tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099666866629504207.post8124918731416511427..comments2023-09-04T23:34:59.729+10:00Comments on Paul Burman — bloggety-blog: Not a review of Stieg Larsson's MilleniumTrilogyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099666866629504207.post-3106537287069193142011-07-28T08:36:49.647+10:002011-07-28T08:36:49.647+10:00Couldn't agree with you more, Mike, although, ...Couldn't agree with you more, Mike, although, with all other things being equal, I reckon a strong marketing department and good P.R. might have more than a little to do with it.Paul Burmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794317430080282991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099666866629504207.post-17200941408694283712011-07-27T21:03:40.784+10:002011-07-27T21:03:40.784+10:00Well this raises an interesting question Paul as t...Well this raises an interesting question Paul as to what makes a bestseller? I'd be very cautious of setting to much on a particular aspect of the book like geography - it's, as you know, a black art and publishers can't answer the question. Often, like you've seen here, it doesn't mean the text is the best of its genre - just look at Dan Brown's prose.Saphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011633594577425975noreply@blogger.com