I am black.
Jelle, a lawyer from Belgium, just emailed me some news and now I am going to share it with you because I am a very nice person. Just ask my friends.
Happy Birthday or Whatever is ranked #39,622 in books on Amazon.com, which isn’t actually that good because I think there are only 39,623 books on Amazon, but WAIT HERE IS WHERE IT GETS GOOD:
I am ranked #85 in African American & Black memoirs!!!!
Sweet!!!!
Thanks to everyone who helped me crack the top 100 of African American & Black memoirs, we did it together! Go team!
I remember when the book first came out, Amazon put a little tag on it that said “Customers who bought this book also bought Joss Stone’s latest CD!” And I was like, dude, I am pretty sure 1.) no one bought my book and 2.) even if they did buy the book, they did not buy Joss Stone’s latest CD. So then when I looked at Joss Stone’s CD it did not say “People who bought Joss Stone also bought Happy Birthday or Whatever” and I got disappointed, but not really. So then I started browsing and noticed that many, many people bought Joss Stone along with some other books so I guess what I’m saying is that Joss Stone is a very popular person and her latest CD was purchased by many people, especially those who are interested in African American & Black memoirs.
Anyway sweet, dude! I’m #85!
Okay, this edition of Ulysses, which was ranked best book of the 20th century, or most important, or something like that, is ranked 98,389. Check it out!
http://www.amazon.com/Ulysses-James-Joyce/dp/1404336877/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-8765760-5280750?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192209890&sr=8-1
So you’re black and you’re better than James Joyce.
Oh shit! I’m way better than James Joyce plus I’m black? Can this day get any better? The reason why his ranking is low is because everyone already has Ulysses so why buy it again. Plus, he’s not black.
Who reads Ulysses? That’s the sort of book you buy to decorate your living room.
so now your black and better than Ulysses? oh happy day!
Unfortunately, you are ranked lower than the Epic of Gilgamesh…but thats OK because its probably the oldest story in the world and the author “may” have been black.
http://www.amazon.com/Epic-Gilgamesh-English-Introduction-Classics/dp/014044100X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1782208-9440637?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192299026&sr=1-1
Wow. Thank you for writing your book I really enjoyed it, and btw I’m korean also. Typical, right? lol anyways, I was wondering if it would be possible to write a story about my life and make it sound interesting, but I realized it is possible after reading Happy Birthday or Whatever. Your flashbacks of your past totally reminded me of my own childhood with my parents. Weird, but I guess it’s sort of similar with all asian parents right? Well, thank you again. :]
Doretta: Totally. I have a copy of Ulysses next to my Complete Works of Shakespeare which I use as a doorstop and Chicago Manual of Style. I stopped decorating my “living room” with books when I stopped having a living room. I also have Frost, which is good.
Ian: I know, James Joyce wishes he was black and also not dead.
Bomzi: Oh that sucks, I guess I can’t be blacker than everyone.
Diana: Thanks for reading! I’m glad you could relate, even though I am black. I think a lot of people could relate to my experiences, whether or not they are Korean. I mean that is what I hoped anyway when I was writing. I think everyone wants to kill their family at some point. Thanks again for reading.
Heh, wouldn’t it be awful to be ranked last? That would totally suck. Score for black! They are friendly and lovely people =D
Awesome! But now I totally have to rework my Halloween costume as you.
OMG, an Annie Halloween costume - that genius. I’m going to get started on my “Joy of Soup Bring Spring” jumpsuit.
So, y’all going to put on Annie-face for Halloween?
Sandy: Hahaha that would be so amazing.
Aura: I have some old photos of me wearing stuff that is obscenely stupid. My mother should be SHOT.
Doretta: People can just pull their eyes back to the side.
CONGRATULATIONS.