tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1427194572296351900..comments2024-03-29T09:04:28.888-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Here’s something Milo Yiannopoulos probably wasn’t expecting when he filed a lawsuit against Simon & Schuster for breach of contract for canceling the publication of his controversial book...."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-514348335805272602017-12-29T15:51:12.453-06:002017-12-29T15:51:12.453-06:00I found the book enjoyable, largely because Milo&#...I found the book enjoyable, largely because Milo's voice came through loud and clear, but several chapters were a bit disjointed. The chapter on Gamergate alone is worth the price, though of course, he had written about that subject at some length before.MountainJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256157996031854578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21147004621307844772017-12-29T14:59:32.200-06:002017-12-29T14:59:32.200-06:00I lost track of Milo after Twitter bannished him.I lost track of Milo after Twitter bannished him.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33106291444443107352017-12-29T13:21:39.207-06:002017-12-29T13:21:39.207-06:00I've seen him speak twice on TV. He's all...I've seen him speak twice on TV. He's all about him. Must be a terrible book.<br />Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31258679701615550452017-12-29T12:30:34.689-06:002017-12-29T12:30:34.689-06:00Actually, this sounds like the same kind of commen...Actually, this sounds like the same kind of comments Coulter got, when she tried to publish her first book with Main-stream publishers. She's already been a best selling author with Regency but wanted to move into the "Big Time" so she sought out a NY Publisher.<br /><br />How many of these comments did TNC get? Or Al Franken? "Where's the support for that"? Or "Gee, that seems an exaggeration"? <br /><br />Extreme Left is OK to go. But Extreme Right needs to be fact checked before being published.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66928717712193413322017-12-29T11:10:40.326-06:002017-12-29T11:10:40.326-06:00That said, this really isn't the "Streisa...That said, this really isn't the "Streisand Effect". That's more about legal actions meant to suppress certain information, leading to that information getting more widely known via the coverage of the lawsuit. This is just embarrassing facts made public as evidence in a lawsuit.Shawn Levasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189939336684616140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1109127738449249242017-12-29T11:02:09.184-06:002017-12-29T11:02:09.184-06:00"When this phenomenon besets lefties, rightie..."When this phenomenon besets lefties, righties like to say 'Streisand effect.'"<br /><br />Maybe you've only encountered righties referring to the Streisand Effect, but it's a term that has quite a bit of use all around the internet, regardless of politics.Shawn Levasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189939336684616140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33970167168311097012017-12-29T10:25:46.087-06:002017-12-29T10:25:46.087-06:00Milo's released his editor's fawning and f...Milo's released his editor's fawning and flirtatious texts to him. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16517956537865658903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5345738851336548622017-12-29T10:09:52.196-06:002017-12-29T10:09:52.196-06:00Discovery by Milo would be interesting...
It will...Discovery by Milo would be interesting...<br /><br />It will be settled before this. The only question is how much.<br /><br />But going to trial would be huge publicity for Milo...<br /><br />The book was dumped due to politics. The amount of tripe published by major publishers shows the bias. The hit job in Milo with underage sex, when he was being provocative with the mob baying for his blood killed the deal.Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7370270118154362282017-12-29T09:29:42.837-06:002017-12-29T09:29:42.837-06:00I didn't read the book, but I listened to Milo...I didn't read the book, but I listened to Milo read his book via Audible. It sounded pretty good there; after all, it's the author reading his own thoughts, so he can add the emphases when he wants. There are some moments that are a bit overdone, but geez, it's Milo, so you're going to get a fair amount of that.