Hush, Hush
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PEOPLE(THIS IS IMPORTANT IF YOU'VE READ THE SERIES)!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm just picking at you Stormmie, but I still don't think I'd equate complaining about a bad book with agravating a perfect stranger until I start sending nasty letters right to the author of the book. On a site like this the negative comments have just as much right as the positive comments, on that point I remain firm.
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I do not mind negative reviews. What I don't like is being bashed because I liked a book. I respect you don't like it. Leave it at that but don't call me idiotic, simple, retarded, stupid, immature a moron or whatever else I've seen ..That is wrong. Just say why you don't like or why you do like the book and move on. Why beat it in the ground. Now after saying that I think that if a certain amount of people LOVE a book then start a Fan thread and talk about it. The same for those who hate it I guess although I can't say I'd ever want to talk that much about something I hated but that's just me. I mean it's kind of depressing to sit around and gripe and moan about something that many times. But I'm a say it once and leave it alone type of person. So anyway. Happy reading all! I loved Hush Hush by the way and can't wait for the next book.
What I'm saying is comment that you don't like it, why you don't like it, how it could be better, and do it in a way that isn't rude.Example:
"I personally didn't like this book. The author wasn't descriptive enough, and I think he/she ended it too quickly. The book could be better if...."
Instead of:
"I hated this book, and I hate the author! It was so stupid! Gah! Get a clue: this book isn't worth your time."
See, there is a difference. No, don't just post the positives. But there's no need to be RUDE. Now, I'm going to end my comment before I make a reference to a song.
Nicole that's really funny because it's not that I'm a negative person (little ray of sunshine in my group of friends) but I find it boring to gush about books I like except for Harry Potter and Kristen Cashore's work which top my favourites list. And even then I'm on the look out for flaws.I'm not sure why I like discussing the things I don't like, I think because these things feel unresolved and unsatisfying and I'm seeking closure. Normally though I'm the kind of person who can get drenched by a car going through a puddle while I walk to work and I'll chuckle about my misfortune all day with soggy feet without getting pissed.
I'm a thirty plus year old married woman who read "hush, hush" and found it good. that's okay right? Do you guys recommend I read the next books? It's a series of three, right?
Ahem, no. It's a series of four. The last one comesbout October 23rd. But yes, you should.
Sorry, they say I should have moved on from this genre and stick to the classics (cough)...
Psh. You'd miss you on epicness then...
Janice wrote: "I'm a thirty plus year old married woman who read "hush, hush" and found it good. that's okay right? Do you guys recommend I read the next books? It's a series of three, right?"I liked the first and hated the two subsequent novels. I didn't LOVE the first but I forgave its flaws because I liked the story. But right off the bat in the second book our protagonist takes a whole bottle of stupid pills and things go downhill from there in my opinion.
It also finds what I think is a rather trite excuse to spend almost half of the third book retelling the stories of the first two.
By all means you should continue because people here love this stuff but maybe don't buy the second one to read it, and if you get to a point where you want to slam it shut and stop reading, DO IT! If you feel that way I can tell you it doesn't get better.
But what you read doesn't matter, I'm a smug 24 year old slacker and I read all the YA crap that draws my eye. My 32 year old sister in law (admittedly insufferable woman) is a mother of two and can't get through anything that isn't Twilight, True Blood or Harry Potter. (not a commentary on the quality of these books, just the relative simple reading level)
Ya! awesome series! i ♥ Patch!! :)
Alandra wrote: "THINK ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS AND THINK OF IF SOMEONE WAS RAGGING ON THEM AND HOW WOULD YOU FEEL (ESPECIALLY) IF THEY RAG ON THE PEOPLE (like yourself) THAT READ THEM."Well, since I'm an adult, I take their criticism with a grain of salt and move on. Really, Alandra, life is too short to care so deeply about the opinions of those who don't even know you. People have every right to express their opinions, just as you have every right not to listen to them. Let it go.
Stormmie wrote: "I think people should stop insulting books period. I'm a writer myself, and if I knew people were insulting my books, I'd like to teach them manners. It's like directly insulting the author."You're not going to last long in the publishing business with that outlook, I'm afraid.
I have read all the books so far and I love the series and I have also got my mum hooked
yes totally agree with you
i totally agree with you!! i loved this series and the negative comments about it make me feel very bad!
I just love reading I really distaste of hating thing because it is not your cup of tea I believe if you all have to do is two thing first not read or watch or whatever the thing is you thing you dislike but I do believe giving thing a change you I like hush hush and twilight and Harry potter I on the team love to read book and watch movie
It seems like this thread suffers from fluxuations between an over-adundance of punctuation or an utter lacking.:P
i think we all have are own opinions if you dont like somthink some one said about a book you like ignore there comment and put your own comment about how you feel about that book.p.s :i did love this book cant wait for the next one to come out
Samantha, you sounded like someone I met on Facebook. You're not going to want me to die a horrible, slow, and painful death now, are you?Because then you'd be exactly like said person.
