Wow... people buy this crap?

Ok... I hope not to offend here... but wow... I can't believe people pay hard earned money on some of the crap that is out there in the world! 


I was tutoring someone this summer in reading, and so I allowed her to pick out a book that she wanted to read, and we would read it together... She chose Don't Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel.


So... to give you some idea-- here are a list of other books written by Mrs. McDaniel:
When Happily Ever After Ends
Baby Alicia is Dying
The Girl Death Left Behind
Letting Go of Lisa
Till Death Do Us Part
Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever
Too Young to Die
Time to Let Go


... and the list goes on and on... over 60 books published in the last 15-ish years. And they are almost exclusively about teenagers dealing with death. I don't advocate the use of Wikipedia for actual research... but this is a blog for Pete's sake... here is what the wikipedia article says about her books, "Her characters have grappled with cancer, diabetes, organ failure, and the deaths of loved ones through disease or suicide." Whew... and you guys criticized Bronte for being depressing!


Wow... I read it, that was an accomplishment. And I have to admit, I got a little choked up at the end when the boy died. But oh man! Talk about terrible dialogue, MASSIVELY predictable plot line, and so much cheesy love crap I almost couldn't stand it. I'm pretty sure I threw up in my mouth about a dozen times! "Oh, Luke! I love you so much and you're the star quarterback for our high school. You can't get sick! Don't leave me!"--  ok... so I made that quote up, but it's really bad!


Now, having been all critical and English-y about it all-- it sells like frozen ice-pops in a heat-wave! This woman is probably loaded and has a million houses all over the world. So, more power to her, but let me tell you, that is 3 hours of my life I'll never get back!