Comments on: Reading books in December

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 22:19:35 +0000

You made my day! (Probably again,because your comments often do) I laughed so much. You are right, I would hate it. Although, I know one little fella, he’s about 3-4 years old I think. He’s very chatty and likes talking to people. When he wants to address someone he first asks their names, and then goes like “Alex, I’m going for a walk right now”. So, that doesn’t bother me at all 🙂
Also, I’m horrified to learn about your name aversion. I used to love calling you CJ and calling all other bloggers by the names they provided. Do you think they might have the name aversion too? Because it does sound salesperson-y …

By: wellreadtart

wellreadtart — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 17:26:26 +0000

Update: I am reading a new book now, and while I am loving it, the characters are CONSTANTLY using each other’s names when they talk to each other…and are alone in the room together, so it’s not like they have to clearly identify who they are talking to, lol. It’s reminding me SO much of the “somehows” you pointed out in Daughers of the Lake. 😀 I keep thinking, “Man, this book is going to drive Alexandra nuts,” hahaha. The name aversion is a personal preference for me, though. I don’t like when people use my name too much (it feels salesperson-y), so the characters constantly using their names is driving me a bit batty. 😀

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:29:50 +0000

In reply to Taiwo. That's good that you know what books are not your type. Patrick Melrose is full of triggers. I'm on the second book now and it's even worse in this matter. I love du Maurier. Her works are like a treat for me whenever I need something definitely good.

By: Taiwo

Taiwo — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:23:23 +0000

It seems I'm going to be adding another du Maurier book to my TBR. No Motive sounds amazing! The Patrick Melrose book isn't my kind of book though. I'll avoid that one

By: sjhigbee

sjhigbee — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 00:18:05 +0000

In reply to readerwitch.

Yes… unfortunately I’ve noticed that even traditionally published books are a lot rougher around the edges than they used to be.

And when done well, that chatty, easy flowing style works really well – particularly in a thriller where things start going badly wrong. But it needs to be well written…

By: theorangutanlibrarian

theorangutanlibrarian — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 23:25:30 +0000

In reply to readerwitch. Awesome! Lots to look forward to then! Hope you like them!

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:03:22 +0000

In reply to The Life of Jea. Well, I haven't looked into it, there probably should be a major research before me stating something like this, but I have a feeling that there are always some literary events going on in the English speaking world. They always have some Awards, they still publish short stories in magazines and pay for them. It feels like literature is a constantly developing sphere there, unlike in many other countries that I know. This could explain why it's easier to find good books written in English.

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 14:54:29 +0000

In reply to sjhigbee. A curious thing is, her book is not the only one! That's why I have a special term for it already, the infestation (I loved your variant with "a major outbreak" :)) ) I've seen it several times in several thrillers before, all of them have this special style of writing. I'm still looking for the right word to describe the writing in all such books, chatty, flirty, pretentious while trying to sound everyday-ish (that made me cringe too). One common thing about all of them is the "somehow" infestation. I totally agree about the editor, I was also curious if there was one and what actually did he/she do.

By: The Life of Jea

The Life of Jea — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 14:48:35 +0000

In reply to readerwitch. I feel the same, and usually, they're better written. Or maybe that's because there are so many that it just feels like they are...

By: readerwitch

readerwitch — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 14:36:07 +0000

In reply to The Life of Jea. I also read mainly in English, although it's not my initial language (I think I just created a new term :)) ) I feel like there are more books in English than in any other languages, but that might be an illusion. :)