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Caterina.Net
An oldy and a goody. Probably one of the first blogs I ever encountered. This is one of what I call the "upper tier" of blogs. That is, there's a small group of blogs that have been around since Blogger began, that are almost synonymous with the world 'blog,' that get a good deal of traffic, and that are usually somehow connected to Pyra, either by former employment or friendship.
That being side, the design of caterina.net actually isn't very good, and hasn't been updated in recent memory, but that matters little. The focus is on the content.
It's the site of Caterina Fake, who's now in Vancouver, having just recently relocated there from San Francisco. She just got herself a chihuahua named Dos Pesos, because she fell in love with Heather Champ and Derek Powazek's (two more big blog names) two critters.
What you'll find in Caterina's postings is a teeming, prolific intelligence. She's very well read--you can tell, because she has a list of every book she's ever read--quite articulate, and fair in her analysis. You won't find an explosion of personality and humor, however, although she is wonderfully amusing and very witty at times, cute and playful at others. Ultimately, every post is rewarding, and you definitely have to be a loyal reader to keep up (she updates often, and is verbose, like this review).
All in all, caterina.net is very safely established in what I call "the daily read" category.
This site was reviewed on 2001-10-04 by egg.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
egg felt that Caterina.Net deserved a rating of 4.5.
Caterina Net offers everything you could possibly want from a weblog. It is very well written, so much so that you begin to wonder if Caterina might be some kind of professional writer. Which she is.
Caterina has that rare ability to add spark to even the most ordinary events; every story is full of character and spirit, and carries such effortless charm that quite quickly you find yourself led deeper and deeper into the site.
This is one of the few, the glorious few worthy of inclusion in a list of favourites, in the company of bluishorange as one of the most compulsively readable sites on the internet today.
The site is deep, with an extensive archive and a series of extras, including a list of books Caterina has read, most with links to Amazon and some even with a brief review.
My words are not strong enough to convey just how good a site this is, but nonetheless I'll try: it is simply one of the best.
This site was reviewed on 2001-09-08 by chrisw.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
chrisw felt that Caterina.Net deserved a rating of 4.5.
2 reviewers gave Caterina.Net an average rating of 4.5000
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