Who is an author everybody seems to love and you can't stand
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Re: Who is an author everybody seems to love and you can't stand
Stephanie Meyer is also one I don't understand. She writes poorly, but people rave over it.
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Same. I grieve when someone says they love fifty shades of grey and twilight. i think they're the only cases where i would ahve to say that both movie AND book are bad.PlanetHauth wrote: ↑11 May 2018, 00:06 E. L. James I read the Fifty Shades trilogy and can't understand why people like it. It's not written well, the relationship is not romantic or healthy (real BDSM is, though), and Anastasia and Christian aren't interesting characters.
Stephanie Meyer is also one I don't understand. She writes poorly, but people rave over it.
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I agree. The movies are terrible. A friend and I have watched them purely for laughs. I'm glad people have found something they enjoy, but I can't agree with them.briellejee wrote: ↑11 May 2018, 01:55Same. I grieve when someone says they love fifty shades of grey and twilight. i think they're the only cases where i would ahve to say that both movie AND book are bad.PlanetHauth wrote: ↑11 May 2018, 00:06 E. L. James I read the Fifty Shades trilogy and can't understand why people like it. It's not written well, the relationship is not romantic or healthy (real BDSM is, though), and Anastasia and Christian aren't interesting characters.
Stephanie Meyer is also one I don't understand. She writes poorly, but people rave over it.
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Ugh. Her writing makes me cringe in horror and my eyes bleed.PlanetHauth wrote: ↑11 May 2018, 00:06 E. L. James I read the Fifty Shades trilogy and can't understand why people like it. It's not written well, the relationship is not romantic or healthy (real BDSM is, though), and Anastasia and Christian aren't interesting characters.
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I agree. To me, it's extremely clear Fifty Shades is a Twilight fanfiction. With terrible characters as your inspiration, you're going to end up with equally terrible characters.strawberrysab wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 16:37Ugh. Her writing makes me cringe in horror and my eyes bleed.PlanetHauth wrote: ↑11 May 2018, 00:06 E. L. James I read the Fifty Shades trilogy and can't understand why people like it. It's not written well, the relationship is not romantic or healthy (real BDSM is, though), and Anastasia and Christian aren't interesting characters.
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I hiked the Appalachian Trail and the way he talks about hikers is just insulting at times. I am not a fan, but so many people love him, his work and it's been made into a movie of course.
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I was just gifted a couple of books by Bill Bryson (including A Walk in the Woods) but have yet to read them. I've heard the same conflicting opinions of him, there are some that love his work while others find him insulting. Did you find anything enjoyable in his writing or were you too turned off by his attitude?
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Also E.L. James. I just don't see what the big deal is other than "sex sells".
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I agree! I read the first two books in her Mortal Instruments series and found it to be extremely immature and reliant on countless tropes.Bandersnatch wrote: ↑05 Jan 2017, 10:07 Cassandra Clare. I simply don't like her writing, but then there was also all the drama about possible plagiarism and stuff and yeah, not a big fan of hers.