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Look at those gorgeous blue eyes! What's not to love? And before you answer, let me remind you that I have razor sharp claws and teeth, and I am not afraid to use them.

RE: the eyes: oh, sure they turned out blue in this photo...but in a lot of photos they're RED!!!

The look on that kitty says "Holy carp, human, YOU again???" But truly, I can say that Monkey Bunny is NOT the cockiest, most judgmental, most condescending animal I've ever seen. *I* am. Clearly, I win.

I really think that deep down, you're just jealous that we can sit down, bend over, and lick our own nads, and without the obnoxious sounds that dogs do... ;)

I can't look you in the eye right now.

No offense to your roommate, but I really hate that cat's name. She should have gotten a monkey, or a bunny.

You know what? I bet that cat is so cocky that it actually walks into bookstores and condescendingly tells random people which books are good and which aren't based completely on its own taste in literature! Man, I hate cats like that... maybe you're right, MonkeyBunny is a jerk.

PsychoKitty, Do you win....or is that a loss? And I promise you that I'm not jealous of your ass-licking abilities.

Webebes, Good thing my roommate doesn't read this blog....because I'm pretty sure she would take abuse to that. She so named it because, "She looked like she was half way between a monkey and a bunny." So, yeah, there ya go.

PragmaticDude, as we discussed in previous column, I don't tell other people in bookstores which books are good and bad out of cockiness; I do it because I care about people and about how they spend their time, and because I feel like we should encourage others to read good books, not crappy ones. I mean, when you say that reviews are "based completely on taste" I guess you could say that about all reviews (books, movies, theatre)...but the idea is, a lot of us have similar tastes. We like Avatar, we don't like Bounty Hunter, ya know?

"Cocky: Someone who is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people."

I can only speak for myself, but... I'd be annoyed if someone accosted me in a bookstore to tell me what I should and shouldn't buy. It's like telling someone that Coke is way better than Pepsi because they know all about soda and have tried ALL different kinds of sodas. It doesn't matter, it's all personal opinion, and personally I do not like Bounty Hunter and have absolutely no interest in Avatar because I know I wouldn't like it. I only like movies based on factual data, like documentaries. And yes, all reviews ARE based completely on taste (what else would they be based on?), but I have never had "a review" from a paper WALK UP TO ME in a bookstore give me unsolicited advice and tell me that because of their superior knowledge of books and how many they have read (cocky) that my choice is incorrect. Plus, who said I was talking about you, I was talking about the cat =)

Do you tell people in bookstores to read your own book?

Hi Bree,

Yep. I've told about 15 people-20 in bookstores, over the past two years, to read my book, yes. Most of them were kids studying for the LSATs.... speaking of...you know what book you might like...?

PD,

You're not alone; a lot of people are annoyed. But some are pleased. Pretty even split. I'm trying to soften my approach.

Now, when you say "all reviews ARE based completely on taste (what else would they be based on?)" I'm not exactly sure what you mean... I've reviewed several non-fiction books for LVW that had false statements in them, and I outed them as lies. That seems like a fact-based review to me. But, yeah, most reviews are based on taste. I cede that. But the point is, a lot of people have similar taste when it comes to books....

But, yeah, I agree that if MonkeyBunny started walking up to people in bookstores it'd be cocky. That's entirely different. Cocky f-ing cat.....

Haha I actually just read it last week, read the kindle version, really liked it.

Is this SuperFreakonomics Bree?