Comments on: On Book Burning

By: JenB

JenB — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:54:04 +0000

I’ve never sent hate mail and I’ve never burned a book, but I did rip one in half once. Straight down the spine. It felt soooooo good. I don’t think I’ve ever been so furious after reading a book. I was tempted to write a scathing review, but I didn’t. I told a few friends, but I never told the author. I figured the author’s sales and reviews probably spoke louder than my snotty comments every could.

By: Sela Carsen

Sela Carsen — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:14:19 +0000

I confess. I threw a book away once. I didn’t even recycle it. I chucked it. Then poured coffee grounds over it. It was so bad that I wouldn’t have dared give it to any of my friends. I didn’t even want it back in circulation anywhere, so I couldn’t, in good conscience, return it to the UBS, put it in a garage sale, or donate it anywhere. It was that awful.

But I didn’t write to her, either.

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Naughty and Spice Blog » Blog Archive » I Just Can't Be Arsed — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:03:37 +0000

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By: Ames

Ames — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:51:40 +0000

>>Several I question the sanity of publishers for putting out there because they were utter crap.

LMFAO HERE HERE! Mostly I find books i”m just Meh about (which IMO is the kiss of death). But once in a while I DO find a book that makes me go, “Some MOFO was smoking CRACK when they bought this POS.” WTF…just WTF. That said, I’d NEVER write an author and tell them their book blew chunks. I’ll confess, I actually sent one back to amazon.com bec it was so bad. The other one I think I gave away. I feel bad for inflicting the book on others, but trashing a book is against my nature, no matter how bad it is.

By: Kerry Allen

Kerry Allen — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:26:30 +0000

And although I seem to remember ripping a book into itty bitty pieces years ago because it profoundly offended me on many levels, I honestly can’t remember what it was.

I didn’t waste my time venting my outrage to the author, though. I’ll never understand what people hope to accomplish with that. The book that displeased them is a done deal, and it’s unlikely the writer is going to adjust the current WIP to accommodate an abusive emailer.

By: Kerry Allen

Kerry Allen — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:21:02 +0000

Love the Darkyn books. The prevailing storyline that runs through the series is pretty predominant (and intriguing…), so I’d also recommend starting with #1.

Lucan (hero of, I believe, #3) is a bad, bad boy and therefore obviously my favorite of the bunch. I haven’t read Rob (of hideous pink cover fame) yet, though. STN is at the top of my stck.