In the book world, you can never seem to escape the comments of a book being like this book meets that book. It helps build interest and when done well, it gives you a quick snapshot of what you might expect in the book. It can also backfire and make someone not want to read a book! Sometimes I wonder what exactly those marketing departments are thinking when they're creating some of these blurbs. Here are some recent ones I've come across:
The Killing meets Game of Thrones (minus the fantasy elements)
-Everything is like Game of Thrones! But is it really like Game of Thrones if you have to cut out the fantasy elements? And neither of these alikes are teen related. One of my staff members has seen this one also billed as Law and Order meets Game of Thrones. What??
Reckless first love meets Justified
-First of all, this cover makes me laugh every time I see it. It's just so dramatic! But really this is another question of are teens really watching Justified?
Moneyball for kids!
-I found Moneyball a bit boring, but maybe some kids will be excited about that idea.
-X-Men meets Ocean Eleven
-This one is an odd match up of meets but it works-I'm intrigued!
Then there's the current trend where everything is like the most popular books of recent years:
The Fault in Our Stars meets Sarah Dessen
-Because you know, every cancer book must be like The Fault In Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park
The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park
Have you come across any interesting "meets" recently?
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