tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post6338085883155303039..comments2024-03-06T00:21:18.315-08:00Comments on Opinionated? Me?: nicholas sparks...shut your trap, eh?D Swizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15148118403462060553noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-10950598546947832072011-01-20T16:54:34.572-08:002011-01-20T16:54:34.572-08:00I would like to know how to contact Nicholas Spark...I would like to know how to contact Nicholas Sparks, or his agent to find IF he would be willing to read a couple of stories, and possibly make one of his spell binding novels from each.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803730228889400371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-53224831855292667892010-04-01T16:06:36.846-07:002010-04-01T16:06:36.846-07:00Just so you know, Stephanie Meier did compare Twil...Just so you know, Stephanie Meier did compare Twilight to the work of Jane Austen in the Bronte sisters. I agree, though. Sparks is now so much worse...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-57226577868865305212010-03-30T17:11:46.465-07:002010-03-30T17:11:46.465-07:00I skimmed through the article
home based data ent...I skimmed through the article<br /><a href="http://www.bpojobsathome.com" rel="nofollow"> home based data entry </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-22461091948331626762010-03-19T15:17:39.154-07:002010-03-19T15:17:39.154-07:00I cannot BELIEVE that he says "A Walk to Reme...I cannot BELIEVE that he says "A Walk to Remember" is his favorite book. I'm really hoping he intended the entire interview to come across as a joke. <br /><br />Really really hoping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-82942386403071075562010-03-19T12:28:12.918-07:002010-03-19T12:28:12.918-07:00What a choad. Thanks for pointing this out.What a choad. Thanks for pointing this out.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-11259822659109280392010-03-17T16:07:41.069-07:002010-03-17T16:07:41.069-07:00I stopped reading the article when he claimed Corm...I stopped reading the article when he claimed Cormac McCarthy's work as "horrible." Sorry, dude. You're not Stephen King. You haven't earned the right to judge anyone else's work because you're not immovable. <br /><br />By Sparks's own definition, he can't write melodrama because it actually takes a modicum of talent to be able to manipulate a reader's emotions. When every single story you write is so formulaic you can find it in a Kraft cookbook, you're not really in a position to judge, not hold yourself up against Euripides or Hemingway. While Hemingway isn't my cup of tea, Sparks has one hell of a nut sack to put himself in the same boat.<br /><br />To be fair, though, while many level-headed readers don't elevate the likes of Twilight to more than what it is, SMeyer does have a rather higher-than-necessary opinion of her writing that really isn't befitting such a novice (or any writer, really).<br /><br />But for the love of god, he's a writer. He has to understand the power his words have and what he's saying. I hope he was able to get out of the book store with that head of his and they didn't need to take out a wall.Donna (Bites)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12585421704517898076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-86380046833773805792010-03-17T10:29:54.966-07:002010-03-17T10:29:54.966-07:00I thought I was the only one that disliked his boo...I thought I was the only one that disliked his books. Everyone else seems to love them. Does anyone know if even ONE of his books doesn't end with SOMEONE (usually the main character) dying?Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-61887855590083866892010-03-17T07:35:23.932-07:002010-03-17T07:35:23.932-07:00Well this was awful, we must do it again sometime ...Well this was awful, we must do it again sometime :) I love how he's like 'every romance novel - tots the same, in this exact way that I have defined' but he doesn't go generic enough to make every romance novel fit his terms (the right way would have been something like 'person meets person, love occurs somehow, everybody wins') so he makes it ridiculously easy to disprove what he's saying.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-67518525721923504962010-03-17T06:02:41.393-07:002010-03-17T06:02:41.393-07:00Oh BTW Miley is a horror movie genre all by hersel...Oh BTW Miley is a horror movie genre all by herself.Brahmin in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654324300020346802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-68415200724723971332010-03-17T06:00:52.007-07:002010-03-17T06:00:52.007-07:00Never read NS and will NEVER EVER read it. Period....Never read NS and will NEVER EVER read it. Period.<br /><br />Really... I hate all the sad ending and something about his books and his movies tick me off royally (BTW all this from a girl who has never read/seen the movies and books)<br /><br />He feels like a wuss... urghBrahmin in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654324300020346802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-19143110822881906852010-03-17T01:43:11.493-07:002010-03-17T01:43:11.493-07:00""Of course!" Sparks says. "I ...""Of course!" Sparks says. "I write in a genre that was not defined by me. The examples were not set out by me. They were set out 2,000 years ago by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. They were called the Greek tragedies. A thriller is supposed to thrill. A horror novel is supposed to scare you. A mystery is supposed to keep you turning the pages, guessing 'whodunit?'<br /><br />"A romance novel is supposed to make you escape into a fantasy of romance. What is the purpose of what I do? These are love stories. They went from (Greek tragedies), to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, then Jane Austen did it, put a new human twist on it. Hemingway did it with A Farewell to Arms.""<br /><br />IS THIS DOUCHE FOR REALZ? What on Eeeeath is he smoking?!Bookalicious Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811880304474779063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-43237751472950037772010-03-17T01:39:36.718-07:002010-03-17T01:39:36.718-07:00Excellent post! I can't stand this idiot eithe...Excellent post! I can't stand this idiot either and this interview makes me dislike him even more. I read The Notebook to see what all the fuss was about and gaaaah, what a poorly written boring book, I struggled to finish it! I will most definitely never read anything by this stuck-up dude again. He's seriously delusional if he thinks his little stories aren't romances or melodramatic, LOL.