The brothers' 'Battle of the Books' bit (2007)
running joke · status: one-off joke (2007) · last event: variation (2007-01-16)
Inspired by Hank's Battle of the Books, on 16 January 2007 John staged his own, pitting the American edition of Looking for Alaska against its Dutch, Danish and British editions.
About: Looking for Alaska (novel)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-16 | variation | Inspired by Hank's Battle of the Books, John stages his own with editions of Looking for Alaska (American vs Dutch, Danish and British). (playful) → refers to Brotherhood 2.0: January 15th | Brotherhood 2.0: January 16, 2007 00:01:40 |
What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2007-01-16 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 16, 2007 — John: Inspired by Hank's Battle of the Books, John stages his own as a self-declared pale imitation: the American Looking for Alaska against the Dutch edition, joined by the Danish and British editions for Europe. (playful) — 00:01:40
- 2007-01-16 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 16, 2007 — John says editing it made him realise he is 'such a loser', and he won't show his even more embarrassing Hemingway vs. Faulkner battle. (playful) — 00:02:37