Worst meme-tier descriptions of books you've heard.
I'll start:
>It's really well written.
>it's meme-tier
really a dumbass description in general tho
>A tour de force
if you havent been on this board for a while its really terrible
The one that always killed me was
>it hurtles toward its inescapable conclusion
So what you're telling me is the book ends.
>>7520958
Good one, how about this
>It has good prose
>>7520958
>kafkaesque
>>7521034
I say that as shorthand for "the book you like is shit, but I will concede that you found it a pleasant reading".
>>7521044
>Tfw when friends say this and don't understand what the fuck it even means
A chilling page turner
A stunning debut
>UNPUTDOWNABLE
It has great subtle psychological aspects described really well and it's shame people overlook that fact when describing it!I've heard a girl describe 50 shades of gray using these words
>Well it's a story about love, deception, greed, lust and...unbridled enthusiasm.
>>7521376
What the fuck is that from...seinfeld? Is it seinfeld?
>gripping
>thought-provoking
>intense
>>7521287
We can't let the damned Jerries have the monopoly on compounds.
>a light romp through[...]
>the plot is really[...]
>Kafkaesque, Orwellian
>tackles themes such as <list of common concepts involved tangentially in the story>
>>7520985
Yep, this is probably the most common description ever.
>a page turner
>unputdownable
>A meditation on
>An epic meditation on
>A transcendental meditation on
>searing
>"Praise for [another of the author's books]:"
>"[Author name], PhD"
>"[title], or [alternate title]" and the book was written after 1900
>New York Times bestseller
>pretentious
>>7520958
>>7521918
>>7522085
>gripping
>thought-provoking
>intense
>It's really well written.
>a page turner
>unputdownable
>A meditation on
I realize that these are all cliches used by unimaginative book reviewers, but these are all valid descriptions that convey clear, concise book qualities.
I'd rather a reviewer write in simple, descriptive cliches than use meandering, inflated prose in an effort to be original (see: any master's thesis in literary criticism).
