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Who Doesn’t Love Free Stuff?

I’ve been debating holding contests here on booksnark.net, throwing out questions and puzzles and calls for creativity in order to generate a fabulous prize. But the inspiration for both questions and fabulous prizes has been long in coming.

In the meantime, check out this awesome contest over at Galleycat. The question is: What book ignited your love for reading? A few winners will receive a copy of An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England.

And you all know my answer to the question. Here’s page 55:

Story Source Galleycat | Image Source Flickr

October 7, 2008 | Filed Under Random Acts of Snarkness

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WHAT IS A SNARK?

The Snark is a creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem "The Hunting of the Snark". To give a proper description of Snarks, one must look no further than Carroll himself, who summed them up in one word: Unimaginable.

But this much we do know: some have feathers, some have whiskers. Snarks sleep a lot, yet they are an ambitious lot -- with very little sense of humor. They love bathing-machines and tend to bring them wherever they go; they are also handy for striking a light. Snarks live on a far-off island, a place filled with chasms and crags, and are constantly on the lookout for Snark-hunters. Their mortal enemies are hope, care, thimbles and forks.