Dear Author (Oh, and SJARL marker)
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neadodsDear Author,
I try not to judge books by their covers, but I'm damn well going to judge a title like The Merry Misogynist. Really? REALLY?? The overwhelming number of cozy readers are women and you're seriously trying to entice them with THAT title? I don't give a shit what it's about; I wouldn't be caught dead with that title in my possession, nor could I seriously recommend it to anyone else no matter how well it's written... which frankly, I doubt it could be, because any halfway competent author or publishing house should have sent up a forest of red flags on that one.
Signed,
People like you are why I left the mystery reviewing biz
I try not to judge books by their covers, but I'm damn well going to judge a title like The Merry Misogynist. Really? REALLY?? The overwhelming number of cozy readers are women and you're seriously trying to entice them with THAT title? I don't give a shit what it's about; I wouldn't be caught dead with that title in my possession, nor could I seriously recommend it to anyone else no matter how well it's written... which frankly, I doubt it could be, because any halfway competent author or publishing house should have sent up a forest of red flags on that one.
Signed,
People like you are why I left the mystery reviewing biz
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Date: 2010-07-05 09:57 pm (UTC)As for Cotterill again, his series interests me because I like to learn about other cultures, but I do take issue with the fact that he gives Laotians far too British a sense of humor, being British himself. ...oy...
He has lived in Laos and the Far East for a long time, so I cut him slack on that (and probably wouldn't notice anyway, as I'm British!)