tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post6418449941172617466..comments2024-01-21T18:00:59.407-05:00Comments on The Magic Violinist: Book PeevesBoquinhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-34845042340493682222013-07-31T14:39:21.058-04:002013-07-31T14:39:21.058-04:00Haha love your list!! I have to agree with literal...Haha love your list!! I have to agree with literally everything you've said. Books with no summary on the back drive me insane. Wow, that's fantastic it's received great reviews from famous authors or has great sales. Cool. WHAT THE HECK IS IT ABOUT?! Love triangles, cringe. I would not complain if I never read a love triangle book again. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693881573322261240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-52593074690289530142013-07-31T13:02:29.019-04:002013-07-31T13:02:29.019-04:00"*A list of "other books by this author&..."*A list of "other books by this author" in the front, BUT THEY ARE OUT OF CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. Really? The publisher couldn't take the time to look up publication dates and arrange them in order. REALLY?"<br /><br />Agreed!Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-20741136035519926792013-07-30T06:20:46.971-04:002013-07-30T06:20:46.971-04:00Agree with all of these. Also:
*Books with no cha...Agree with all of these. Also:<br /><br />*Books with no chapters. One of my favs, Terry Pratchett, has an entire series with no chapters, just breaks. Drives me nuts. A chapter is like a scene and I guess I'm OCD and want a clean open and close.<br /><br />*4 pages of accolades from people I've never heard of in the front of the book. I've already bought the book. You don't have to keep selling me on it.<br /><br />*A list of "other books by this author" in the front, BUT THEY ARE OUT OF CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. Really? The publisher couldn't take the time to look up publication dates and arrange them in order. REALLY?<br /><br />*Buying a book through Amazon or BWB and it arriving sans dust jacket. The jacket is the essence of the book (as the cushions are the essence of the chair...)<br /><br />*When publishers change the binding design halfway through a series. Do they not know I am collecting these things and the same arrangement and font look really cool on the shelf all lined up? <br /><br />*When a book I *kind of* want to read comes out in hardback at $30 and the paperback takes 8 months to be released. I will wait. You will not break me, George R.R. Martin.<br /><br />Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164450794686655709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-24897842189838827062013-07-27T19:23:05.408-04:002013-07-27T19:23:05.408-04:00Those are all SOOO true! ALthough I have a couple ...Those are all SOOO true! ALthough I have a couple things to add. <br /><br />1. Boring beginnings, but those are understandable. Beginnings are hard to write.<br /><br />2. For Me #3 is a different story. I say "I have already seen the movie, so it kinda ruins the book for me." <br /><br />But I totally agree with all of them. :)Didihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391213298131266857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-53640600477587835362013-07-27T19:10:20.499-04:002013-07-27T19:10:20.499-04:00Martin is also guilty of #4. Book 1 of The Song of...Martin is also guilty of #4. Book 1 of <i>The Song of Fire and Ice</i>? Written in 1996. Book 6? Tentatively scheduled for 2014, but he had this to say: "Three years from now [2011] when I'm sitting on 1,800 pages of manuscript with no end in sight, who the hell knows." Lovely.<br /><br />#12, totally agree.<br /><br />How about books with covers designed to look like other successful book series? How about you be original and see if that works? I'm not much for knock-offs.<br /><br />Great list!Dr. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183182119832345967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-91206783950857440292013-07-27T11:31:38.747-04:002013-07-27T11:31:38.747-04:00@musingsfromnevillesnavel I know! Same thing with ...@musingsfromnevillesnavel I know! Same thing with James Patterson. ;P<br /><br />@Cassie Thank you! :D I just commented on your blog. ;)The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-14995353224288019302013-07-26T23:42:56.707-04:002013-07-26T23:42:56.707-04:00All of the above! I've nominated you for the L...All of the above! I've nominated you for the Liebser award, by the way... Check out my blog for details :)Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214699115870650863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-66854778627068408002013-07-26T14:02:39.777-04:002013-07-26T14:02:39.777-04:00Ooh, definitely agree with #1!
George R.R. Martin...Ooh, definitely agree with #1!<br /><br />George R.R. Martin is guilty of #3. It's really rather distracting, because I always think the book is titled "GEORGE R.R. MARTIN" at first!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-70702070457787919802013-07-26T11:37:10.547-04:002013-07-26T11:37:10.547-04:00Sounds like we all have issues with classics and t...Sounds like we all have issues with classics and their descriptions. We should definitely do something about this. ;)The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-36920443535707597602013-07-26T06:34:28.616-04:002013-07-26T06:34:28.616-04:00Definitely #1!Definitely #1!Shelumielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567303635603362956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-78994615871092267642013-07-25T21:47:47.307-04:002013-07-25T21:47:47.307-04:00Totally with you on #1Totally with you on #1Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510032260159107896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-60401580576065039122013-07-25T19:13:43.408-04:002013-07-25T19:13:43.408-04:00Oooooh, these are good! I agree with all of them. ...Oooooh, these are good! I agree with all of them. I especially like 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12! Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.com