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11 comments to "One Hundred Young Americans, a Book by Michael Franzini"
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Pol x
October 31st, 2007 at
5:00 am
How exactly does a Bow plunge into an elk’s hind quarters?
Arrow…..perhaps?
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jonathan
October 31st, 2007 at
8:43 am
Wah, life is hard, I’m so tortured, misunderstood.
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Andie
October 31st, 2007 at
8:51 am
This looks fascinating, I’ll definitely look for this at the library. I just hope the spelling errors in this article aren’t present in the book.
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Retrokatze
October 31st, 2007 at
9:50 am
Didn’t you already post about this book?
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Retrokatze
October 31st, 2007 at
9:57 am
Aaahh, yes, you posted about the website. Which is a totally different matter altogether…
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Alex
October 31st, 2007 at
12:53 pm
@Pol x: you’re right - I wasn’t thinking when I typed it up last night. Of course it was arrow - a small mistake in the text of what is otherwise an awesome book.
@Andie - spelling errors are part of Neatorama’s charm. Consider it part fun read, part typo hunting expedition. If you tell me which words are misspelled, I’ll fix teh typso immediately.
@jonathan - angst is a big part of any teenager’s life. The book is not about misery and whining - quite the opposite actually, as the excerpts from the book will show you. I’m guessing from your comment that you didn’t look closely at the stories.
@Retrokatze - the very first sentence of the post will tell you that
I had a pretty high expectation of the book after I reviewed the website, and I wasn’t not disappointed. The book is very cool - definitely worth checking out (even if you browse through it at the library or the bookstore). -
bob
November 1st, 2007 at
3:13 am
As a recent high school graduate, the strangest thing about this book, judging from your selections, is how attractive and/or interesting all these teens are. The vast majority of teens that I know aren’t, or at least not so strikingly.
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Myron
November 1st, 2007 at
4:29 pm
I’d like to see, just once, a negative sponsored review. Does the reviewer get paid if he doesn’t like the book? Or does he return the money? Does Neatorama get any money? Does Neatorama even run negative reviews? Of course not. These sponsored reviews are B.S. They should run off to the right, with the other ads.
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Alex
November 2nd, 2007 at
8:55 pm
@Myron:
The Internet is already awash in negativity, and for the most part, I refuse to add to the pile. Maybe I’m a little old fashioned, but I believe in the old adage “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”
I turn down the majority of review requests because I feel that I can’t say anything positive about the product, even after delving deeply into it. You wouldn’t believe some of the crazy requests I get (um, alien technology, anyone?) But I’d rather go without the money than having to say something superficial or untrue in the review.
I stand by all of Neatorama’s sponsored reviews - they reflect what I genuinely feel about the product. True, I could have said something bad and still charge for a review, but I wouldn’t feel right about it.
Advertising is an integral part of the web - many websites and blogs wouldn’t exist (for free anyhow) if it weren’t for ad income. I believe that there is still a place for honest, disclosed, and ethical review posts on this and other blogs.
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Suzie Kwan
November 3rd, 2007 at
10:11 pm
The photos in the book are b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l !
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GeoWashington
November 3rd, 2007 at
10:58 pm
who says “teens” are are negative? i’m tired of always being stereotyped, because of my age.. most of the people (yes i said “people” not not “kids” or “teens”) in the book are strong creative positive productive loving dreaming.
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