Oh Amazon, nevair, evair, change

[oursin]

Because I thought today could not top the extreme weirdness of Active discussions in related forums appended as relevant to my books when I did my daily check to see if anyone's bought anything (am sad person, yes). Which are not about the symptoms of syphilis or whether masturbation sends you blind and raving, but are all categorised 'Politics' and on immigration, the BNP, Cameron, etc. And the same ones in all instances, so it's not some anomaly of keyword it's picking up.

But this evening, checking my recommendations list:
The Humbling by Philip Roth (Oct 29, 2009)
Recommended because you purchased Evelyn Sharp: Rebel Woman, 1869-1955
WTFBBQ???!!!111???
That would be the book which is currently shortlisted for the Bad Sex Award (and, as I commented somewhere else, surely Roth is now eligible for a Bad Sex Lifetime Service Award?).
The suggestion is perhaps not quite of the weirdness of Mike Featherstone, Undoing Culture: Globalization, Postmodernism and Identity (Theory, Culture & Society S.) because you rated Cold Comfort Farm (Mybug strikes back) but it's still well into the bizarre.

Comments

Primatology

[jesse_the_k]

Monkeys. I think A. have staffed up with monkeys for the holiday rush.

[egret]

I think someone is reading both Roth's title and "rebel woman" in pervy ways.

[madam-silvertip.livejournal.com]

I think the way it works is that if someone else purchased a book, you're automatically recommended the other things that person purchased, on the theory that there's a relationship.

Which may work if the titles in question are popular and/or frequently are bought together with a book where there is a relationship of subject matter or genre, but if it's a more specialized book you risk being recommended "Cooking Your Kangaroo Raw" because the previous person also bought that.

[madam-silvertip.livejournal.com]

Just had a look at the Bad Sex Award shortlist.

An embarrassment of riches. I almost want Littell to win instead of Roth, or at least to share it. (And one or two others also look as if they should at least get honorable mention.)