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05-04-2006, 7:55 PM Nicki Joined on 04-08-2006 Posts 23 What's in a name? Edit Post | Delete | Join | Lock | Edit User | Moderate User | Move | History Ever picked up a book with a good title, but it turned out to be very dumb?    Report

05-07-2006, 9:14 AM Anonymous Re: What's in a name? Edit Post | Delete | Split Posts | Edit User | Unmoderate User | Move | History This happened to me once. I must say it was a combination of author and title that led me to purchase Ethan Hawke's "The Hottest State." At the time, I thought I would attend Carnegie Mellon where he taught a creative writing class, and that I would meet him and tell him I loved his work. It didn't work out that way, and the best Emory had to offer me was David Sedaris... though I'm not one for complaints (and he is inherently a better writer, no?) Anyway, the Hottest State was really lovely when I was 16 and jaded, but at 24 and jaded I can see its faults. About 20 pages of it are pure genius, but if you're going to go the Hawke route might I suggest Eleven Waverly Lane. Celebrities usually turn out a more worthwhile project when using pen names. But that's just my 2 cents. (Hint, hint: Nicole Richie, The Truth about Diamonds.)

05-17-2006, 7:09 PM Nicki Joined on 04-08-2006 Posts 23 Re: What's in a name? Edit Post | Delete | Split Posts | Edit User | Moderate User | Move | History Kym you have read books by Ethan Hawke and Nicole Richie?  I'm glad you're in my reading group.    Report

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