a different sort of book review
Feb. 22nd, 2008 04:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bookaddict43Click on the link to read a librarian's sarcastic take on the 'new blockbuster' from James Patterson. I love the humour!
I hate the new blockbuster term btw. It's guarenteed to turn me off either purchasing or reading most books that are launched that way. I also roll my eyes at books that are reviewed on every breakfast show on the television, even though all and sundry come straight in and request them.
Being reviewed on these shows is a testament to the authors/publishers ability to market the merchandise, not necessarily to provide well writen prose of any description.
/end rant...
I hate the new blockbuster term btw. It's guarenteed to turn me off either purchasing or reading most books that are launched that way. I also roll my eyes at books that are reviewed on every breakfast show on the television, even though all and sundry come straight in and request them.
Being reviewed on these shows is a testament to the authors/publishers ability to market the merchandise, not necessarily to provide well writen prose of any description.
/end rant...
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Date: 2008-02-22 11:13 pm (UTC)Is it just me or did those endlines start forming a coherent story after a short while. Maybe it was just my perverted mind fillin' in the blanks. ;-)
Speaking of which. How long was this book anyway?!? According to Amazon it's only like 380 pages but I counted 113 last lines in the review. Does this book really have 100+ chapters!?! That's just lame.
And trust me, I know lame ;-)
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Date: 2008-02-23 11:47 am (UTC)