The Japanese have a word, "Tsundoku," for all the books people buy but don't read. I think we should create a word for all the celebrity memoirs that fans buy that weren't written by the celebrity. Let's call this genre, "fraudlit."
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Oh, this is fun! I have more! (You knew I would, didn't you?)
ReplyDeleteThe books that are gushingly esteemed by critics but are so dry that regular folks can't get into them: Snorelit
The popular bestsellers that everyone adores but you hate: NO-vels or poopular lit
The outrageous "tell-all" books that are one step above soft porn: Trashtomes!
Yes, I knew you would. Good ones! Better than mine!
ReplyDeleteBetter? No way! But I thank you for the compliment!
ReplyDeleteI have one more! That odd anxiety you feel when you have become entirely too involved with the character(s) in a novel and are skimming ahead hoping they will be all right... Frantic Fiction Friction!
ReplyDelete[You don't have to post this, I just couldn't resist.]
I understand. Once the mind gets rolling on something it's hard to stop. I suffer from that as well. Maybe you can come up with a term for this syndrome.
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