Does anyone think that the continuos bestselling authors are not the best writers? It appears to me that some so called novels would be novellas if they did not make every chapter just a few pages and leave a lot of blank space. Besides that character and story plots are thin and weak. James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, and John Sandford are some that I have given a couple of chances and they just do not appeal to me. What is it that I am missing that everyone else loves? Why are some writers that are really good at their craft not the most popular?
2007-02-22 01:29:16 · 9 answers · asked by chicagonightowl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I agree with you. The authors you named wrote some good books early in their careers, but now they mass produce them. Every year Patterson puts out 4 or 5 books and they aren't nearly as good as his earlier ones. I think people are always hoping that they will go back to their earlier form, but most don't. The books you named are in the mystery genre and the mystery writers I read the most are Bill Pronzini, Marcia Muller, William G. Tapply, Reed Farrel Coleman, Sue Grafton, Robert B. Parker, and Ed McBain.
2007-02-22 06:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do somewhat agree with you. Some bestselling writers are indeed not the best; fame has gone to their heads and think they're the greatest writers ever when their most recent novel is terrible! However, there is a lot of literary merit out there, it's just a matter of finding the right story.
2007-02-22 02:24:15 · answer #2 · answered by Silver Snake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an awfully broad questions, and involves matters of personal preference and taste. Who do you think ARE the writers that are really good at their craft? Stephen King is highly skilled, AND popular, for instance. There are so many authors out there that I wouldn't worry about not being crazy about all of them. There isn't time to read that many books anyway. Have you tried Robert B. Parker, Sue Grafton, James Lee Burke, Faye Kellerman---all pretty popular writers whose skill impresses me.
2007-02-22 01:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that bestsellers and skilled writing are necessarily mutually exclusive. Rather, I think that sometimes the good writing that got an author onto the bestseller list sometimes takes a backseat when the publishing world is pushing for that author's next book.
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2016-10-16 05:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find just a few and I stick with them,,,I love James Patterson, and Sidney Sheldon and Harold Robbins were my favorite as well.
2007-02-22 01:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should give Anita Shreve a chance. Her work is on the best seller list quite often and it is definitely well-deserved. Of course, like the first answerer said, everything is a matter of opinion and preference. They wouldn't be best sellers if people didn't buy their work. Apparently, people like them.
2007-02-22 01:40:07 · answer #7 · answered by Mel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
and what about that guy who made up the bible? j/k
Sometimes i think that bestsellers (in books/music/film ect.) are often (not always) the blandest ones. That way they alienate the fewest people.
2007-02-22 01:39:55 · answer #8 · answered by coolmoejay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-02-22 01:38:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