Compared to Wool...

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H. S. St. Ours

Discussion Starter · Mar 9, 2013

It was "only" a 4-star review, but I can live with that.

No, the important part was this:

"Like 'Wool' this book develops characters that you'll want to hear more about. Buy it, read it, enjoy."

So now, everything anyone ever writes will be compared to Wool! No pressure or anything. Thanks a lot, Hugh!
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Victoria Champion

· #2 · Mar 9, 2013

I laughed.

Mathew Reuther

· #3 · Mar 9, 2013

Haha! That's pretty funny.

Victorine

· #4 · Mar 9, 2013

Hey, at least it was a good comparison.

I can just see someone leave this on mine: Compared to Wool, this novel sucked.

vrabinec

· #5 · Mar 9, 2013

Victorine said:
Hey, at least it was a good comparison.

I can just see someone leave this on mine: Compared to Wool, this novel sucked.

JeanneM

· #6 · Mar 9, 2013

Vicki, you have just put a nightmare in my mind. I fear I will see this one day:

"This book is no Wool. It isn't even Woolite. You aren't Hugh Howey. I know Hugh Howey. You Madam, are NO Hugh Howey."

Hugh Howey

· #7 · Mar 9, 2013

You've got it easy. My book keeps getting compared to 50 Shades of Grey.

vrabinec

· #8 · Mar 9, 2013

Hugh Howey said:
You've got it easy. My book keeps getting compared to 50 Shades of Grey.

lmao!

Wait, I thought it was the next Hunger Games?

Victorine

· #9 · Mar 9, 2013

JeanneM said:
Vicki, you have just put a nightmare in my mind. I fear I will see this one day:

"This book is no Wool. It isn't even Woolite. You aren't Hugh Howey. I know Hugh Howey. You Madam, are NO Hugh Howey."

Hahahahaha! Loved the Woolite one. You crack me up Jeanne.

Hugh - Really? Ha! Probably because of all the sex in Wool...er, well, maybe not.

Andrea Harding

· #10 · Mar 9, 2013

The only way i could ever see Wool and 50 Shades of Grey in the same sentence would be:

Unlike 50 Shades of Grey, Wool doesn't make we want to gouge my own eyes out and roast them on its burning pages.

Fredster

· #11 · Mar 9, 2013

I can see at least 50 shades of gray in this picture of wool!

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vrabinec

· #12 · Mar 10, 2013

Andrea Harding said:
Unlike 50 Shades of Grey, Wool doesn't make we want to gouge my own eyes out and roast them on its burning pages.

Okay, I'm not comparing it to Wool, and I know the neurotic introspection was kind of annoying, but I actually liked 50 Shades. Apples and oranges. Just sayin'...

Victoria Champion

· #13 · Mar 10, 2013

vrabinec said:
Okay, I'm not comparing it to Wool, and I know the neurotic introspection was kind of annoying, but I actually liked 50 Shades. Apples and oranges. Just sayin'...

Yeah, there is a lot of 50 Shades bashing, but let's not forget that the author started out as an indie author and I saw in an interview with her that the negative criticism from her peers hurt her feelings badly. She's actually a very nice lady. Writer's Cafe is a public board and anyone can google their names and find discussion about themselves here.

I think that Wool is compared to 50 Shades simply as a comparison of the upward trajectory of sales and notoriety, not the content. Unfortunately some bloggers/journalists fail to clarify this point, and I have seen comments at articles from readers that love erotica and can't wait to read Wool.

Maggie Dana

· #14 · Mar 10, 2013

Hugh Howey said:
You've got it easy. My book keeps getting compared to 50 Shades of Grey.

Fifty Shades of Woolly Gray?

Sounds a bit depressing, like soggy lint stuck in the dryer.

MeiLinMiranda

· #15 · Mar 10, 2013

"Compared to 'Wool,' this book has a lot more sex."
"Compared to 'Wool,' this book is a lot more Victorian."
"Wait, I thought all self-published books were like 'Wool.' False advertising. One star."

Betsy the Quilter

· #16 · Mar 10, 2013

JeanneM said:
Vicki, you have just put a nightmare in my mind. I fear I will see this one day:

"This book is no Wool. It isn't even Woolite. You aren't Hugh Howey. I know Hugh Howey. You Madam, are NO Hugh Howey."

Betsy

Sara Fawkes

· #17 · Mar 10, 2013

Hugh Howey said:
You've got it easy. My book keeps getting compared to 50 Shades of Grey.

Oh you poor dear.

MeiLinMiranda said:
"Compared to 'Wool,' this book has a lot more sex."
"Compared to 'Wool,' this book is a lot more Victorian."
"Wait, I thought all self-published books were like 'Wool.' False advertising. One star."

LOL!!! That wouldn't surprise me as a GR review one of these days.

Fantasma

· #18 · Mar 10, 2013

Victoria Champion said:
Yeah, there is a lot of 50 Shades bashing, but let's not forget that the author started out as an indie author and I saw in an interview with her that the negative criticism from her peers hurt her feelings badly. She's actually a very nice lady.

Good for you for saying this.

Andrea Harding

· #19 · Mar 10, 2013

Its my right as a reader to have an opinion through, it's not as if I read half of one book and made a snap judgement, I read all three in the hope it'd get better. It didn't. You can't please everybody, all of the time!

Michael_J_Sullivan

· #20 · Mar 10, 2013

Hugh Howey said:
You've got it easy. My book keeps getting compared to 50 Shades of Grey.

Haha - that's true...but also a few others as well. Great article in WSJ btw. It was very informative.

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