Brotherhood 2.0: January 8, 2007
posted by John Green @ Monday, January 08, 2007
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21 Comments:
No no no no no no no. No book challenges for you. No reading. Writing, John. You should be writing. You have a deadline for "My Second Printz" on the 21st! (Like the title? I think it's bold. I think the voting librarians will be impressed. They will say "Holy crap! That John Green really has a pair!" Which is what everyone wants librarians to say about them.)
So, write! Buckle down! Nose to the grindstone! A penny saved is... wait. Whatever. You get my point. Mas libros, Juan Verde! I want them. The teens want them.
Do it for the kids.
I must admit that I have watched all of the Brotherhood 2.0 videos more than once, which I think makes me a bigger dork than the brothers who actually appear in said videos.
I find it very cool that you guys use the song "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" for your opening. Yes, I'm a Death Cab for Cutie dork as well.
I've watched them all more than once, too. And the one where Hank makes "Eat five sheets of toilet paper while discussing the political situation in Nepal" into a catchy little song, well I've watched that one more than 5 times.
I'm just glad I'm not the only one who's watched them more than once!
You have a deadline for "My Second Printz" on the 21st!
Why are we assuming it would be the second? Why not the third?
And here's a dare for you--assemble a Bionicle while comparing the Legend of Metro Nui to I Robot. Yeah. That will do.
I find it disturbing that John seems to be preoccupied with whatever is on the floor to his right. Into the camera John - it won't bite!
Okay. John you better get writing because I went to Border's today to pick up Sara Zarr's book that I saw your blurb about (more about that later) and I noticed that they had completely sold out of John Green books! I even asked the teller if they had any in, and he said that they were on order. So the readers want more. Feed us.
I know you've been sorta iffy about blurbing in the past, but I wanted to tell you that all the blurbs on Zarr's book really sold it for me. I knew most of the people blurbing, but for those I didn't I referenced their works as well just to make sure.
Dave Eggers is trippy. You should write for McSweeney's, John.
AND is "we wish to inform you..." the one about rwanda? my girlfriend's letting me read that
Sheesh John. Seriously. I mean, I'm all for writers reading lots and all that, but how about that reading selection? I'm not saying you're Captain Bringdown, but sheesh...
As always, you crack my shit up man. Can't wait to see what your twisted imagination comes up with next.
(And while I find your brother hilarious, I find your entries somehow more compelling. Sorry Hank.)
alright now, that's enough comparing the brothers. that is not what this is about! they are both sensitive enough as it is, thank you very much. let's leave off with those comments, 'kay?
Dave Eggers, eh? Did you like A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius? I felt that it was over-hyped, so when I finally got around to reading it, I was disappointed.
dex: I won't be reading this time; just Hank.
chuck: we wish to inform you... is about Rwanda. It's one of the very best nonfiction books I've ever read.
blake: I did read AHWOSG and liked it a lot (admittedly, I read it the week it came out--there had been hype but not as much as came later). I think that "What Is the What" is a vastly different and vastly better book.
Thanks to everyone for watching.
See, here's what I had to wonder about: the fact that you knew the correct title of The Baby-Sitters Club #26 on the fly like that. (I have an excuse for the fact that I knew it was the correct title - I used to be a 10-year-old girl. Also, it WAS a really sad goodbye.)
Well, not to be a party pooper, but aren't the guys inviting comparisons just by doing this sort of thing in such a public way? It's kind of the nature of brotherhood (I know, I have 4 brothers, 3 living, 1 dead).
Yeah, sometimes it sucks to get compared to your sibling, but I would say that it's inevitable.
Didn't mean any offense. I'm thoroughly enjoying the entries from both guys, but in kind of different ways. That's not good or bad. It just is.
Also, the real danger here is that both guys are going to get big heads because of the profuse praise that's being given to them. (I don't think that's a real danger, but it's funny to think about.)
John Green... any chance you and Han will ever do a blog together, you know, twice the fun all in one blog?
Sorry my "k" is sticking...
Why are we assuming it would be the second? Why not the third?
The Book Thief. That's why.
i hope you didn't make the yeti drive ALL the way to b'ham so you could video- that just wouldn't be right!
I just rewatched this video and was surprised to see that you didn't mention oe of the mot typical answers for titles coming from Shakespeare.
Fulkner's The Sound and the Fury.
Aren't you a big Fulkner fan? C'mon Green.
My favorite part: when someone sneezes off camera, "that was the yeti." You can't script that sort of comedy.
You just earned another gold star from me by correctly naming The Baby-Sitters Club #26: Claudia and the Sad Good-bye.
I am extremely impressed.
That is, unless you looked that up in advance and *cough* cheated *cough* prepared that statement.
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