Popular books are able to be prize winning. If the majority
of people enjoy reading that piece of literature, it deserves to be honored. Although
it might not be as artistic as a book critique might think it should be, he isn’t
the only one who has read the book. Great works of literature should be honored
for they are worthy in the eyes of whom ever have read them. But I can also see
how popular books are unable to be prize winning. To make the best sellers
list, it means you have sold the most copies. Even though you sell a million
copies of your book, it doesn’t mean all of the million people who bought them
actually enjoyed reading it. As a matter of fact, I bet half of those people don’t
even finish the novel before they just stop reading it. The media has some
effect on how well books are sold. If they make a movie out of it, it tends to
shoot up in book sales. So even if you are on the best sellers list, it doesn’t
exactly mean your book is prize winning worthy. For example, Fifty Shades of Grey is number two on
the best sellers list but in my opinion, it is not a prize winning piece. This book
was written more to sell copies compared to novels that are written to expose controversy
and promote thought.
