peppermintvalet
peppermintvalet t1_iuf7cxj wrote
Reply to comment by EphemeralOcean in A magnificent book duet: Educated by Tara Westover and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls by EphemeralOcean
You... wrote questions. On your post. These are answers to two.
peppermintvalet t1_iuf6j5f wrote
Reply to A magnificent book duet: Educated by Tara Westover and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls by EphemeralOcean
Remember that Jeannette's dad tried to pimp her out and that her mom bought chocolate for herself while her children starved.
peppermintvalet t1_iu052fn wrote
Reply to comment by noregrets2022 in Prince Harry’s ‘unflinching’ memoir, Spare, to be published in January by elizabeth-cooper
The US is huge and it doesn't take that many books sold to get on the bestseller list. Something like 5-10,000 to get on the NYT bestseller list. For amazon, it's less than 5000 upon release. In a country of over 200 million adults, that's peanuts. And Americans in general don't read many books lol.
If people do buy it it will be for the drama I expect.
Edit: the best selling book this year, Verity, has sold 3 million copies. Which sounds like a lot until you remember the 200 million adults in the country. Only 1.5% of the country bought it, less depending on how many of those sales were international. There is no real "cultural zeitgeist" in the US for books anymore.
peppermintvalet t1_iu02opz wrote
Reply to comment by noregrets2022 in Prince Harry’s ‘unflinching’ memoir, Spare, to be published in January by elizabeth-cooper
People who care about the mythology of the royal family don't like them or are neutral.
People who think it's a retrograde institution that shouldn't exist either are neutral or appreciate that they're being honest about what they've experienced.
People who only cared about Diana are either neutral for William's sake or rooting for the whole thing to come crashing down.
People who like drama find it hilarious that the firm is unable to control them.
Most people don't give a shit.
peppermintvalet t1_ityf6e7 wrote
Reply to The Great Gatsby: I don't know why this book is so popular with English teachers by knerled
English class in high school isn't about reading books you're personally interested in, it's about using books as teaching tools to learn about literature, themes, symbolism, parts of a novel, etc, at a more slightly more advanced level.
peppermintvalet t1_itwhs0r wrote
Reply to LPT: If you are a naturalized citizen, do NOT post pictures of yourself with your naturalization certificate online. by Particular-Canary696
Someone posted a wedding picture in front of a courthouse sign with their new last name on a poster. Someone found their home address in about two minutes. And they only did it to warn the couple. Imagine if they were malicious.
Just don't do it.
peppermintvalet t1_iuf89um wrote
Reply to comment by EphemeralOcean in A magnificent book duet: Educated by Tara Westover and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls by EphemeralOcean
The first part of my sentence implies that Jeannette's dad committed the worse action and is therefore "the bigger POS", the second part implies the same about her mother.