<br /><br />"Asked what he likes in his own genre, Sparks replies: "There are no authors in my genre. No one is doing what I do."" - Seriously, I don't even ...Bookalicious Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811880304474779063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-66451262893832985602010-03-17T01:05:03.379-07:002010-03-17T01:05:03.379-07:00oh this post is gold! i read the article and just ...oh this post is gold! i read the article and just love the way the reporter told us all what a pair of dorks they are in such a professional manner :-) i can just hear the reporter replying to sparks' and cyrus' publicists all innocent like: 'what? i just wrote what they said.' <br /><br />in fairness to sparks i think maybe he was trying to say he doesn't write 'romance' as in 'porn for elderly ladies' but seriously he must know he writes pulp? which i don't have a problem with i love pulp, but seriously, anyone who think cormac mcarthey is a terrible writer that they are better than is a clearly having delusions of grandueur.Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-71132165296978484362010-03-16T21:08:23.844-07:002010-03-16T21:08:23.844-07:00I love you. Hilariously awesome post, and thanks f...I love you. Hilariously awesome post, and thanks for pointing me to the article. <br /><br />Sparks is arrogant and cocky and just because he's making money doesn't mean his books aren't crappy. AND TO COMPARE HIMSELF TO CORMAC MCCARTHY AND HEMMINGWAY? WTH. He writes short-lived romance and they write literature that people are going to be reading 300 years from now. <br /><br />I don't like Cyrus (she knows how to read? She read Catcher in the Rye? That's news to me--but I laughed when she said she couldn't finish the Last Song). This article made me dislike Sparks. What a winning pair. [/sarcasm]in which a girl readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563423294648988362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-64345227006522501402010-03-16T18:58:13.906-07:002010-03-16T18:58:13.906-07:00I can't stand Nicholas Sparks, ever since I re...I can't stand Nicholas Sparks, ever since I read in this livejournal group about how someone went to his signing and he was so rude to her because she mentioned a friend had taken one of his books out of the library and loved it. That just really, really turned me off, and that was years ago when I read that. <br /><br />Honestly, I enjoy the movies based on his books and I feel completely fine saying that in this case, the movie is better than the book, especially the Notebook, I love the movie, but I thought the book was dull and didn't see the big deal.<br /><br />I don't think he'll ever have the relevance of Hemmingway, nor the talent.<br /><br />Also, I feel like Salinger would be rolling in his grave over Cyrus's reference to Catcher In The Rye.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-46055986868051407852010-03-16T18:46:02.231-07:002010-03-16T18:46:02.231-07:00I refuse to read his books because every single mo...I refuse to read his books because every single movie has a sad ending. And I usually read the book, even if I see the movie first. Not in the case of his books. I was so PISSED at the end of Nights in Rodanthe that I swore I would never see one of his movies again nor read his books...ever! How can every single story have a sad ending?! It just sucks! And I've heard that he's not the greatest writer. For him to brag about himself in that way is ridiculous. He really needs to take a good look in the mirror and reassess his self-importance.Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-41827531564088089252010-03-16T18:39:23.371-07:002010-03-16T18:39:23.371-07:00Yeah, I read that artical too and thought he sound...Yeah, I read that artical too and thought he sounded amazingly arrogant. Never mind that pretty much all his books look alike, just rehashing of the plot and circumstances of the characters. You can gaurantee his books will have all/one the following:<br />Father/daughter and or son close relationship (or will be eventually)<br />Epic meeting of two lovers<br />Some personal tragedy and/or circumstance that will tear lovers apart awhile/or stand in the way<br />Happy ending<br />Basically, it's CHICK LIT. Not "love stories", which by the way is the same damn thing as romances so get off your high horse Sparks. You're not that great. I hate authors who try and say their mediocre chick lit is actually a literary masterpiece, all of us are just too dumb to see it.fantasylover12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143467052003907228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-31491296212488288712010-03-16T18:14:06.797-07:002010-03-16T18:14:06.797-07:00he is a douche. I haven't read any of his book...he is a douche. I haven't read any of his books yet, but even if they are amazing, he should NEVER put down other authors like that and honestly, you learn in like kindergarten to be humble. This will definitely turn me off from his books.<br /><br />Also, omg, how did Cyrus write a book?!? anyone? And she didn't even finish the damn book?! wow.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799199762822930042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-3896935283346936412010-03-16T17:52:23.544-07:002010-03-16T17:52:23.544-07:00I had to stop at the part where he called "Bl...I had to stop at the part where he called "Blood Meridian" 'pulpy' and 'melodramatic'. I can understand not stomaching it but...'pulpy cowboys vs. Indians'? What?<br /><br />Also, you might be a douche when...you disagree with almost everything two people say about your stories. Wooooow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1234171891467425827.post-16609024162532872112010-03-16T17:26:34.992-07:002010-03-16T17:26:34.992-07:00First - this post made me laugh my face off!
I sk...First - this post made me laugh my face off!<br /><br />I skimmed through the article. I was a bit taken back by him voting in his own novel. I mean I know he's proud, but really now.Just Your Typical Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497490573269715768noreply@blogger.com