Stormmie wrote: "Samantha, you sounded like someone I met on Facebook. You're not going to want me to die a horrible, slow, and painful death now, are you?Because then you'd be exactly like said person."
I hope you just mean loquacious. Aside from evident disregard for human life I suspect I'd like this person.
Now to answer your rhetorical question I'll say that it would be silly for me to want that of a person I know nothing about. Plus I'd probably have to be a rather hateful individual which I am not.
It was rhetorical...But that's good. I suppose.But the person was constantly correcting grammer and spelling mistakes.
Stormmie wrote: "It was rhetorical...But that's good. I suppose.But the person was constantly correcting grammer and spelling mistakes."
I've probably posted in this thread more than anyone (i'll stop soon, don't worry) and only one of those posts has been about grammar or spelling and it wasn't even specific OR an actual correction, just a throw-away comment. Are you saying that in a world full of grammar nazis you picked out my cheeky comment on koleen's incomprehensible paragraph and the op's overuse of exclamation points (there, now I've gotten specific) to be annoyed with?
I wasn't annoyed. I just don't think I can convey my emotions via the internet, mainly because I'm not sure how to describe it.I was actually remembering conversations I had with said person. I was laughing. Because she types the way you do and corrects people. Granted, more than you.
But I really am glad you don't want me to die a horrible, gory, bloody, painfully slow death.
Yip i agree one of the best series ever! The haters should just shut up and go blog somewhere else.
I completely agree that people should focus on what books they like and not what books other people like. For the record, Hush, Hush was one of the best books/series i have ever read.
every book i read everyone judges them and say that they suck :( they just havent read them yet.
so happy to see so many more people loved it! i mostly am seeing bad reviews that have really made me RECONSIDER my rating, they made me want to read it again and pinpoint all the ridiculousness they all saw in each page. but now to see so many other people have enjoyed it just as much as i have, it restored my faith and love for this book, because i must say, it is definitely in my top 3 favorites (ALONG WITH BEAUTIFUL CREATURES AND THE UNEARTHLY (book2) SERIES). although i can agree there were some negative and borderline unacceptable undertones such as sexual harassment, etc. (which im sure were either unimportant or unintentional to/by fitzpatrick) i still find it in myself to love almost everything about this book! and i dont know why this plot and these characters suit me so well, but reading the negative reviews has changed a my mind on a few things. however, i cannot resist to give this book anything less than 5 stars...sorry haters. and yes, maybe some of it is completely unrealistic and ridiculous, but HELLO, ITS A YA PARANORMAL ROMANCE, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? besides the fictional nephilim and fallen angel theme, the plot has to be somewhat unrealistic in order to carry on the note of paranormality and fictional aspects of the book!
One of the best series ever!!!!! I totally agree!
I was always told as a child and believe in this; If you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything at all! I love these series and many other books. But if i find books that are just not that great, then i will vote with the star ratings and make a few notes. Everyone has their own tastes and expectations in a book and not everyone will agree, but to downright b1tch about it and those who read them is not necessary. Amen Alandra : )
I AGREE AND I HAVENT READ ANY BOOKS I DIDNT LIKE SO IM ALL GOOD AND YES IF U DONT LIKE A BOOK WHY DONT U JUST NOT POST ANYTHING?
Natalie wrote: "I was always told as a child and believe in this; If you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything at all! I love these series and many other books. But if i find books that are just not t..."The problem is that it's all well and good for children but you can't go through life filtering any negative opinion you have.
You're allowed to express your dislike for things, whatever they may be.
My parents didn't tell me to be nice just because, they told me to be honest and explained why I should be careful of peoples' feelings in so doing.
I never knew this actually happened but ya i agree
Samantha wrote: "Natalie wrote: "I was always told as a child and believe in this; If you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything at all! I love these series and many other books. But if i find books tha..."Oh i completely agree with you Samantha, honesty is always important and should be expressed, though what i was trying to get across was the What Alandra had written, which was that people were casting aspersions on people who read a certain book that they didn't like and being nasty about it, peoples opinions count even if we don't agree, though it was this nastiness that i didn't think was called for and should be kept to ones self. Many Than ks for your replyxx
I agree with you! One should keep negative comments to themselves if they didn't like the book say why but don't exaggerate on it the point of this website is to tell people of the books you've read and give your opinions being OTT over a book you hate isn't going to help its just useless and only gaining attention to others who also dislike the book. It's also offending to people who enjoy the book(like myself) :D
Raven_mi wrote: "patch is my fav angel eva"I know I love him :) <3 if only he was real...
i love all of the books and all of the characters one a the best summer reads i have ever read in a long time i recomend it to everyone
Out of curiosity, everyone basically says how people should not rag on books, but how about the people who keep saying that they love books (the people who love the books and post the similar amounts of comments on books they love as the others with books they hate)? What about them? We can't have one without the other (and personally they really annoy me).
i totally agree with you !!i dont get why ppl are being so mean to hush hush saga!!
i dont understand why??!! these books are AMAZING AND SO ADDICTIVE !!!!!!
