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[quote=Anonymous]I get what OP is feeling, and it need not be jealousy. I love to read, and badly written books offend me in a visceral way that, say, an appalling outfit or decorating scheme never would. I even get queasy when friends mention a book that has gotten a lot of popular acclaim that I think is just awful. But I do think it is exciting for someone to be published by a real publishing house. So it's sort of like what another pp was getting at--say your friend was promoted to a position, say in an industry you would never, ever be caught dead working it (time share sales??). You can still be impressed by her accomplishment even if you might feel more sincere admiration if it was something else. Focus on "that's so exciting!" and leave it at that. And you really can always just say you couldn't get into the book or something, that happens with the best books with some readers, it is not a universal thing. [/quote]
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