4. "Shortly after finishing this book, my 8-year-old daughter began sneaking off behind the couch to write in her own notebook. A couple of days later, she showed it to me. It was full of negative words about each of the immediate family members and several of her friends." (Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh)
5. "This is a story about belittling your child's love for you, and saying that your love for them is bigger and better. And if the child is tenacious enough to continue professing their love, wait 'til they're asleep and get the last word in. 'Yahoo! I beat you, you loveless varmint!'" (Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney -- right)
6. "Soo ... Heroin sounds rather unpleasant." (Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs)
7. "The experience of reading this book is akin to being dragged through a bog of broken glass and Tabasco sauce. Face down. By a very slow mule." (Clarissa, by Samuel Richardson)
(Via One Star Book Review Tumblr)
One in the breadbasket for rationality
Police were called to break up a row between two brothers over a slice of toast. The brothers from east Hull received a visit from PC Darren Kirkwood who tweeted: "The report ... was actually NOT a fight, but a disagreement over a slice of toast." It is the latest frivolous call to be highlighted by the force as part of its Click Before You Call campaign. Other pointless reports have included a 999 call from a person who was having a bad-hair day and another who had missed their last bus home.
Bad parking
"Labour Day, 9am at Milford Beach to give the dogs a swim," writes a reader. "Trying to find a park in a crowded area is not easy and made harder by folk ignorant of how to park - or are they deliberately being selfish?"
A reader writes:
"Looking for a rental out west I found this pricey listing. For $930 per week (it has now been reduced to $880 per week) this 3 bedroom house with 1 bathroom is fully furnished and is described as "Luxurious - executive standard accommodation". Um, really?
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But wait! There's more! For that price you get to share the property (parking in tandem!) with someone renting the one bedroom flat under the main house, also "Quality, executive level" accommodation - with the asking price of $430 per week.
So this house in Glen Eden was hoping to rake in $1360 a week and store the owner's furniture!
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