Daemonwolfbooks (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} daemonwolfbooks) wrote,@ 2007-08-05 14:41:00 |
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7/10 - The Blog Digest 2007 by Justin McKeating
Category: Fact/Biography/Culture and Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: The Friday Project Limited (1 Dec 2006)
ISBN-10: 1905548168
ISBN-13: 978-1905548163
Inspired/Suggested by: Amazon wishlist fulfillment.
Synopsis: From Bristol to Baghdad, from sex workers to ambulance drivers, it seems like everybody, everywhere is keeping a 'blog'. At least that's what the media would have you believe. But with millions of blogs in the UK alone (and many millions more worldwide), it would take you more than a lifetime to read them all in search of the best of the bunch. Which is where this book comes in. The Blog Digest is the ultimate anthology of blog writing from the last twelve months. From searing topical commentary to hilarious musings on modern life - no matter whether you're a seasoned blogger yourself or just want to know what the fuss is about, there's something here for everyone.
Looking at different topics and showcasing the fringe as well as the core blogs this threw up some addresses I'd not actually visited before and did make me smile in places. The only criticism I have is that there is so much Gulf War II material, understandable certainly but it dates badly and I'd have preferred more of the space given over to more general zeitgeisty musing on religion/climate/politics than specifics. 7/10. (For a reminder of the scale used please see my profile.)
The link to bookcrossing where you can track where the book has been and is going. Earmarked for a specific recipient.
