when did they start advertising books on tv?
other than whsmiths advertising a load of shit biographies at christmas
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:18, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

waterstone's used to, too
patterson books are like some awful brand, now, written in bulk and sold to the braying masses
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:20, Reply)

indeed they are
they weren't too too bad to begin with, but he has gone rapidly downhill. The books he has "written" with someone else are among the worst I have read.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:21, Reply)

to be fair, I've never read one
I just assumed they were crap. I'm not a bit crime/thriller reader anyway
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Having seen the advert
I'm confident James Patterson is 'not for me'.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:24, Reply)

you are 100% right
you would loathe them
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:25, Reply)

some of the old Alex Cross ones aren't too awful
like Along Came a Spider, but still not really worth the bother.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:24, Reply)

I don't think I ever read any of his stuff
I'm more a Frederick Forsyth gal
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:26, Reply)

You're an evil tory apologist with no morals?

(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:38, Reply)

pretty much

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:45, Reply)