tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post8005054978179087414..comments2024-01-12T00:00:04.996-05:00Comments on The Paper Wait: Cotton Candy ReadsEileen Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-87842402602503392702011-05-26T16:44:34.457-04:002011-05-26T16:44:34.457-04:00I've read books others considered pure trash a...I've read books others considered pure trash and enjoyed them very much. Even trashy books can be tough to write -- and get published. <br /><br />Once I had a boss who was really smart and sophisticated and a great reader of all sorts of good books. She quite happily read bodice rippers on the train and wasn't a bit embarrassed if you caught her out. I admired her so much for that.<br /><br />But I'm not going to read Snookie's.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-52453826846178066202011-05-24T11:41:06.407-04:002011-05-24T11:41:06.407-04:00Hey - we're all still here, right?
JL - I'...Hey - we're all still here, right?<br /><br />JL - I'm the same with gossip mags and reality TV. (hmm, maybe too much cotton candy in my diet!) <br /><br />Whenever I go on vacation I NEED to get US, People, and if I'm really letting go...OK! lol. Love it.Robin Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702857007702547325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-57139283151179723932011-05-21T09:02:33.611-04:002011-05-21T09:02:33.611-04:00Wow, Valerie Frank ghosted Snookie's book? I k...Wow, Valerie Frank ghosted Snookie's book? I know her by-line well from the magazine biz, and she's a great writer. No wonder you were hooked, Robin. <br /><br />As for own my cotton candy addiction--true confession time--I feed it with my favorite gossip mag and reality TV show, not books. With books, I tend to stick to my "must read" list, which is so long I don't feel like I have the luxury to sneak in anything Snookie-like. <br /><br />I should probably give it a whirl, though, especially since today (5/21/11) could be my last day to read anyway, so what the heck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-75114554518027089632011-05-21T07:55:22.354-04:002011-05-21T07:55:22.354-04:00Kathryn - I'm the same way at movies too!! I g...Kathryn - I'm the same way at movies too!! I guess it's a job hazard.<br /><br />I've yet to read The Hunger Games -yep I'm THAT one person. Have it in hardcover - this summer definitely!<br /><br />Judy - You know THAT was the biggest question that popped up for me - did Snooki even write it -thanks for clearing that up. Obviously didn't think too hard about it or I may have googled that instead of juice head!Robin Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702857007702547325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-6564677697311535682011-05-20T18:02:06.774-04:002011-05-20T18:02:06.774-04:00Robin:
No need to feel guilty. Snookie's book...Robin:<br /><br />No need to feel guilty. Snookie's book was ghosted by Valerie Frankel who has authored about two dozen novels and a gazillion magazine articles.<br /><br />http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor/snooki-drinks-our-sins-interview-her-shore-thing-collaborator<br /><br />As for cotton candy reads, I just ordered up a glut of cheesy mysteries and will stuff them in my beach bag. I love to read up to the last twenty pages, close the book, figure out the ending, and then read to see how close I've come.<br /><br />And if it ever stops raining, i just might get to one of those books.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-20115939161810357232011-05-20T15:10:04.619-04:002011-05-20T15:10:04.619-04:00I have to say my Cotton Candy read would be My Fai...I have to say my Cotton Candy read would be My Fair Godmother. It was completely fun all the way through. <br /><br />Like you, I tend to dissect every novel I read and it can be distracting to the point that I don't get 'into' the books I read as much as when I was a teen or child. Now it's all about learning. Which is great, but I even do this to movies. Which drives my husband up the wall, I think. Because I can usually predict what is going to happen next just because of the tell-tale arc and certain rules any good writer must follow. <br /><br />So, it is entirely refreshing when book comes along that blows me away so thoroughly that I don't think about plot structure once (well maybe once, but that's usually it!) during the entire read. I love finding those gems. One would be The Hunger Games for me. I couldn't think about structure until after the fact.Kathryn Packer Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506942804607936833noreply@blogger.com