My favorite has always been "uproarious" - You might not laugh, but you know you're supposed to at some point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-23520104847518877092011-03-27T18:24:56.413-05:002011-03-27T18:24:56.413-05:00"bildungsroman" = main character is youn..."bildungsroman" = main character is younger than meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-23551888559458684282011-03-27T17:09:22.182-05:002011-03-27T17:09:22.182-05:00"Delicate, Moving, and Yes, Funny" : I h..."Delicate, Moving, and Yes, Funny" : I haven't read it. Fart jokes? Fingers (/legs) crossed.<br /><br />"Think Beckett, think Pynchon, think Gaddis. Think" : I read somewhere the footnotes are quite entertaining in their own right.<br /><br />Your list is pretty airtight as is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-11902618618160458242011-03-27T14:38:22.652-05:002011-03-27T14:38:22.652-05:00The romancelandia translator:
"A sweet stor...The romancelandia translator: <br /><br />"A sweet story" = no sex<br />"Witty and smart" = no sex<br />"Beautifully written, a love story of depth" = no sex<br />"Deft plotting and sparkling characters" = where the hell's the damn sex?!?!<br />"Entrancing"= I didn't really read it because there was no sex<br />"It kept me turning the pages..." = ...because I couldn't find the f$($* sex. Who does she think she is, *&*& Tolstoy? <br />"You MUST read this book!" = sexDiana Holquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259451067929029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-72938875668228507982011-03-27T13:13:34.532-05:002011-03-27T13:13:34.532-05:00LOL
Glowing = used it in fireplaceLOL<br /><br />Glowing = used it in fireplaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-41988042175985641772011-03-27T11:28:38.836-05:002011-03-27T11:28:38.836-05:00very good, Sung, ha!very good, Sung, ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-12989449323415150452011-03-27T11:03:57.572-05:002011-03-27T11:03:57.572-05:00"astonishing" = cover is glossy instead ..."astonishing" = cover is glossy instead of matte<br /><br />Hilarious stuff. Check out Joe Queenen's <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E5D91230F932A15752C0A9619C8B63&pagewanted=all" rel="nofollow">"Astonish Me"</a> essay, in the Times a while back.AltSunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091271275548692502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-5093264135009406292011-03-27T10:50:51.931-05:002011-03-27T10:50:51.931-05:00Here via @elizmccracken; these are great! Except I...Here via @elizmccracken; these are great! Except I think "transcends its genre" sometimes means "obviously a genre work but well-written/by someone I like."Katharine Beutnerhttp://blog.katharinebeutner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-89741387011282730972011-03-27T10:47:44.499-05:002011-03-27T10:47:44.499-05:00liminal = accidentally left it at the bus stationliminal = accidentally left it at the bus stationElizabeth McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487481958947539285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-64264079488609049672011-03-27T10:37:02.821-05:002011-03-27T10:37:02.821-05:00"Just like literature, only smaller.""Just like literature, only smaller."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820599285014519306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-43510074438341317672011-03-27T09:51:20.265-05:002011-03-27T09:51:20.265-05:00Not since Homer....Not since Homer....jonhttp://lastbender.comnoreply@blogger.com