What the back of the book really means...
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:29 am
I got these from a friend:
Enchanting: - There’s a dog in it.
Heart-warming: - A dog and a child.
Heart-rending: - They die.
Thoughtful: - Tedious.
Thought provoking: - Tedious and hectoring.
Haunting: - Set in the past.
Exotic: - Set abroad.
Prize-winning: - Set in India.
Perceptive: - Set in NW3.
Epic: - Editor cowed by author’s reputation.
From the pen of a master: - Same old same old.
In the tradition of: - Shamelessly derivative.
Provocative: - Irritating.
Spare and taut: - Under-researched.
Richly detailed: - Over-researched.
Enchanting: - There’s a dog in it.
Heart-warming: - A dog and a child.
Heart-rending: - They die.
Thoughtful: - Tedious.
Thought provoking: - Tedious and hectoring.
Haunting: - Set in the past.
Exotic: - Set abroad.
Prize-winning: - Set in India.
Perceptive: - Set in NW3.
Epic: - Editor cowed by author’s reputation.
From the pen of a master: - Same old same old.
In the tradition of: - Shamelessly derivative.
Provocative: - Irritating.
Spare and taut: - Under-researched.
Richly detailed: - Over-researched.
