tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8436280726745926848..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Can CBS News and Obama Increase Book Sales?Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61118407260214637042009-05-03T07:24:00.000-05:002009-05-03T07:24:00.000-05:00Same here - and what seems to be literary fiction ...Same here - and what seems to be literary fiction (I'm guessing because I haven't read the book) rather than only the thrillers that Clinton and Bush seem to have been more drawn to.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81756073400392179292009-05-03T04:13:00.000-05:002009-05-03T04:13:00.000-05:00I'm so happy that we have a president who likes to...I'm so happy that we have a president who likes to read ...and reads novels! Incredulous, but happy.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-16661620251387704842009-05-02T19:17:00.000-05:002009-05-02T19:17:00.000-05:00C.B., have you ever picked up a book based on this...C.B., have you ever picked up a book based on this kind of situation? If so, was it curiosity or a trust that caused you to do it...and were you satisfied with the result?Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42761334847667505672009-05-02T16:45:00.000-05:002009-05-02T16:45:00.000-05:00I read Netherland and I didn't really like it.
...I read Netherland and I didn't really like it. <br /><br />I don't think that affected its sales at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-4752225422555129502009-05-02T14:49:00.000-05:002009-05-02T14:49:00.000-05:00That's an interesting reaction, Alissa. I catch m...That's an interesting reaction, Alissa. I catch myself having a similar reaction to Oprah's recommendations because of my feelings about her as a personality - I tend to mark her book choices down because I don't have a whole lot of respect for her, personally. And don't even get me started again on those covers with her "book club" sticker on the front - I'm embarrassed to carry those around Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77831485219256698192009-05-02T13:46:00.000-05:002009-05-02T13:46:00.000-05:00I can't speak for others, but for me it is a curio...I can't speak for others, but for me it is a curiosity factor. I don't know anything about Netherland, but now am suddenly curious to learn more about it.<br /><br />As for Oprah recommendations, for me it usually means I suddenly lose any desire to read the book. Yes, some of the books she has recommended have been very good, but in the cases of the classics I was glad I read them before she putAlissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.com