12 juli 2006
2006 BULWER-LYTTON bad writing contest results.
"It was a day, like any other day, in that Linus got up, faced the sunrise, used his inhaler, applied that special cream between his toes, wrote a quick note and put it in a bottle, and wished he'd been stranded on the island with something other than 40 cases each of inhalers, decorative bottles, and special toe cream."
Posted by ypsidixit at 12 juli 2006 12:51
Comments
Personal favorite ("Fantasy" category):
"It was within the great stony nostril of a statue of Landrick the Elfin Vicelord that Frodo's great uncle, Jasper Baggins, happened to stumble upon the enchanted Bag of Holding, not to be confused with the Hag of Bolding, who was quite fond of leeks, most especially in a savory Hobbit knuckle stew."
Posted by: Laura at 12 juli 2006 12:54
I've always loved the Bulwer-Lytton contest. The intentionally bad ones are really creative, but the unintentionally bad ones are usually mind-boggling.
Posted by: tom at 12 juli 2006 13:00
Some books would qualify, such as Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Scion. Turgid, purple soft-core porn masquerading as "historical fiction," blech. The pretentious names in and of themselves made me queasy.
Posted by: Laura at 12 juli 2006 13:06