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Spotted on the DorothyL list today this lovely blurb about the BabyShark series:
I'm rereading Robert Fate's whole Baby Shark series. After racing through them earlier this year, I found myself in that kind of mood again. They're just as good this time around. Fate has great dialogue, great characters, and great stories. All three are on my list of best reads this year.
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Baby Shark, you're missing a heckuva series! And yes, you CAN get it on your
spiffy new Kindle!
By: Rebecca,
on 12/18/2007
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To celebrate the holidays we asked some of our favorite people in publishing what their favorite book was. Let us know in the comments what your favorite book is and be sure to check back throughout the week for more “favorites”.
Andrew DeSio is the Director of Publicity at Princeton University Press.
If I had to pick a favorite book I’d go with Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Raoul Duke’s romp, along with his trusty attorney Dr. Gonzo, through the desert in search of that unattainable state of euphoria, all the while experiencing American culture at its best and worst, is as pertinent now as it was in 1972.
Thompson is known for his heroic drug binges but his choppy yet flowing prose is often overlooked by his dirty deeds. The fact that he can remember so vividly his exploits in the book while being under the influence is testament to his great mind. He’s one of America’s eminent satirists and humorists, and will be sorely missed.
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The Baby Shark is full of awesome. I loaned the first book to a friend with the caveat that she would only get the second book when she returned the first one, and handed over something of value for collateral--like her firstborn child.
Here's a quote from an email she sent after starting book 1:
I don't know Duras, so I will have to take your word for it. This upcoming week is the week of mid-terms. I have 1 10 page exam and another 5-6 page essay due, so I will be awol until the first full week of october. I look forward to reading it. That damn Baby Shark was a mistake. I find myself reading it at every available opportunity, and gazing longingly at it when I can't. Ok, talk to you a little later.
I recommend Baby Shark all the time. Excellent stuff.