tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post7332799161859173953..comments2023-03-29T10:25:18.702-04:00Comments on Read Me Deadly: Not New and ImprovedSister Mary Murderoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721665989818474295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-17541568577832500122014-02-28T16:24:12.177-05:002014-02-28T16:24:12.177-05:00I'm all for your proposed useful comparisons, ...I'm all for your proposed useful comparisons, Sister M. So for example the husband in A.S.A. Harrison's THE SILENT WIFE needs a kicking more than the husband in GONE GIRL, and TSW is less slick tricks but more thought-provoking and complex than GG.Della Streetwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438127536935500336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-70976470893676439332014-02-28T11:59:09.623-05:002014-02-28T11:59:09.623-05:00Becky and Georgette, my objections to these compar...Becky and Georgette, my objections to these comparisons are definitely selective. But they never come up with comparisons that would be really useful to me, like "less gruesome than Jo Nesbø's The Leopard" or "nicer protagonists than Gone Girl" or "much better writing than Stieg Larsson."Sister Mary Murderoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721665989818474295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-16638948268113315532014-02-28T11:38:15.249-05:002014-02-28T11:38:15.249-05:00I know these comparisons aren't to be trusted ...I know these comparisons aren't to be trusted (I'm still scratching my head over the comparison of Koch's THE DINNER to GONE GIRL), but publicists—and reviewers—can still hook me by evoking books and writers I love. I must read Irish writer Donal Ryan's THE SPINNING HEART (available in the USA 3/4/14), because both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews say it's reminiscent of Faulkner's AS I LAY DYING; however, in this case, the comparison just might be valid.Georgette Spelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853710671433406351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-35754229922601067702014-02-28T10:09:10.880-05:002014-02-28T10:09:10.880-05:00These sorts of comparisons annoy me when I feel th...These sorts of comparisons annoy me when I feel they're a reach. I do have to admit, however, to being the exact kind of person they're looking to appeal to when they do this! I can't help it. I want to read ALL the books! And when they're appropriate I don't mind. But yes, they get completely out of control. <br /><br />The two that are really aggravating right now are the Hunger Games and Game of Thrones comparisons. I've found pretty much none of them are in any way true comparisons. Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.com