Thread: Can a popular novel be badly written?
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Old 12-23-2010, 06:21 PM   #56
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Originally Posted by bhartman36 View Post
I absolutely think that a popular novel can be badly written. Dan Brown's books are a good example. He can drive a story along fairly well, but on technical grounds, the books aren't good. And worse, the books are the <i>same</i>. With a few set changes, if you've read The Da Vinci Code, you've read all his books. And the female love interest is always fairly shallowly-drawn. Much of Brown's popularity comes from the controversy of the ideas in his books, rather than the writing.

Also, look how popular "trashy" romance novels are. Is Danielle Steel a great writer?
I can't say that Danielle Steel is a great writer, but when you speak of "trashy" romance novels, the current leading writer is Nora Roberts, and most professionals consider her a very good writer. Genre is no bar to quality.
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