tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post508546428151585782..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: A Thousand Shades of ViralUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-18794326092463322272012-04-27T06:20:35.252-04:002012-04-27T06:20:35.252-04:00The book is total fantasy (although it's not m...The book is total fantasy (although it's not my fantasy!)so I agree with you about that. Complete escapism.Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-28295520174916049352012-04-27T06:18:57.988-04:002012-04-27T06:18:57.988-04:00Yeah, timing is everything. Plus, I really think t...Yeah, timing is everything. Plus, I really think that Twilight fan fiction base she had going into the self pub thing pushed it over the edge.Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-53580921557372716282012-04-27T06:16:28.664-04:002012-04-27T06:16:28.664-04:00OMG, the pet rock. You're so right!OMG, the pet rock. You're so right!Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-20572961772848486032012-04-27T06:15:38.937-04:002012-04-27T06:15:38.937-04:00Yes, I think that's the marketing hook that ma...Yes, I think that's the marketing hook that made it a phenomena.Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-10244458439365416772012-04-26T17:13:51.566-04:002012-04-26T17:13:51.566-04:00I think that this is a phenomenon that happens ove...I think that this is a phenomenon that happens over and over-the triumph of poor taste and poor quality over anything else because-drum roll please-sex sells. There are a lot people out there who dream about the lives of the Kardashians, and the people in these books and imagine how much better their lives would be if only...<br />I remember reading that these books make our lives bearable. I would put in a vote for emotional seriousness, and how books reflect my values, and teach me others. Just MHO.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-41083929173787453802012-04-26T16:35:47.890-04:002012-04-26T16:35:47.890-04:00My sister just read the first book and said it was...My sister just read the first book and said it was pretty boring and poorly written. I'm not even tempted to read it; but then again, I didn't make it through the whole TWILIGHT trilogy so I'm probably not its target audience. If we could figure out what makes some things popular (I was thinking "pet rocks," too, Vicky!), we could all be millionaires and international bestsellers! I think it's got an awful lot to do with timing and dumb luck.Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-55286411116534031362012-04-26T11:39:40.495-04:002012-04-26T11:39:40.495-04:00I think we're looking for depth in a shallow p...I think we're looking for depth in a shallow puddle.<br /><br />May as well ask how the following got so popular:<br /><br />Pet Rocks, the Kardashians, Leg Warmers, Snuggies, The Bridges of Madison County (the novel), the "Friday" song, the Honey Badger, vampire-crap TV, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah.<br /><br />My deeper suspicion is that none of this is or would be popular, or as popular, if it wasn't for an increasingly lazy and under-funded journalistic media that loves to latch onto things by whim and then tell everyone over and over again just how much we out here are really into it until the point everyone believes it was the general public that fueled the fire. My happy hind end.Vicky Politonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-24186661929735999972012-04-26T10:05:05.893-04:002012-04-26T10:05:05.893-04:00I know it's not something I want to read--but ...I know it's not something I want to read--but I guess the idea is to catch all those older women who read The Twilight series and make it more "grown-up" for them. If more sex equal "grown-up."Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-45176816997063347112012-04-26T08:37:58.468-04:002012-04-26T08:37:58.468-04:00Crazy, huh?Crazy, huh?Maria Geracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296473703226019932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-58277575275646879582012-04-26T07:16:41.419-04:002012-04-26T07:16:41.419-04:00Oh, BTW, your blog title was way better than mine!...Oh, BTW, your blog title was way better than mine!Laura Spinellahttp://www.lauraspinella.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-48720130904823078452012-04-26T07:15:46.411-04:002012-04-26T07:15:46.411-04:00Maria, I'm going to go with great minds think ...Maria, I'm going to go with great minds think alike on our little phenomenon today! Appears that we also drew many of the same conclusions! I would say that the staggering popularity of the book(s) is almost inexplicable!Laura Spinellahttp://www.lauraspinella.netnoreply@blogger.com