Belle Burden’s “Strangers”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I have to chime in here though I’m probably too late for anyone to read this.

I just read Strangers and I thought it was the biggest waste of paper I've ever read. I read it on the heels of “You could make this place beautiful” by Maggie Smith. Smith’s work was overly poetic, with drama and insufferable melodramatic language and repetition where none was called for. I thought maybe it was like a 6/10.

Then I read Strangers. I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this. She’s had more depth and introspection than this writer since kindergarten. Good god, the writing was awful. I liked that it was straightforward but it gave zero insight into what was going on in any human’s brain or life. Like, these are not fictional characters and yet you and your ex husband are STILL this one dimensional? Completely insufferable. Are all wealthy people like this? It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write.

I fully understand her ex is a narcissist, but that’s because I’m smart… not because she was able to come to that conclusion herself. She’s too busy being stupid and confused.

Am I going crazy here?! It was awful!

I read Maggie Smith’s book and loved it! She’s a poet and her cento poem was genius.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I have to chime in here though I’m probably too late for anyone to read this.

I just read Strangers and I thought it was the biggest waste of paper I've ever read. I read it on the heels of “You could make this place beautiful” by Maggie Smith. Smith’s work was overly poetic, with drama and insufferable melodramatic language and repetition where none was called for. I thought maybe it was like a 6/10.

Then I read Strangers. I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this. She’s had more depth and introspection than this writer since kindergarten. Good god, the writing was awful. I liked that it was straightforward but it gave zero insight into what was going on in any human’s brain or life. Like, these are not fictional characters and yet you and your ex husband are STILL this one dimensional? Completely insufferable. Are all wealthy people like this? It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write.

I fully understand her ex is a narcissist, but that’s because I’m smart… not because she was able to come to that conclusion herself. She’s too busy being stupid and confused.

Am I going crazy here?! It was awful!

I read Maggie Smith’s book and loved it! She’s a poet and her cento poem was genius.

Yeah, but by like the 100th time she said “a friend says every book begins with an unanswerable question” I started rolling my eyes. She thinks her thoughts are deeper than they are. She’s obviously more talented than Taylor Swift, but the book was giving those vibes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I have to chime in here though I’m probably too late for anyone to read this.

I just read Strangers and I thought it was the biggest waste of paper I've ever read. I read it on the heels of “You could make this place beautiful” by Maggie Smith. Smith’s work was overly poetic, with drama and insufferable melodramatic language and repetition where none was called for. I thought maybe it was like a 6/10.

Then I read Strangers. I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this. She’s had more depth and introspection than this writer since kindergarten. Good god, the writing was awful. I liked that it was straightforward but it gave zero insight into what was going on in any human’s brain or life. Like, these are not fictional characters and yet you and your ex husband are STILL this one dimensional? Completely insufferable. Are all wealthy people like this? It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write.

I fully understand her ex is a narcissist, but that’s because I’m smart… not because she was able to come to that conclusion herself. She’s too busy being stupid and confused.

Am I going crazy here?! It was awful!

Sounds like jealousy to me to get so worked up. It’s one thing to criticize part of a book, it’s another to wildly trash it.

I’m not worked up. What am I jealous of?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I have to chime in here though I’m probably too late for anyone to read this.

I just read Strangers and I thought it was the biggest waste of paper I've ever read. I read it on the heels of “You could make this place beautiful” by Maggie Smith. Smith’s work was overly poetic, with drama and insufferable melodramatic language and repetition where none was called for. I thought maybe it was like a 6/10.

Then I read Strangers. I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this. She’s had more depth and introspection than this writer since kindergarten. Good god, the writing was awful. I liked that it was straightforward but it gave zero insight into what was going on in any human’s brain or life. Like, these are not fictional characters and yet you and your ex husband are STILL this one dimensional? Completely insufferable. Are all wealthy people like this? It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write.

I fully understand her ex is a narcissist, but that’s because I’m smart… not because she was able to come to that conclusion herself. She’s too busy being stupid and confused.

Am I going crazy here?! It was awful!

Sounds like jealousy to me to get so worked up. It’s one thing to criticize part of a book, it’s another to wildly trash it.

I’m not worked up. What am I jealous of?

I'm not pp but you definitely went on a crazy rant about this book. Did you identify with her in ways you don't want to admit to yourself?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, but by like the 100th time she said “a friend says every book begins with an unanswerable question” I started rolling my eyes. She thinks her thoughts are deeper than they are. She’s obviously more talented than Taylor Swift, but the book was giving those vibes.

I disagreed with your view on Strangers but this post just made me discount anything you have to say entirely. You don't have to like TSwift's music to recognize that she is extremely talented as a creative artist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Yeah, but by like the 100th time she said “a friend says every book begins with an unanswerable question” I started rolling my eyes. She thinks her thoughts are deeper than they are. She’s obviously more talented than Taylor Swift, but the book was giving those vibes.

I disagreed with your view on Strangers but this post just made me discount anything you have to say entirely. You don't have to like TSwift's music to recognize that she is extremely talented as a creative artist.

You just discredited yourself. Swift is talentless. She’s bland, boring, does absolutely nothing unique and can neither sing nor dance. It’s fine. She’s only a step down from Janet Jackson who I love. She’s just not my cup of tea. She is so. freaking. boring. and one dimensional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I have to chime in here though I’m probably too late for anyone to read this.

I just read Strangers and I thought it was the biggest waste of paper I've ever read. I read it on the heels of “You could make this place beautiful” by Maggie Smith. Smith’s work was overly poetic, with drama and insufferable melodramatic language and repetition where none was called for. I thought maybe it was like a 6/10.

Then I read Strangers. I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this. She’s had more depth and introspection than this writer since kindergarten. Good god, the writing was awful. I liked that it was straightforward but it gave zero insight into what was going on in any human’s brain or life. Like, these are not fictional characters and yet you and your ex husband are STILL this one dimensional? Completely insufferable. Are all wealthy people like this? It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write.

I fully understand her ex is a narcissist, but that’s because I’m smart… not because she was able to come to that conclusion herself. She’s too busy being stupid and confused.

Am I going crazy here?! It was awful!

Sounds like jealousy to me to get so worked up. It’s one thing to criticize part of a book, it’s another to wildly trash it.

I’m not worked up. What am I jealous of?

Mmmkay.

"I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this."

"It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write."

roll:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I have to chime in here though I’m probably too late for anyone to read this.

I just read Strangers and I thought it was the biggest waste of paper I've ever read. I read it on the heels of “You could make this place beautiful” by Maggie Smith. Smith’s work was overly poetic, with drama and insufferable melodramatic language and repetition where none was called for. I thought maybe it was like a 6/10.

Then I read Strangers. I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this. She’s had more depth and introspection than this writer since kindergarten. Good god, the writing was awful. I liked that it was straightforward but it gave zero insight into what was going on in any human’s brain or life. Like, these are not fictional characters and yet you and your ex husband are STILL this one dimensional? Completely insufferable. Are all wealthy people like this? It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write.

I fully understand her ex is a narcissist, but that’s because I’m smart… not because she was able to come to that conclusion herself. She’s too busy being stupid and confused.

Am I going crazy here?! It was awful!

Sounds like jealousy to me to get so worked up. It’s one thing to criticize part of a book, it’s another to wildly trash it.

I’m not worked up. What am I jealous of?

Mmmkay.

"I am certain that my middle schooler could write a better book than this."

"It was complete garbage, the reader could get no sense of who this woman was as a person (other than a milquetoast dullard), and even from her perspective she came off as shallow, unengaged mother. Good christ, she cannot write."

roll:

she should smile more.

She’s being hysterical amirite??