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Because Internet is such a fun look at the way the internet has changed the ways we communicate with each other. Gretchen McCulloch does a deep dive into every aspect of language on the internet (greetings and salutations, ASCII art, all caps, no caps, memes) along with a history of the social internet.
This book isn’t about how the internet is ruining language; it’s about how language evolves (and has always evolved) along with the humans who use it.
Audiobook bonuses: McCulloch reads it herself, so you get to hear all the different inflections on jokes and serious statements and LOLcat memes as she reads. She also pronounces the classic keyboard smash (fjakl;jfsdl;fj) and notes the difference between one created on a desktop/laptop keyboard vs. a smartphone keyboard vs. a cat walking across a keyboard. And she is just a delight to have in your ears.
⚡️From the September 2019 edition of Crooked Reads, my monthly(ish) newsletter about books.
This book isn’t about how the internet is ruining language; it’s about how language evolves (and has always evolved) along with the humans who use it.
Audiobook bonuses: McCulloch reads it herself, so you get to hear all the different inflections on jokes and serious statements and LOLcat memes as she reads. She also pronounces the classic keyboard smash (fjakl;jfsdl;fj) and notes the difference between one created on a desktop/laptop keyboard vs. a smartphone keyboard vs. a cat walking across a keyboard. And she is just a delight to have in your ears.
⚡️From the September 2019 edition of Crooked Reads, my monthly(ish) newsletter about books.
An absolute delight.
Such a lovely collection of short stories. I’d found this book at a Borders (moment of silence, please) when I was in high school, but I only had enough money to buy one book, and I’d already made my pick. I slipped it into my list of books to read one day, and I’m glad I waited. It wouldn’t have worked for my naive high school mind.
A lot of the reviews I read essentially tossed this into a pile of “hipster slush.” Maybe I’m hipster slush. But I read it while I was feeling lost and couldn’t focus on one cohesive story. And this collection was just what I needed.
I read this months ago and, of course, can’t remember especially loving particular stories. But the general feel, of being young and pretending to have your shit together, is what sewed these stories together. That’s enough for me.
Part of a review roundup at Crooked Prose.
A lot of the reviews I read essentially tossed this into a pile of “hipster slush.” Maybe I’m hipster slush. But I read it while I was feeling lost and couldn’t focus on one cohesive story. And this collection was just what I needed.
I read this months ago and, of course, can’t remember especially loving particular stories. But the general feel, of being young and pretending to have your shit together, is what sewed these stories together. That’s enough for me.
Part of a review roundup at Crooked Prose.
Oh my gosh, this is so fun and smart and useful for sexy humans. I'm a little upset I didn't know of the web comic until just now.
Looking for a smart, sassy book about feminism and sexuality and equal-opportunity orgasms? Becoming Cliterate is your gal.
It’s this year’s Come As You Are! With a complete focus on vulvas! This book is set up like a college textbook for female orgasm, with some philosophy and pep talks and then some hands-on experimenting. And a chapter at the end for male partners to read. What more could you need?
From Taking Care of Yourself with Books at Book Riot.
It’s this year’s Come As You Are! With a complete focus on vulvas! This book is set up like a college textbook for female orgasm, with some philosophy and pep talks and then some hands-on experimenting. And a chapter at the end for male partners to read. What more could you need?
From Taking Care of Yourself with Books at Book Riot.