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Originally Posted by issybird
And the variant that goes “for fans of “[hugely popular book] and [different hugely popular book that has nothing in common with the first other than popularity]”.
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I know it is annoying, but it is natural to compare something you are hoping to be popular to some other already popular thing. It's not just books. I've seen the same thing happen with music, movies, TV shows, etc.
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Except that it’s useful at that, as my response is to hit the back button.
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Doing that, you will miss some good stuff. Here are three good books with unfortunate quotes:
I Travel by Night and Last Train from Perdition by Robert McCammon
“Perfect for
Deadwood fans and those who enjoy the
American Vampire graphic-novel series by Scott Snyder. Clear a couple of hours, you’ll want to devour this in one sitting.” —Booklist
The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek by Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal
“
Stranger Things meets the South. Chilling, hilarious, and suspenseful—I loved it!”—Felicia Day
Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby
"Like
Ocean’s Eleven meets
Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime."
This book was also Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner, New York Times Notable Book, NPR’s Best Books of the Year, BookPage’s #1 Mystery and Suspense of the Year, Sun Sentinel’s #1 Best Mystery of the Year
So you might miss some great stuff because of stupid comparisons.