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alexbennetts's review
3.0
"Building The Perfect Lolcat
Just got back from Iraq. I was there to work with children whose parents had been killed in the war. They told me their stories, shared with me how they lived, and I taught them how to build lolcats. I know, I know. But to me there was never a more elegant marriage of form and function. A few simple elements, accessible to anyone, can result in such a wide variety of outcomes. At first I was worried the humor might not translate, but the children gathered around as I showed them how the C-4 and the detonators and the shrapnel all fit together. "The best lolcats are the ones you're still thinking about later," I said, and the children all smiled and nodded."
Fanning, Kevin (2009-11-30). How I Learned To Love You From So Far Away (Kindle Locations 58-60). Cold God Press. Kindle Edition.
Just got back from Iraq. I was there to work with children whose parents had been killed in the war. They told me their stories, shared with me how they lived, and I taught them how to build lolcats. I know, I know. But to me there was never a more elegant marriage of form and function. A few simple elements, accessible to anyone, can result in such a wide variety of outcomes. At first I was worried the humor might not translate, but the children gathered around as I showed them how the C-4 and the detonators and the shrapnel all fit together. "The best lolcats are the ones you're still thinking about later," I said, and the children all smiled and nodded."
Fanning, Kevin (2009-11-30). How I Learned To Love You From So Far Away (Kindle Locations 58-60). Cold God Press. Kindle Edition.
jamiereadthis's review
4.0
I could easily go on and on to write a review longer than most of the stories here, so I’ll do them justice and keep the praise succinct. Here’s the warning, though: to be careful, to not let the size fool you. These little stories pack a wallop of a punch; all muscle, all sinewy, juggernaut heart.
Even more improbably, importantly, they do the near-impossible: they get the internet just right.
(Also, I’m a Carolina girl. It snowed exactly once on Hilton Head in April; ask anyone who was there.)
Even more improbably, importantly, they do the near-impossible: they get the internet just right.
(Also, I’m a Carolina girl. It snowed exactly once on Hilton Head in April; ask anyone who was there.)
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