[bookshare-discuss] Re: In your opinion, what makes a book bad.

  • From: "A. J. Nolte" <a.j.nolte@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:03:21 -0400

The only two series I've even dabbled with that come close are the Ghost series 
by John Ringo and the Kushiel series by Jaqueline Kerry. Both of them had other 
plot points (intense counter-terrorism for the first and a complex and 
moderately intriguing medieval set-up for the second) which made them readible. 
Don't think I could read books where sex was the entire point of the plot. 

Incidentally, Ringo is usually pretty good for military science fiction, but 
the Ghost series is a bit disturbing. 

A. J. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Tweedy 
  To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:14 PM
  Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: In your opinion, what makes a book bad.


  I don't mind reading erotica books but most of them don't really have a plot 
but will do them for bookshare and my personal taste are as follows, there has 
to be a lot of action in the plot. If the characters just sit around and talk 
forget it. The sex can go too far, don't like that on every page I don't care 
for that that much. 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: rita weyler 
    To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:42 PM
    Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: In your opinion, what makes a book bad.


    I don't like books with lots of bad language.  A book has to grab my 
attention right away and be pretty fast paced.The book has  to have a plot.
    If the book is nonfiction, it can't be dry and accademic.
    Rita
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Bob 
      To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:19 PM
      Subject: [bookshare-discuss] In your opinion, what makes a book bad.


      We often discuss books we've read and enjoyed: and that's how it should 
be.

      However, I'm just curious about what makes a book not click for you.

      I think for me, part of the thing that makes a book not work is it's 
unbelievability factor. If the author gives his/her protagonist ancient powers 
that materialize right at the point where they are needed to enhance the plot's 
development. Kind of like the shoes that Dorthy uses to get out of Oz. That's 
usually where I throw the book down in disgust and go watch fox tv, or 
something.

      What's your "watch fox tv" breaking point?

      Bob
      "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
      committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is
      the only thing that ever has."--Margaret Mead 



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