My co-worker just finished a book...

...and hated it so much that she thinks the author should be shot.

Which is way harsh, but after hearing her rant, somewhat understandable.

Comments

[Betsy]

what book was it?

ps i've been lurking for a long time and reading bookshelves of doom is one of the highlights of my day.

[Kelly]

I too am a lurker and really, really want to know what book it is so I can avoid it. Not that I read adult books anyway, but still...

[Leila]

Thanks!

I skipped the author and title to avoid any freakouts by anyone who took that overly seriously. BUT. It's a recently published continuation of a much beloved classic.

[Brian F.]

Maybe she meant that the author should be shot with a bazooka full of puppies and rainbows, which ultimately wouldn't kill said author but might encourage them to stop writing.

[Jeanne]

Oh, the Pooh book. Does anyone have high expectations for those "continuations"?
Anyone longing for a virtual lynch mob should check out the letter Chris Grabenstein sent to a 12-year-old reviewer at J. Kaye's Book Blog.

[Leila]

Nope, not the Pooh book. Though I'm sure that there will be some people who have a similar reaction when it comes out...

[Kelly Fineman]

Further hint please: for grownups or for children?

Perhaps a paintball gun might work?

[bibliogrrl]

OOHH. It has to be the Shakespeare one. Probably. There are far too many of those books now than I like to think about.

[bibliogrrl]

Oh, I also wanted to say, I know that feeling all too well, but I usually go with a maiming (kneecapping, probably) as opposed to shooting. That way they have to THINK about what they did.

[R.J. Anderson]

I read a similar book (i.e. continuation of a beloved classic -- in this case the classic was a children's book, but the continuation was most certainly not) that I felt precisely the same way about. Not recent enough to be the one you're referring to, but seriously, it made me wonder what was going on in the author's mind.

[Leila]

It's a grown-up book. New-ish release.

The idea of making the perp run back and forth while the injured party (the reader) take popshots at him (or her) with a paintball gun is an interesting one. I'll check in with my co-worker about that.

[Patti]

Hmmm...was it about a girl who was adopted and lived on a farm?

[Amanda]

Oh that's not fair. You have to tell us which book. Please! :)

[Becky]

Is it the continuation of Pride and Prejudice from Mary's point of view perhaps????

[Diana Peterfreund]

I've had those feelings before, but I imagine it's even worse if you think the new authors has trampled all over something you hold dear and sacred.

[Lily]

Was it Rhett Butler's People? Gone with the Wind fans are quite touchy.

[Vanessa]

C'mon you have to tell us so we can avoid it at all costs. Or read it and join the crusade.

[--K.]

Seriously, you're killing us here. More hints!

[Liz B]

I was thinking, what if the Pooh sequel followed Christopher Robin as an adult? Like ChristopherRobin/Pooh as Sebastian/Aloysius? Imagine Brideshead Revisted, the Pooh version?

[Maddy]

I was thinking the Harry Potter book that recently came out but I don't know about Harry Potter being "classic" quite yet.