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shawner88 · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

I was excited to see The Korea Times reviewed my Korea-related memoir in this Saturday's edition. The review is online here if anyone else (doubt it) wants to check it out:

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200412/kt2004120318450410980.htm

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Shawner,

Way to go. I had no idea you had written a book.

Good to see someone has made productive use of their time here.

Again, congratulations.

Yangkho · Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Location: Honam

Wow, man. Congrats on the review. Cool stuff.

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

It sound a lot like my first job in Busan.

Particularly after the long airline flight, and immediately sticking me in a FULL DAY of classes!! I came there 3-4 days early (to learn how to teach before the classroom), the previous teacher left early, so I was forced to start teaching immediately from the point of arrival.

Also got the worst schedule including weekend classes (which werent in the contract), but I did them anyways.

mithridates · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:38 am Post subject:

Weird. I did know about the book but for some reason I thought that Swiss James had written it. But then again I used to think that cheem was...um...the guy who manages What the Book. Always forget his name.

Anyway I'll put a bit up about the book on my page.

uberscheisse · Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Location: japan is better than korea.

"There ought to be a law against serving ``kimchi chigae (spicy cabbage stew)'' to foreigners as their first dish in Korea. It only makes sense."

there also ought to be a law against being a panty-waste. Wink

haw haw haw. i'm drunk and kimchijigae is gear.

Apple Scruff · Joined: 29 Oct 2003

You suck!

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

Swiss James has a link on his blog to Shawner88's book and gives his own "review" of sorts: Click this link, then buy Shawn's book. Don't think, just do it immediately. Likewise, Shawn's blog has a link to James' blog.

It's all very incestuous, and I don't want to speculate as to what sort of sick, twisted luv thang those two have going on. But I can tell you I've read Island of Fantasy, and I pretty much agree with Weisbart's review in the Times.

It's not a serious commitment of time, being under 200 pages. But once you start in, it can interfere with other plans, like working and eating, because it draws you in and most pages turn themselves. It says something about an author of precisely this kind of book, when they can make situations and themes that are so familiar to the reader (Why didn't I write a book!?) as fun and captivating as Shawn has done.

My prediction: Most people will derive more entertainment out of this book than the last three movies you saw, and for less than half the price.

My rating: Recommended.

Pyongshin Sangja · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: I love baby!

canuckistan · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:44 pm Post subject:

Hey congrats on that!

shawner88 · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

Hey, thanks for the decent comments. I did make a post about the book a month ago but it was deleted shortly after for "self promotion" ...not to mention most people laughed at the very notion of a teacher writing a book.

Was nice that The Korea Times reviewed it to give it a wee bit of legitimacy anyway.

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

Sure are getting a lot of positive reviews about your book Shawner.

Kudos to you.

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

I'm nothing more than an interested party honest guv. My Mum's getting a copy of the book for Christmas though.

Nice review Shawn- were you at the Family Mart at 6am waiting for the early edition? Smile

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

I think thats great Shawner. Writing a book is no easy feat. Despite what some posters here think.

Just curious....What kind of publication arrangement did you get?

Honeybee · Joined: 15 Jan 2004