Annalee Newitz: “Dear reader, there is really nothing worse than a leftist with anthropomorphizing tendencies. This is exactly why people join PETA instead of unions and protest animal experimentation instead of how humans are treated in jail.”

Booklust: “Ok, folks – sharpen your writing utensils and let the fun begin! It’s what you’ve all been waiting for, I’m sure – The Good Granny/Bad Granny Contest, where you send me your best Good Granny and/or Bad Granny stories.”

Black Garterbelt: “In short, Nick Hornby suffered through The Road. So much so that he slipped the surly bonds of the first-person to touch the face of You.”

With projects like this, we’ll no doubt be seeing plenty of critical or dissenting reviews. It appears that Penguin would rather bribe you with books, so that you can write about the books on their blog, rather than your blog. What makes this any different than a horde of Coca-Cola executives standing around watching you every time that you drink a soda?