03-02-2022, 01:01 AM | #1 |
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A Book Blurb dictionary
Enchanting: there's a dog in it.
Heart-warming: a dog and a child. Moving: the child dies. Heart-rending: the dog dies. Thoughtful: mind-numbingly tedious. Haunting: set in the past. Exotic: set abroad. Audacious: set in the future. Award-winning: set in India. Perceptive: set in north London. Provocative: infuriating. Epic: editor cowed by author's reputation. From the pen of a master: same old same old. In the tradition of: shamelessly derivative. Spare and taut: under researched. Richly detailed: over researched. Disturbing: author bonkers. Stellar: author young and photogenic. Classic: author hanging in there. Vintage: author past it. I cannot remember where or when I found this, but I came across it again when deleting bits and pieces of rubbish from my PC and thought it was amusing. Any more suggestions? |
03-02-2022, 01:14 AM | #2 |
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That's looks like one I once ran across from Sarah Harrison (???). She also did a addon version.
Book-Blurb Glossary 2 Steamy: remove from Zoom bookcase Ground-breaking; straight to Zoom bookcase Undiscovered gem: author deceased Rediscovered gem: out of copyright Hilarious: effortful attempt Lyrical: devoid of plot Page-turning: devoid of character Gritty: high f-word content Fresh voice: editors are getting younger Takes the lid off: author lost day-job edit: Thanks for making me remember this bit of humour. |
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03-02-2022, 09:14 AM | #3 |
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Compelling: without evidence
Explosive: somebody famous accused of something heinous |
03-02-2022, 09:30 AM | #4 |
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beautifully written: too many adjectives and adverbs
deeply felt: needs an editor sweeping: trite saga: protracted and predictable |
03-03-2022, 05:41 AM | #5 |
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All wonderful
Also there is the blurb that references something best-selling or classic-famous by someone else and in reality it's nothing like it. Harry Potter seems to have replaced LOTR on that? |
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03-05-2022, 01:56 PM | #7 |
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