I doubt your committment to edginess
Once, long ago, an author released a book unto the world. And this book was considered to be awful by many many many critics, to the point where much parody was made of the author, the book, and the fans. This mockery ramped up when a movie was made, and even more people were introduced to the author. And, of course, all truly "hip" readers turned up their noses, refusing to call that... that... tripe... literature.

I am, of course, talking about Dan Brown.

Over at Literary Tattoos, Loosma writes:

I love Dan Brown, particularly his Robert Langdon series and I have huge respect for him and his research for his new book The Lost Symbol. I'm reading that now and I'm having a hard time putting it down but there are some great quotes in here. I keep wanting to highlight them and come back because sometimes I come across a sentence that hits me hard just because it relates to me in a way. As do everyone when they tattoo a quote or lyric or whatever on their body

Anyway, so really if any readers of those books have gotten a tattoo relating to the plot or through some quote in there? Especially puzzle lovers? lol

Marvel at the pretentiousness, when we're assured that people are basically sheep and only the amazing folks at Literary Tattoos are capable of sorting that a dancing dog isn't that big a deal.

Be assured that a book is no longer any good once it's popular.

Discuss how Brown does research wrong! Have other people insist that Dan Brown actually does lots of research and is very accurate! (I skipped that, because I am an historian who lives with a theologian, so LOL NO)

OMG! Everyone is so meeen! - not from the OP, although she agrees. More MEEEN!

The OP ultimate tacks on her flounce, in bold:

Ok ok! I got the message! Dan Brown sucks, I have horrible literary sense, the oprah book club thing is probably I something should check into, etc etc etc. Anyway, everyone is entitled to their opinion, regardless of how polite or bitchy it was presented but to each their own.

I just want you all to know that I hated Dan Brown before it was "in" to hate Dan Brown. I bet it's now ~edgy~ to be scholar who loves Dan Brown for the plot, and I totes want to be ~edgy~. Dan Brown Forever! Go Robert Langdon!

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	phosfate 2009-09-21 06:38 am UTC (link)
	Oh, you know, just the shitty writing style, the formulaic plots, the shit writing, the writing, the cliches, the writing, the crap writing, and the fact that there is no such thing as a goddamn fucking symbologist. I liked the movie of Da Vinci Code, though. Really funny shit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tehrin 2009-09-21 08:34 am UTC (link)
	You forgot the writing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	major_dallas 2009-09-21 10:39 am UTC (link)
	... sheesh, I just cam to read a good wank report, I didn't expect a the Spanish Inquisition... nor the writing (Reply to this)(Parent)

	stella_polaris 2009-09-21 01:16 pm UTC (link)
	And the writing. But jesus christ WORD. (Although the movie annoyed me just as much. They shook off the crappy dialogue, but the plot was still stunningly naive and overly dramatic. A&D, however, was actually okay as a movie.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	catslash 2009-09-21 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	Plus I hear the writing is not so good. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	big_bad_wolf 2009-09-24 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	The movie had naked Paul Bettany flagellating himself in it. There MAY have been some other shit about Jesus but I don't really remember it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	empy 2009-09-24 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Naked Paul Bettany flagellating himself while wearing a cilice, no less. The rest? Eh, didn't really notice/care/both. (Felt sorry for Ian McKellen, Jean Reno and Alfred Molina, though. Brilliant actors, sadly trapped in a terrible film.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	big_bad_wolf 2009-09-25 06:50 pm UTC (link)
	NRGH. Also I can only assume that their mortgage repayments were substantially smaller after that film. :S (Reply to this)(Parent)

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