Trashionista: Do you like collaborations?

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October 23, 2007 5:16 PM

Do you like collaborations?

I want to read The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jenny Crusie, Eileen Dyer and Anne Stuart, I really do – supernatural chick lit’s my favourite - but I’m wary of collaborations. I tried Come Again by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees but didn’t get past the first chapter and the last James Patterson collaboration I read was the worst thriller I’ve ever read (I can’t remember the name – it was so bad I threw it away). I didn’t even finish the Crusie/Bob Mayer collaboration Don’t Look Down – the characters just didn’t have their usual Crusieness.

I know Keris loved The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes so I’ll put my wariness aside and give it a go. If nothing else it will be a pleasure to look at – that’s one beautiful cover!

What do you think of collaborations?

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Posted by Nicola pedley on October 23, 2007 in Book related | Permalink

Comments

I am with you, I dislike collaborations. I have read several and just haven't found any to be outstanding.

Posted by: Charlene | October 23, 2007 10:22 PM

I'm wary of collaborations too, but since Jennifer Crusie is one of my favorite authors, I decided to give her collaborations a chance. Don't Look Down wasn't the best book I've read, though it wasn't horrible. I think for a first-time collaboration its quite good. I do have to say that The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes and Agnes & the Hitman (Crusie's latest work with Bob Meyer) are fantastic. (I especially love Agnes.) I think collaborations can be fantastic as long as the authors, editors, etc get together and make sure that the book isn't just thrown together.

Posted by: Holly | October 24, 2007 9:34 AM

Oh Holly, you've read Agnes? I'm so envious! I really must get it soon.

Posted by: Keris | October 24, 2007 10:12 AM

Okay, I'll definitely give the Miss Fortunes a go.

Posted by: Nicola Pedley | October 24, 2007 10:50 AM

Nicola, you won't regret reading Miss Fortunes. :) It really is a fun book.

Keris, I was able to listen to the audio book of Agnes. (A rental from the library.)It was really cool. Soon I'll splurge on the HB version.

Posted by: Holly | October 25, 2007 11:11 AM