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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami
I know a gigantic series about child abuse in Sweden might disgust you, but they are number one bestsellers, and people really like them.
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Plenty of terrible things sell well, and its no secret people are idiots.
Also, dark story matter doesn't actually mean a thing is mature or well done, and being a best seller doesn't mean the book is any good. I mean for gods sake, have you ever READ some of the schlock that ends up on best sellers lists? Its a neverending torrent of crap crime fiction and pretentious **** and the only reason its there is bored housewives and because theres never anything else on the book racks at newsagents. Ever tried to find a fantasy or scifi novel at a train station bookstore? (Which is pretty much the place that matters when dealing with bestsellers, because people will buy a book before a long journey or whatever.) Nope. Not gonna find it. Its *ALL* terrible romance and "Crime Thrillers".