I subscribed to BOTM a few months ago and agree with the majority of what you have written. I am a woman, and typically love books written by women (I am also a huge fan of Ursula K Le Guin and co), however the books I’ve received thus far have been very poorly written and seem to be directed to a YA-leaning audience. Frankly, if you are looking to read more contemporary literature I feel that you are doing yourself a disservice by subscribing to BOTM, which is for the most part “bottom of the barrel” literature. There is great contemporary literature out there and this is not it.
I thought you were going to disparage the shoddy quality of the books themselves!
I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Book of the Month Club editions! The dust jackets are flimsy and the pages are so low-grade the words tend to blend in with the paper. Of course I’m talking about older BOTM editions. When I go on eBay to search for hardcover editions I REFUSE to buy a book UNLESS the seller provides photos showing it’s an original and not a BOTM edition. Many sellers are sneaky and will intentionally avoid showing where the price tag should be.
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I subscribed to BOTM a few months ago and agree with the majority of what you have written. I am a woman, and typically love books written by women (I am also a huge fan of Ursula K Le Guin and co), however the books I’ve received thus far have been very poorly written and seem to be directed to a YA-leaning audience. Frankly, if you are looking to read more contemporary literature I feel that you are doing yourself a disservice by subscribing to BOTM, which is for the most part “bottom of the barrel” literature. There is great contemporary literature out there and this is not it.
I thought you were going to disparage the shoddy quality of the books themselves!
I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Book of the Month Club editions! The dust jackets are flimsy and the pages are so low-grade the words tend to blend in with the paper. Of course I’m talking about older BOTM editions. When I go on eBay to search for hardcover editions I REFUSE to buy a book UNLESS the seller provides photos showing it’s an original and not a BOTM edition. Many sellers are sneaky and will intentionally avoid showing where the price tag should be.
FUCK BOTM editions! Lol