Comments on: Thursday Throwdown: Are Most Bestsellers Good or Garbage? http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2009/09/17/thursday-throwdown-are-most-bestsellers-good-or-garbage/ History Made Hot Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ericka Scott http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2009/09/17/thursday-throwdown-are-most-bestsellers-good-or-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Ericka Scott Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:55:21 +0000 http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/?p=794#comment-742 I just finished The Lost Symbol. I enjoyed it...and yes...I bought it in hardback, which I seldom do I just finished The Lost Symbol. I enjoyed it…and yes…I bought it in hardback, which I seldom do

]]> By: Laura Grayson http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2009/09/17/thursday-throwdown-are-most-bestsellers-good-or-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Laura Grayson Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:54:23 +0000 http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/?p=794#comment-724 I usually don't care about best sellers and think I am above them. But if I give one a try, I can see what the big deal is. They may not be great literature, but there is usually a good reason for a book to be that popular. I usually don’t care about best sellers and think I am above them. But if I give one a try, I can see what the big deal is. They may not be great literature, but there is usually a good reason for a book to be that popular.

]]> By: Bev http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/2009/09/17/thursday-throwdown-are-most-bestsellers-good-or-garbage/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Bev Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:48:56 +0000 http://www.jackiebarbosa.com/?p=794#comment-723 My choice is Other--when it appears. I don't necessarily think it might be good/worthy or bad/mediocre or both. What I believe is sometimes the stars all align just so. The publisher is giving it a huge push (or Oprah). The mood of the country is that this book is what's popular, needed, hits all the right chords. I might not have a taste for it but not dislike it, I just think the stars have aligned (or have been aligned) to make it a commercial success. Bev My choice is Other–when it appears. I don’t necessarily think it might be good/worthy or bad/mediocre or both. What I believe is sometimes the stars all align just so. The publisher is giving it a huge push (or Oprah). The mood of the country is that this book is what’s popular, needed, hits all the right chords. I might not have a taste for it but not dislike it, I just think the stars have aligned (or have been aligned) to make it a commercial success.

Bev

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