tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550459552528920427.post3355024811403019721..comments2011-01-03T10:15:46.671+00:00Comments on The Self-Publishing Review: The Bomb That Followed Me Home (Rumpleville Chronicles): Cevin Soling and Steve KilleJane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550459552528920427.post-48538509891794894572009-05-15T13:29:00.000+01:002009-05-15T13:29:00.000+01:00Barb, I'll admit: I have no idea who this book is ...Barb, I'll admit: I have no idea who this book is intended for, or precisely what the writer and illustrator were aiming at when they put it together: it's bizarre, and odd, in a wholly unattractive way. I am as confused as you are about this book's market and the intentions of the people behind it. It isn't clever enough or funny enough to work as satire; it isn't engaging enough to work as a children's book. I can't imagine why it was published, but can understand why it didn't attract the attentions of a mainstream press.Jane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550459552528920427.post-53501721094270418212009-05-14T14:56:00.000+01:002009-05-14T14:56:00.000+01:00Sorry, that last sentence should have said:
I acce...Sorry, that last sentence should have said:<br />I accept that I may be missing something here, but if you want people to buy a book, they need to "get it".Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972925629235261913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550459552528920427.post-54413212186810076502009-05-14T14:54:00.000+01:002009-05-14T14:54:00.000+01:00I've read this post a couple of times now and I st...I've read this post a couple of times now and I still don't get it. Would this story really appeal to a child? If I try and read my niece anything that has a hint of a lesson in it, she's not interested.<br /><br />Is the material really directed at the adults who are going to read this to the kids? If that's the case, wouldn't it be more effective to just write a serious piece for those interested in this subject.<br /><br />I accept that I may be missing something here, but it want people to buy a book, they need to "get it".Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972925629235261913noreply@blogger.com