tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post8538202195361065150..comments2024-02-26T08:30:10.766+00:00Comments on 2606 Books and counting..........: Top Ten Tuesday: Mr Angry speaksFalaisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-64269626090379765712011-03-24T02:24:47.968+00:002011-03-24T02:24:47.968+00:00Literary snobbery made my list too. I hadn't ...Literary snobbery made my list too. I hadn't thought about badly written sex scenes before, but you're right-if it reminds me of a porn script (not that I'm out there analyzing porn scripts, mind you), then I'm not interested.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606360048165203407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-54032027732172976602011-03-23T01:33:02.313+00:002011-03-23T01:33:02.313+00:00High Five if you're sick of those dang vampire...High Five if you're sick of those dang vampires. Me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-68982573294306925002011-03-23T01:32:08.671+00:002011-03-23T01:32:08.671+00:00What makes celebrity autobiographies even more ang...What makes celebrity autobiographies even more anger-producing is the kind of publishing deals they are getting. Why can Snookie or Sarah Palin get a million dollars for not writing a book, but real, hardworking and talented writers can't get paid.<br /><br /><br />Here is my list: http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/03/top-ten-tuesday-i-hate-that.htmlLBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-42240226726274551822011-03-23T01:26:41.952+00:002011-03-23T01:26:41.952+00:00Loved your list, you made me simle! I'm right ...Loved your list, you made me simle! I'm right ther with you on 7, 8, and 9! Wish I'd thought of them!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947271410329103836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-36217606713636686482011-03-23T01:20:14.273+00:002011-03-23T01:20:14.273+00:00Haha. Great list! Number 10 is so true--if a book ...Haha. Great list! Number 10 is so true--if a book has too much detail, I tend to skim and miss major plot points and have to reread. Ugh.jaymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347097642286746941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-51922034606382374372011-03-23T00:36:32.934+00:002011-03-23T00:36:32.934+00:00Love your list! I have a thing about other people...Love your list! I have a thing about other people and library books too. Mine came out in dog-earing and highlighting--why the heck would you highlight or make notes in a book that wasn't yours and you wouldn't be able to refer to later? I'm pretty anti-vampires too. Especially the ones that sparkle.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-47935913606582986372011-03-22T18:44:41.546+00:002011-03-22T18:44:41.546+00:00I'm with you on Vampires, except the original ...I'm with you on Vampires, except the original Bram Stocker version. I'm with Alexandra on bad metaphors--sometimes things are just like themselves and don't need to be compared to something else. <br /><br />BTW, most of the corrections I've seen that others have "helpfully" made are actually incorrect!<br /><br />I tend to really dislike footnotes to stuff I already know. Footnotes are tricky--how much should an author/editor assume the reader doesn't know? But I would rather Google something I don't know, then refer to the back of the book and find a reference to something that I already know.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-9943745574842882652011-03-22T17:06:28.666+00:002011-03-22T17:06:28.666+00:00Very good list. I agree with everything.
# 1: Ho...Very good list. I agree with everything. <br /><br /># 1: However much they make me want to scream, I resist the temptation to correct typos in books, for much the same reasons you describe. <br /><br /># 8: If an author is going to include bad sex in a book, it had better be funny bad sex and not disgusting bad sex.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-66165304357553192802011-03-22T16:50:49.481+00:002011-03-22T16:50:49.481+00:008. The horrible metaphors are the worst. Here'...8. The horrible metaphors are the worst. Here's a real-life winner: "I came suddenly, a jolt that emptied my head like a spoon scraping the inside of a soft-boiled egg" <br /><br />9. I'm with you! I hope the whole thing will go away soon. I'm sure there must already be underground movements we can join.Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-18972722708765857072011-03-22T16:03:48.391+00:002011-03-22T16:03:48.391+00:00Hilarious! I like #3 a lot. So true. And dare I ...Hilarious! I like #3 a lot. So true. And dare I say your #6 is one of the "most unique" ones I've seen thus far. hahahaha... (sorry)<br /><br />1 & 2 are ones I wish I'd thought to include...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com