Repeated phrases or “forced” words throughout the book.

Men writing women badly. Like sexualizing things in weird ways.

Fun thing I saw on Instagram: a bookseller said deckled edges aren’t done outside of the US these days.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deckle edge. What for? Why? Who likes this? It makes for a rough feel against my fingers, makes turning one page a lot harder and forget flipping through if you’re trying to find something.

I like it. I like the way it looks irregular and more organic, and I like the way it feels. I think it’s easier to turn the pages with deckle edges.

PP you replied to and it just makes my skin crawl!

Why? As in: Do other things like this do that — or just books?

I’ve always liked deckle edges, even as a kid. Probably especially as a kid. Now it’s not something I’d notice much, but I do like them.
Lol: Maybe we should do a book swap!

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Anonymous wrote:I found it disconcerting after Gone Girl that every single book had Girl in the title

Girl on a Train
Girl in the window

etc etc

Yes, and all the covers with the backs of women. Like we don't even get to see a woman's face.

I kind of like them.

The Fairfax B&N had a table poking fun of those covers. I had read half the books on it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found it disconcerting after Gone Girl that every single book had Girl in the title

Girl on a Train
Girl in the window

etc etc

That’s nothing compared to the truly astounding number of insipid books with titles like “The So-and-so’s Wife”

…..’s Daughter

Oh my gosh, yes. Also, the new trend of “The ____’s Guide to _____.”

I’ve seen authors mention that they don’t control the titles of their books, so is there some publisher thinking they’re mailing it with these titles? Maybe they’re trying to capitalize on the success of a certain book by making people think that others are that book?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I found it disconcerting after Gone Girl that every single book had Girl in the title

Girl on a Train
Girl in the window

etc etc

That’s nothing compared to the truly astounding number of insipid books with titles like “The So-and-so’s Wife”

…..’s Daughter

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Anonymous wrote:I miss the really small paperback sizes that used to exist like 30 years ago. Yes, the size does exist, but most of the books are in the big book size now.

Me too!!! They were the size of a hand.

Like those Armed Services Editions: really pocket-sized!
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/armed-services-editions-pocket-paperback-books

Anonymous wrote:I found it disconcerting after Gone Girl that every single book had Girl in the title

Girl on a Train
Girl in the window

etc etc

That’s nothing compared to the truly astounding number of insipid books with titles like “The So-and-so’s Wife”

Dual time period novels because one (usually the modern story) is always weaker than the other.

Anonymous wrote:I found it disconcerting after Gone Girl that every single book had Girl in the title

Girl on a Train
Girl in the window

etc etc

Yes, and all the covers with the backs of women. Like we don't even get to see a woman's face.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deckle edge. What for? Why? Who likes this? It makes for a rough feel against my fingers, makes turning one page a lot harder and forget flipping through if you’re trying to find something.

I like it. I like the way it looks irregular and more organic, and I like the way it feels. I think it’s easier to turn the pages with deckle edges.

PP you replied to and it just makes my skin crawl!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deckle edge. What for? Why? Who likes this? It makes for a rough feel against my fingers, makes turning one page a lot harder and forget flipping through if you’re trying to find something.

I loooove books that have this.

Me too. Also you're less likely to get a paper cut.

I can't stand it, especially now that I'm older and don't have as much sensitivity in my fingers to feel the edge. I've also never gotten a paper cut from a book. Lucky me, I guess.

Anonymous wrote:Changing the cover after the movie or TV show comes out. Hate that.

+1
Ridiculous!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deckle edge. What for? Why? Who likes this? It makes for a rough feel against my fingers, makes turning one page a lot harder and forget flipping through if you’re trying to find something.

I loooove books that have this.

Me too. Also you're less likely to get a paper cut.