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Somewhere at the nexus of self-promotion/congratulation, reflexive ass-kissing, and totally charming genuine enthusiasm is New York Times metro reporter Jenny 8. Lee's new website. As we learned a while back, her new book used to be called The Long March of General Tso, but apparently that title was too confusing—there was some concern that people would think it was a book about the Chinese military. Because people are stupid. Now it's called the Fortune Cookie Chronicles, which should play better on the "synagogues and college campuses" Jenny plans on hitting on her book tour. Also, it seems that Jenny is an overachiever—her editor, Jon Karp, had contracted her for 90,000 words, and it looked like she was going to be 20,000 over. But Karp told her not to worry, as they could just change the typesetting: "Perhaps you did something similar in high school when you had to turn in a term paper." Uh, right. We were always turning in papers that were just too long. Anyway: Watch that space! She'll be posting cat pictures within weeks.
Jennifer 8. Lee Gets Blog, Immediately Adorably Overshares
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2:45 PM on Tue Jun 19 2007
By Doree Shafrir
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Pretty funny she put her cell number on there. I gotta believe that will prove to be a mistake.
I don't know if the title was confusing to stupids so much as potentially offensive to veterans of the Long March, some of whom might not appreciate their traumatic experiences being kitschified. I'm trying to think of an apt analogy, but I can't come up with a restaurant-related pun on "Bataan Death March," "Battle of Stalingrad," or, fuck, I don't know, "Warsaw Uprising."
@Dragonfruit: Paraphrasing the Onion, how about a book on Pier One called The Rattan Death March?
@Spit: to save time for the curious...917.586.0588
another public service by cajun 7. boy
@the cajun boy:
Ohhh...Fun with numbers time!
9-1=8
1+7=8
There are 3 8's in the number, and the rest add up to 16 which is 8x2.
I've got too much time on my hands...
What the fuck could she write that anyone would care bout, much less 110,000 words worth? Writing obituaries is above her skill level
personally, i would have gone with an image of a fortune cookie for a book with that title, but what do i know.
Gah! Why are you making me read this?!
I hope she catches something with the "baited breath," there. Damn it.
Today is a lucky and productive day for those who remain cheerful and optimistic and decide to skip this book.
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