In Which The Art Of Subtlety Is Totally Lost…
Wednesday, October 10, 2007Posted in: Elloras Cave, rubbish book titles
In response to this title, a cyber pal wrote:
“I’m going to write a threesome story about a girl who falls in love with twins and call it “The Assfuck Twins”
She’s got a point, it would be just as catchy would it not? *g*
I guess they were going for the hard-sell huh? Heheh…
Thanks muchly to CM for the link.
Kat O+
October 10
9:53 am
Um, is it me or is he wearing budgie smugglers that are a size too small?
Sarah McCarty
October 10
10:29 am
LOL! Between the title of the blog playing into the title of the book and then the term “budgie smugglers” I officially lost control of my laughter and must now clean coffee off the computer screen.
Jenyfer Matthews
October 10
10:47 am
You know, title aside, I just saw a good review of this book…
Sarah McCarty
October 10
12:23 pm
You know Jenyfer, now that you mention a good review, I realized I am influenced by covers and titles to a small degree. Never thought I was, but my first instinctive response was, “Really? With a title like that they gave it a plot?”
A reaction I probably would not have had with a NY book simply because I know Ellora’s authors get to pick their titles and NY authors don’t always get to. And now I wonder if that’s unfair. I’ve admitted many times that I don’t like straight erotica. It tends to have a high yawn factor for me. I like romance with my love scenes and plot with my stories. (Just personal preference) and with a title like that and a cover like that I wouldn’t even glance at the blurb because my instinctive _assumption_ would be that this book was likely little more than a series of sex scenes strung together, probably each trying to out kink the last. This is not an assessment of the book, you understand, but my consumer’s two second reaction to the packaging in which covers and titles are designed to snag interest.
And that might be totally unfair to the actual book, but it _is_ my instinctive reaction to the marketing which I’m still assuming is aimed at the erotic reader crowd based on the blatancy of the message.
But, *sigh* it does reveal to me that I do react to certain covers and titles and do make snap assumptions based on such if they scream to me “don’t look for plot here”. Now, of course, I shall wander over to the author’s website and see what the actual book is about in case my initial impression was off.
So maybe the marketing choice wasn’t that bad after all? *G*
Donna
October 10
12:53 pm
OK… how bad is it of me that when I first saw this book, I read the author’s name as Cindy Spencer Rape?
Barbara B.
October 10
1:36 pm
I saw this title mentioned at another website, but I thought it was a joke.
Gail
October 10
1:52 pm
Donna, I saw the same thing. Something about going from the title to the author name just messed me up. LOL
Jenyfer Matthews
October 10
2:30 pm
Oh, it’s an erotica novel (technically a “quickie”) so it probably is a series of sex scenes but it got a good review for what it is 🙂
I’m not an erotica fan either, and like you Sarah, I prefer romance and plot with my stories. That’s how I write them as well.
Dionne Galace
October 10
2:47 pm
Kat 0+, you can see his thigh fat attempting to escape the budgie smugglers. Eww.
Oh… and he doesn’t look too… smart
avidbookreader
October 10
4:23 pm
Heh, the art of subtlety is starting to become a rare thing. I mean, hey, what’s the point. Let’s just name it for what it is.
kirsten saell
October 10
4:24 pm
Never mind the budgie smuggler, get a load of the teats on that boy. The more covers I see these days, the more I am forced to conclude that male pectoral implants are the new black. And all I can say is, “eeeewwwwww.” I’m a 40 D1/2. No man should have bigger boobs than me. Here’s a hint: If your nipples point down, it’s too much.
Laura
October 10
5:31 pm
I didn’t even get to the budgie smugglers; the child-molester smirk had me too nauseated.
(EC has ever been subtle? Show me that cover!)
bam
October 10
6:57 pm
get a load of the teats on that boy.
For real… you can feed a small South American village with them titties.
kirsten saell
October 10
8:00 pm
For real… you can feed a small South American village with them titties.
Honestly, Bam, I wouldn’t mind so much if I thought they looked like muscle. But, well, they look like implants. They look as real as Pamela Anderson’s dainty duo. I’m squicked out enough at the thought of fake tatas on women–the last thing I wanna see is fake ones on men.
That guy is free to refute my assumption regarding the authenticity of his bazooms, but he’s gonna have to back it up with a peek at his medical records before I’ll be convinced.
Bleh.
Karen Scott
October 10
9:56 pm
That guy is free to refute my assumption regarding the authenticity of his bazooms, but he’s gonna have to back it up with a peek at his medical records before I’ll be convinced.
You and me both Kirsten.
Sarah McCarty
October 11
12:09 pm
At first I thought the guy was enhanced via photoshop, but then I went to other covers and he’s the same…cup size in those covers too. Le sigh.
Anonymous
October 11
3:51 pm
And then people wonder why e-publishers are looked down upon by NY publishing houses and non-e-book readers. Hey EC, how about a little bit of class???
Anonymous
October 11
8:58 pm
Wow Anonymous. That stung but you do have a valid point.
Anonymous II
Anonymous
October 12
12:56 am
Anonymous III here.
Let us not forget that Kensington brought up Big Spankable Asses which I may have to buy just to prove to people that there is a book with that title.
Angelia Sparrow
October 14
2:23 am
So he IS wearing something.
In the orange filter cover (with the 80’s head) you can’t tell!
I just call him my “pumpkin molestor.”
I wrote one of the Trick or treat stories (shameless plug), and while there is a lot of sex, it’s about the characters using it to resolve personal and emotional problems.
His wrist tattoo, his thumb ring, his perky man-titties…
urgh. He’s only molesting the pumpkin though, and not pleasuring himself behind the lettering.
lisabea
October 16
12:25 am
Good or bad, his nipples are staring at the innocent pumpkin in THE most alarming way.