July 14, 2008 • Uncategorized •

Weekly Geeks #11 – Helping Dewey Move

Weekly Geeks #11 is a special assignment – a request for help from our fearless WG leader, Dewey. She says:
Here’s the thing. I have a big pile of books waiting to be reviewed.I have less than two weeks before I move. I do not want to have to packand move all these books. So what I would like is some help gettingthese books reviewed, so that I can post my reviews and get rid of thebooks in giveaways or by returning them to the library.
How can you help? Please choose one of the books [listed in her post and needing a review] and ask me three questions about it in your blog. I will write a mini-review answering the three questions (and, obviously, linking to the questioner’s blog), and offer the book to the blogger whose questions I answer, IF the book is mine to give away.
After looking over Dewey’s list, I picked a book that has caught my eye on my last few visits to bookstores, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein. Here’s what I’d like to know:
  1. The book is subtitled “Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes.” How does the book accomplish this? Does it actually accomplish it?
  2. Who do you think is the ideal reader for this book? Was it you – if not, why not?
  3. Please share one of your favorite jokes from the book – one that not only makes its point, but is also funny.

Now it’s in Dewey’s hands – will she choose these questions to answer about this book? I’m anxious to find out!

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6 comments

  2. Literary Feline – And so far, no one else has submitted questions for this book, so my odds of getting picked are still very good :-D! Thinking of the questions was a fun challenge.

  3. I’m very interested in hearing the answers to the questions you’ve thought up – this book is going on my TBR stack for sure.
    Good Luck!

  4. Book Zombie – I just checked, and so far I’m still the only one who posted questions for that book – so my luck is holding!

  5. I finally posted answers to your questions! I hope you’ve received the book by now, and that you’ll enjoy it.

  6. Dewey – I got the book a few days ago. I thought I had e-mailed you to let you know, but maybe I just meant to – I’ll check. Looking forward to reading your answers!