How to tell a story

How to tell a story

Friday, August 8, 2014

Why is this book so popular?

50 Shades of the Least Titillating Crap Ever Published - http://huff.to/1pGpvmu



One concept: marketing/networking. And in our culture of sheep, of social networks driven by the need to be "liked," individuality is passe, not to be "liked" unthinkable - so once the buying spree starts, once the brand gets defined, you can't stop it.

This is why, over half a century ago, Pound warned about book clubs in The ABC of Reading.

This is why we need more elitists in the world.

It's been quite a while since I threw The Da Vinci Code across the room for being so poorly written. This one sounds far worse.