...Literary Critique Group

This is an invitation for those who are finding it hard to be arsed to plough through the large volumes of reading matter on this site. Each week, members will be asked to give a critique on a book they haven't read - and offer sound reasoning as to why they couldn't be arsed to read it.

For example: "I couldn't be arsed to read '............' because it was the time of day when the local Co-op slash crazy amounts off the price of sandwiches - and I had my new 'Driver's View of the District Line ' dvd to watch afterward.

All members will be vetted to make sure they're not reading much, and the best monthly critique (voted on by current members, and working on a 'loyalty' system - votes carry more weight the less a member has read) will win an 'I Couldn't Be Arsed' bookmark.

Posted: 07/02/2012 22:58:14

Finally! A group for me!

Thank you, sir...thank you!

Posted: 07/02/2012 23:29:50

There's this guy called Whooster, lives in a bath. I decided to check out his book. Agh, the man has three of them. Three!
I was about to read the first pitch when I gave up. Well, three books! I just couldn't be arsed.


Posted: 07/02/2012 23:39:50
Last Edit: 07/02/2012 23:49:01 by Arthur Anthony

That's the spirit, Art. I'm disappointed you read as far as the first quarter of my first pitch though - so you'll have to go through an extra layer of screening from our committee to prove that you really cannot be arsed before your membership is approved.

Eric, welcome aboard old friend! I see you've left very few comments in recent times - you're in!

Posted: 07/02/2012 23:45:45
Last Edit: 07/02/2012 23:47:33 by whoster

Ah, this must be a cunning plan to get people to read your book, however I was stopped in my tracks by the phrase "a daft and surreal 67,000 word comedy." before I even got as far as you pitch.
I laughed, I cried, I loved it, I decided to wait until it came out in paperback.
Wake me up when it's published.






Posted: 07/02/2012 23:50:29

I'm in.
Because I love it when the co op slash the sarnie prices. 59p for a prawn mayo!
And because I can't be arsed.

Posted: 07/02/2012 23:51:54
Last Edit: 07/02/2012 23:54:04 by sheenaignatia

Can we expand the rules a bit to include other things that I can't be arsed to do? Taxes, write my synopsis, clean out the storage room.... So many things I want nothing to do with.

Posted: 07/02/2012 23:54:11

Oh and join Facebook. I most certianly cannot be arsed to join that cabal of personal info mining.

Posted: 07/02/2012 23:55:24

and I also want in cos I haven't read a book for ten days, and then today I read one that was so bloody weird, I couldn't even be arsed to star it or say ' seriously, mate, get your bleeding head looked at, sunshine.' that's how not arsed I am.

Posted: 07/02/2012 23:56:23

To misquote Groucho "I can't be arsed to join any Group which might accept me as a member."

Posted: 08/02/2012 00:07:55