WHEN DO YOU KNOW A BOOK IS BULL SHIt?

[KeithD]

Here's one anchored in facts: Abe Lincoln was assassinated by a conspiracy of Radical Republicans and US Army elites.

The Abraham Lincoln fact I find more erotic on this erotica story site is that Lincoln slept with his male secretary and a dozen or so other males.

 

[SimonDoom]

The Abraham Lincoln fact I find more erotic on this erotica story site is that Lincoln slept with his male secretary and a dozen or so other males.

That, and when he wasn't boffing the secretary he was hunting vampires.

 

[ausfet]

When the author includes facts you know are bogus.

I don't mind if things are bogus. I mind if the author consistently tries to hammer on about the same, boring political beliefs over and over, both overtly and subtly...

 

[ChloeTzang]

I don't mind if things are bogus. I mind if the author consistently tries to hammer on about the same, boring political beliefs over and over, both overtly and subtly...

Oh if it's done well it's great. Tom Kratman's Carreraverse series being a superb example. Ursula Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness rather less so. Koestler's "A Darkness at Noon" was wonderful, if not so subtle. And what about Solzhenitsyn? Although I do find his books very Russian. Long and they drag on and on.... a case in point of booooooring maybe

 

[FEELINGLUCKYPUNK]

The Abraham Lincoln fact I find more erotic on this erotica story site is that Lincoln slept with his male secretary and a dozen or so other males.

Bed sharing was common 200 years ago.

 

[lovecraft68]

I let a lot go. Hey, its fiction, suspension of reality, etc...

The one thing that is a big turn off for me is not keeping a character in character. For instance let's say the MC is described as an animal lover, early on then two chapters later, gets pissed off and kicks his dog.

That's not an example I've seen, just one to make the point.

The idea of an MC is to get the reader to understand and get to know them, you do that by creating them in a certain mold. But when that mold changes simply for the convenience of the story(with no event to explain why) then that's my "bullshit' point.

 

[dididothat]

The worst book I ever read, I forget the name of it, but it was so badly written the author included a drawing of something he was describing. He obviously realised it was incomprehensible and added the drawing. The only one in the book.

The other truly awful load of manure was mien kampf, that was, well words fail me.

 

[dididothat]

That, and when he wasn't boffing the secretary he was hunting vampires.

A friend of mine has kids called Lincoln and hunter, will he have two more and call them vampire and Abraham? No, the selfish bastard. I even offered to collect them from school so I could shout their names.

 

[ausfet]

Oh if it's done well it's great. Tom Kratman's Carreraverse series being a superb example. Ursula Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness rather less so. Koestler's "A Darkness at Noon" was wonderful, if not so subtle. And what about Solzhenitsyn? Although I do find his books very Russian. Long and they drag on and on.... a case in point of booooooring maybe

I thought my original post was a clever, subtle dig at the OP, but obviously it wasn't clever enough or it was too subtle, or some combination of the two I assumed feelingwhateveritishefeels was again whining about someone bagging out Republicans/Trump.

 

[KeithD]

You thought right.

 

[ChloeTzang]

You thought right.

Oooook. My head wasn't into that level of subtlety in the middle of the night. Lol.

 

[kurrginatorX]

Maybe not books, but stories here on Lit

Generally speaking, when I am looking for something to read here at Literotica, the first thing I rely on is the title. I am more apt to read "Mom's Valentine's Day Surprise" than I am "I fucked my mom." Then I rely upon the brief synopsis, where I am more apt to peruse "An experiment gone awry leaves this vampire craving semen" as opposed to "Trixie Loves the Taste of Sperm." Finally, I give the story about one MS Word-page's worth of reading. If the story doesn't hook me there, I move on to find another. I have found good stories with bad titles as well as bad stories with good titles. Sometimes the synopsis can be a bit misleading as well. All in all, though, one is sure to find something he or she can fill his or her time with here at Literotica.

 

[kurrginatorX]

The worst book I ever read, I forget the name of it, but it was so badly written the author included a drawing of something he was describing. He obviously realised it was incomprehensible and added the drawing. The only one in the book.

The other truly awful load of manure was mien kampf, that was, well words fail me.

For me it was The Omega Code, a pale attempt to cash in on the popularity of the Left Behind series. It was the most anticlimactic thing I have ever read. I actually felt dumber for the effort.

 

[lovecraft68]

Generally speaking, when I am looking for something to read here at Literotica, the first thing I rely on is the title. I am more apt to read "Mom's Valentine's Day Surprise" than I am "I fucked my mom." Then I rely upon the brief synopsis, where I am more apt to peruse "An experiment gone awry leaves this vampire craving semen" as opposed to "Trixie Loves the Taste of Sperm." Finally, I give the story about one MS Word-page's worth of reading. If the story doesn't hook me there, I move on to find another. I have found good stories with bad titles as well as bad stories with good titles. Sometimes the synopsis can be a bit misleading as well. All in all, though, one is sure to find something he or she can fill his or her time with here at Literotica.

I'm like you in the sense that over the top 'porno' titles turn me off. Can't exactly explain why seeing we read erotica for those actions. Maybe its because I feel its just cheaply appealing to lowest common denominator.

But...it appears we're a minority here because Silkstockinglover who is far and away the most favorited author on this site has the most pornographic titles you'll find. Her stories themselves are far better quality than the stroky title suggests, but its proof that is what catches a lot of eyes around here.

 

[EdEc]

I find a book uninteresting when it doesn't hold my attention and I feel forced to continue reading because I have selected the book. The title makes me think I'll enjoy reading the book, but the content is not interesting.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I find a book uninteresting when it doesn't hold my attention and I feel forced to continue reading because I have selected the book. The title makes me think I'll enjoy reading the book, but the content is not interesting.

"Feel forced to continue reading..." ??? Who's forcing you? Toughen up, mate, put that book down if you don't like it. It's not going to hurt you .

 

[KeithD]

"Feel forced to continue reading..." ??? Who's forcing you? Toughen up, mate, put that book down if you don't like it. It's not going to hurt you .

Oh, I couldn't put it down. Then I couldn't put the book on my "read" list, and we can't have that.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Oh, I couldn't put it down. Then I couldn't put the book on my "read" list, and we can't have that.

I have far to many books on my list as it is. If it doesn't hold me, I won't push myself. I know it's not for me and it's on to the next one....

 

[KeithD]

From your postings, it's evident you're a lot wider read than I am. Of course beyond being a slow reader, I've been slowed down further by having to edit some of the books I was reading.


I'm with Teddy Roosevelt floating down the River of Doubt to the Amazon this evening.