John Bigenwald — August 22, 2008 at 10:51 pm

I agree — especially on the mildly interesting part. I thought it was going to be funny, then I realized it was what white liberal caricatures like. Not that there is anything wrong with poking fun at white liberals… the first 50 times…

Sonny Bunch — August 23, 2008 at 10:35 am

I actually found the blog really funny…for a little while. But when I saw the book, and realized that it was mostly a literal word for word rehash of the blog, I was pretty upset. Not to mention jealous of the six figure advance.

Dan — August 23, 2008 at 9:22 pm

I always wondered what the hulabaloo was about Watchmen, so I read it recently. It came off at first like any other comic book, which I wasn’t too fond of. But it sucks you in gradually. I think the film adaptation will do very well next year.

gabriel — August 24, 2008 at 11:25 pm

And, if I may be permitted to add, “The Shack”, while not Dickens, is apparently an interesting and controversial attempt to allegorize the Trinity. Certainly much more worth-while than 95% of bestsellers.

Sonny Bunch — August 25, 2008 at 12:51 pm

There we go! Two greats in a row–”The Shack” and “Watchmen.” (I’ll be honest: I haven’t read “The Shack”…but I’ll take your word for it, Gabriel.

And Dan, I think Watchmen definitely ramps up as it goes along. The one thing I’m worried about in the film adaptation is an over-interest in Dr. Manhattan. The teaser was very Manhattan-centric.