tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post7690295655176067786..comments2023-05-16T01:03:28.430-07:00Comments on Cousins Read: Literary Blog HopAnbolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323363299342020225noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-42425647832415969982010-12-12T12:00:48.106-07:002010-12-12T12:00:48.106-07:00My pet peeve is something you mentioned in your la...My pet peeve is something you mentioned in your last post. When writers keep breaking into French (or any other language) assuming their readers are as fluent as they are. Charlotte Bronte overdoes this in Villette.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-27468481269630121482010-12-11T01:08:21.927-07:002010-12-11T01:08:21.927-07:00Not really about emotional manipulation, but if th...Not really about emotional manipulation, but if the writers trying to hammer their point home, I don't mind being manipulated a bit if there's subtlety, but don't like feeling like I'm being dumbed down to, whether in film or book.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-16644258648045068192010-12-10T20:03:45.121-07:002010-12-10T20:03:45.121-07:00I've only read one Picoult book. I wanted to s...I've only read one Picoult book. I wanted to see what all the hype was about. The book was quite (melo)-dramatic and had one or two too many twists. But I thought it raised some interesting questions. I suppose it was an emotionally manipulative book, but I was coming at it from a different perspective so I just found it curious.Susan (Reading World)http://susancoventry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-53387427008720850612010-12-10T07:03:55.339-07:002010-12-10T07:03:55.339-07:00I feel that way about both books and movies. I kn...I feel that way about both books and movies. I know I am being manipulated to some degree even by all authors--that is sort of what literature is, I suppose--but when it is done hamfistedly, I really resist. I like my emotions to build from what has slowly unfolded.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-50653262620304811552010-12-10T06:19:29.392-07:002010-12-10T06:19:29.392-07:00Welcome to the blog hop! And I firmly agree with ...Welcome to the blog hop! And I firmly agree with you. Very annoying. If you want to preach about an evil, go find a pulpit.<br /><br />I'm a new follower!<br /><br />Here's my post on literary pet peeves: http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2010/12/pet-peeves-of-literary-sort.htmlDeb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-58454426494758906652010-12-10T05:42:55.308-07:002010-12-10T05:42:55.308-07:00I haven't noticed this with Picoult, or if I d...I haven't noticed this with Picoult, or if I did, it didn't bother me. I don't get emotional over books (or films) very often, though. <br /><br />I was extremely annoyed by The Weight of Silence (Heather Gudenkauf) where the reader is led to believe something that turns out to be quite different (and heavily relates to the outcome of the story). I felt tricked!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-66906383374709983682010-12-09T21:23:00.336-07:002010-12-09T21:23:00.336-07:00GAH! I'm SO with you on this. Emotional manip...GAH! I'm SO with you on this. Emotional manipulation is one of my pet peeves. Jodi Picoult is on my list too. And Nicholas Sparks. At my last book club meeting, the girl who was picking a book suggested either Dickens or Sparks (odd extremes, yeah?) and was shocked to hear that I refused to read any more Sparks. I'm usually pretty easy going, but I just can't do the emotional stuff. Yuck.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29131012.post-937533537648223642010-12-09T20:00:29.316-07:002010-12-09T20:00:29.316-07:00YES, seriously, YES. I'm so glad that you chos...YES, seriously, YES. I'm so glad that you chose this as your pet peeve! I actually took a class last semester on literature and emotion, and I was shocked to realize how often and how easily people can be manipulated into thinking something is "good" just because it made them feel a certain way. <br />Thank you!IngridLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079137600900264656noreply@blogger.com