<br /><br />There's a whole lot of authors out there who are self-publishing and skipping the cost of an editor. It shows. I had started to read a sci-fi novel with an interesting premise, and what I had read had real promise. But on about page 28 I ran into the third noun/verb disagreement, and that was it. A mistake like that kicks me right out of the narrative, and I didn't feel like spending the mental effort to reenter, knowing I would happen again and again. <br /><br />And these days one cannot expect an English major to even get basic grammar correct.Gordon Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772014586181361069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31257493656132152212017-12-29T09:25:15.160-06:002017-12-29T09:25:15.160-06:00There's a superfluous "doesn't" ...There's a superfluous "doesn't" in my comment, proving my first sentence. ("All manuscripts need work.") I meant, "The guy whose comments are being published seems more interested in attack Milo than improving the book."maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40663930235601762462017-12-29T09:23:23.089-06:002017-12-29T09:23:23.089-06:00All manuscripts need work. So the fact that Milo&#...All manuscripts need work. So the fact that Milo's had comments from an editor is not surprising or newsworthy. What's newsworthy is how partisan the editor is. It's too bad Milo didn't have a different editor. The guy whose comments are being published doesn't seems more interested in attacking Milo than improving the book -- At least he does in the comments that have been published. maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85177349701188111432017-12-29T09:08:00.216-06:002017-12-29T09:08:00.216-06:00We don't see what they were referring to, know...We don't see what they were referring to, know the context if the statements.<br /><br />Consider I think it was the same publisher that published Terry Anderson's crazy daughter, who absolved hezbollah of her fathers kidnapping and instead blamed mossad.narcisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128976398798678295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69188580373270703922017-12-29T09:03:19.541-06:002017-12-29T09:03:19.541-06:00I write in the margins of books all of the time. I...I write in the margins of books all of the time. It’s kind of surprising the kinds of idiocies that get published. There was a while there where an editor could have made a rubber stamp of the comment “Do we really want to hear how much you hate George W Bush again in this book that has nothing to do with him?” Probably would need a snappy acronym for that one.<br /><br />Another widely used editors comment might be “Maybe you should head to the bathroom and masturbate every time you think of writing a sentence like this, because there you go, talking about Obama again in a book that has nothing to do with him!” <br /> tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2570863883257470972017-12-29T08:58:30.429-06:002017-12-29T08:58:30.429-06:00Not convinced those editorial comments were intend...Not convinced those editorial comments were intended to improve the book.Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82658670299804237872017-12-29T08:30:36.093-06:002017-12-29T08:30:36.093-06:00Milo is Milo. You either get a kick out of him, or...Milo is Milo. You either get a kick out of him, or you don't. I don't think even his strongest supporters think his book is going to be a "classic". He's a troll. He's proud of being a troll. Getting people talking about his book again, in any light, must tickle him.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184799360123325125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73199447075205087012017-12-29T08:07:24.848-06:002017-12-29T08:07:24.848-06:00"Sarah Mei...paid a visit to the New York cou..."Sarah Mei...paid a visit to the New York county clerk’s <b>website</b> for herself."<br /><br />How intrepid?Leslie Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882903942624789700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35831718031267394672017-12-29T07:58:20.431-06:002017-12-29T07:58:20.431-06:00'"Did he have that option?" No. I...'"Did he have that option?" No. I'm merely saying that it's too bad the relationship didn't survive.' Yeah. Well, everyone needs a good editor. I remain despondent that no one could control J.K. Rowlings after her first couple of successful Harry Potter books. They just got longer and longer, and made less and less sense. I enjoyed them, of course...MikeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127456522803816485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8250141928446525972017-12-29T07:53:48.964-06:002017-12-29T07:53:48.964-06:00I am sure Milo is wilting over publicity, somethin...I am sure Milo is wilting over publicity, something he does NOT desire above all else. <br /><br />I heard Milo inspired (basically wrote) the Tupac lyric "all I want is money fuck the fame I'm a simple man." <br /><br />Boy is he gonna get zinged!!!!<br />Guildofcannonballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352588747567045751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18472685961209227532017-12-29T07:51:23.010-06:002017-12-29T07:51:23.010-06:00"Did he have that option?" No. I'm m..."Did he have that option?" No. I'm merely saying that it's too bad the relationship didn't survive. Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10074699143505112312017-12-29T07:49:18.236-06:002017-12-29T07:49:18.236-06:00"It's too bad Milo didn't stay with h..."It's too bad Milo didn't stay with his publisher and try to meet the challenges presented by these comments." Did he have that option?MikeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127456522803816485noreply@blogger.com