I totally agree with that!
Margaret wrote: "Out of curiosity, everyone basically says how people should not rag on books, but how about the people who keep saying that they love books (the people who love the books and post the similar amoun..."Agree! If we don't get to hate on things to the extent we want others shouldn't get to gush about them. So annoying to want to discuss a legitimate topic and no one can get past the "patch is hot" aspect. So many of these boards are just choked with topic all repeating the same "i love this so much".
Then we try to post more than one topic about disliking it and everyone whines.
Just one question....HOW THE HELL CAN'T YOU NOT LIKE HUSH HUSH?!? :O
BiancaL wrote: "Just one question....HOW THE HELL CAN'T YOU NOT LIKE HUSH HUSH?!? :O"Everyone has a different opinion. For example, I liked the first Hush, Hush book, but didn't care for the next ones. My best friend didn't like the series at all. I didn't judge or criticize or even argue with her about it.I accept that people don't always like what I like, and to be honest everyone should accept it too. Their would be less problems if people do.
Yes, I would love to see this as a movie.
i think having a movie would ruin it. the books create such a good visual that i think many readers would disagree with actors/ scenes in any potential movie
Sarah wrote: "i think having a movie would ruin it. the books create such a good visual that i think many readers would disagree with actors/ scenes in any potential movie"Kinda like how a lot of people are feeling about this?
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
Jigs up, no reason they can't do a movie now :D
And BiancaL...double negative means you also dislike the book? Or you probably liked it though..in which case you should know a lot of people find it fairly easy to dislike the book and you shouldn't bother to ask that question rhetorically, or at all since it would derail this already runaway thread :P
i really enjoyed the books i could not put them down and i can not wait for the 4th book .
While I don't think people should be negative towards the fans of this series, after all we all love some book or series that someone else hates, I think they have a right to express their disappointment with the books if they didn't like them. Some of the best conversations I've had are with people who didn't like a book I liked. Of course if you're primarily talking about trolls - people that say mean things to get a reaction - then I agree with you.
I've only read the first in the series, but I liked it. I plan on reading the rest.
Samantha wrote: ""PS it also makes me mad that so many people hate twilight, they are extroidinaryly well written books"Meagin, this is an opinion, not a statement of truth. I'm not saying it's not true that you ..."
Very well said Samantha (This is also my Opinion)
I too am a Harry Potter fan. Both my daughter and I have a Deathly Hollows tattoo on our ankles!!! : ) Small world. I also love Twilight and I enjoy the Hush Hush series as well.
Until I started on goodreads, I didn't know that the Twilight haters, were just as passionate as the lovers. Jeesh! I was called names, belittled and I almost gave up on goodreads because of it. But then I got out my thick skin and said F YOU! I don't know these people, I'll never meet them, ever! Why should I let a few strangers and their closed mind negative attitudes ruin what I truly love?
Now, I proudly stand up for myself. Normaly I stay away from those that hate, but I still do engage every now and then. It's kind of fun now because what they say doesn't bother me. However, I do like it when the other person is polite and intellegent. I can even see their point and agree with what they say somewhat. But it doesn't make me love the books that I do any less.
Here's a term for you, "Literary SNOB!" These people are highly educated (or think that they are) and try to compare everything to "the classics" You will never, NEVER win with these people, or even get them to see your point. So just ignore them.
I hope you've gotten some good advice Alandra, don't let them hurt you, stick to your guns, and love the books that you love with pride!
I second y'all(supporters of the post-maker, of course.)! :D ;)We book readers totally rock(come to think bout it, we are especially more attuned to emotions! ;) :D)! :P
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So stop ragging on people who liked something you didn't. That's just inhumane and completely idiotic, and helps people figure out how childish you truly are. But, go ahead. Write a review on a book you absolutely hated and say it was a waste of your precious life and say that you want those few days back. That review will have an impact on someone's decision. We all have the right to opinion. One comment before me says, "The grey area exists in one's ability to see both sides of an arguement, not in others' ability to see YOUR side of an argument." Those are some words of wisdom -.-
So, yeah. I loved Hush, Hush. I found myself searching the internet for witchy vodoo to bring him into the real world :/ just kidding. All I'm going to ask is that when you come across a negative comment, read it and take a moment to think about it. Swish it around in your mouth and consider it. You might find that what they are saying is actaully true. It might even change your veiw of the book. Who knows. You gotta keep an open mind, or you will have a hard time in life.