Patrickmalka
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Paul Tremblay:
Hi Mr. Tremblay, I've noticed you tend to keep your ratings to 4 or 5 stars. Does this come from a careful choosing of the books you read or more of a "if you can't say something nice..." kind of philosophy? I ask because your ratings and even more, your tremendously generous blurbs have become a marker of quality for me and my own reading selections. Thank you for that. I hope all is well.
Paul Tremblay
Hi, Patrick. Once being in the still-can't-wrap-my-around position of having people take my recommendations seriously, I decided I would be in the business of promoting books I like and not posting negative reviews, especially if it's goodreads (if hired to write a review, I would write about my honest take on a book). So yeah, if I read something that I don't like, i don't add it to goodreads. No shade to anyone who posts about not liking a book, I just feel weird about it doing it now with eyeballs on me.
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Rita Platt
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Paul Tremblay:
Currently reading No Sleep Til Wonderland and loving it as much as I hoped to. Mostly, it's because I really like Mark. I think he is harder on himself than anyone else is on him. This time around, two girls have the hots for him. I like that. He broken and beautiful. Maybe you've answered this before, who is he? Where did you find Mark?
Ellis Hastings
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Paul Tremblay:
Hey Paul, Thanks for telling such thought-provoking and wonderful works. And also for being such a nice guy! I've read and enjoyed everything you've written and will be pre-ordering your new collection in the coming days. I've always found myself interested in not just what an author enjoys to write, but what they read. So, my question is this: What are your 5 favorite books of all time in any genre?
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