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Enchanting: there's a dog in it.
Heart-warming: a dog and a child.
Moving: the child dies.
Heart-rending: the dog dies.
Thoughtful: mind-numbingly tedious.
Haunting: set in the past.
Exotic: set abroad.
Audacious: set in the future.
Award-winning: set in India.
Perceptive: set in north London.
Provocative: infuriating.
Epic: editor cowed by author's reputation.
From the pen of a master: same old same old.
In the tradition of: shamelessly derivative.
Spare and taut: under researched.
Richly detailed: over researched.
Disturbing: author bonkers.
Stellar: author young and photogenic.
Classic: author hanging in there.
Vintage: author past it.


I cannot remember where or when I found this, but I came across it again when deleting bits and pieces of rubbish from my PC and thought it was amusing. Any more suggestions?