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Old 03-15-2024, 01:02 PM   #2461
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On a similar vein, reading a book and then deciding to go for another and not getting back to the first book because you want to finish the second book.
Yeah. Happens all the time to me.
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Old 03-15-2024, 05:54 PM   #2462
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On a similar vein, reading a book and then deciding to go for another and not getting back to the first book because you want to finish the second book.
I've had that happen. If I end up reading through multiple books without wanting to get back to the first one, I take that as a sign to seriously consider DNFing it.
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Old 03-19-2024, 12:31 AM   #2463
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Those book descriptions that go "perfect for fans of SomeAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, AnotherAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, and SomeAuthorWhoSoundsVaguelyFamiliar."
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Old 03-19-2024, 02:42 AM   #2464
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Those book descriptions that go "perfect for fans of SomeAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, AnotherAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, and SomeAuthorWhoSoundsVaguelyFamiliar."
You forgot "SomeAuthorYouReadOnceAndNeverAgain" and "SomeAuthorYouUtterlyDespiseAndWon'tTouchWithABarg ePole".
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Old 03-19-2024, 05:02 AM   #2465
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You forgot "SomeAuthorYouReadOnceAndNeverAgain" and "SomeAuthorYouUtterlyDespiseAndWon'tTouchWithABarg ePole".
Well, that's useful information then. Probably reason to to stay away from this author as well
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Old 03-19-2024, 07:34 AM   #2466
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Those book descriptions that go "perfect for fans of SomeAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, AnotherAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, and SomeAuthorWhoSoundsVaguelyFamiliar."
To me, I've usually heard of the authors. But if I wanted to read those authors, I'd be reading their books.
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Old 03-19-2024, 07:41 AM   #2467
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Those book descriptions that go "perfect for fans of SomeAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, AnotherAuthorYou'veNeverHeardOf, and SomeAuthorWhoSoundsVaguelyFamiliar."
You also left out “For fans of ThreeAuthorsWhoHaveAbsolutelyNothingInCommon.”
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Old 03-19-2024, 10:59 AM   #2468
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the best: for fans of an absolutely different genre
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Old 03-19-2024, 12:45 PM   #2469
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As a fan of horror, do you know how many times I have read the phrase "Reminiscent of early Stephen King..."?
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Old 03-19-2024, 01:47 PM   #2470
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Old 03-19-2024, 02:56 PM   #2471
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As a fan of horror, do you know how many times I have read the phrase "Reminiscent of early Stephen King..."?
I suppose more often than H. P. Lovecraft, Angela Carter*, or Dennis Wheatley. Though the last two are not really Horror.

They seem to slap on the name of any currently selling well or extremely famous author and you get the impression the copywriter in the Crayon Dept hasn't read either the current book or works by the referenced author.

Very annoying to see "Bridgerton" referenced in blurb of not just any historical romance, but every book by some authors (including non-romance titles) dead before Julia Quinn (who wrote them) was born, or probably before Julia was out of junior school.

Anyone I know that likes Historical Romances, written in the 20th C. or earlier, could not be paid to watch the Netflix drama series.

Advertising wonks are a menace!


[* I've never read Angela Carter, and ditched Wheatley 50+ years ago. Read some Lovecraft over the last few years out of curiosity]
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Old 03-19-2024, 04:50 PM   #2472
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[* I've never read Angela Carter, and ditched Wheatley 50+ years ago. Read some Lovecraft over the last few years out of curiosity]
Angela Carter was pretty good - some of her fairy tale retellings are brilliant. She wrote as a feminist, so there are some polemics in there...

Wheatley I remember reading from the library as a teenager. I don't think I ever owned any.
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Assuming it’s accurate, isn’t that good intel?
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Even better is when you do recognize the author and there actually isn't any similarity at all.
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