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Oct. 19th, 2018 02:57 pmIs it just me, or has someone among the publishing deities decided that 'The [insert oddly specific number] [life events] of [firstname lastime]' is The Way To Sell Books at the moment?
Apparently you also get points if the name is Evelyn. Easy mode is just 'The [things] of [firstname lastname]', blending out to 'The [singular thing] of [firstname lastname]'.
Related phenomena: 'Firstname Lastname is ____' or possibly, 'is not ____', or 'does _____'. The latter naming pattern is a lot more diffuse over time (eg: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), but it seems like Firstname Lastname is particularly In Right Now, especially for women leads.
Apparently you also get points if the name is Evelyn. Easy mode is just 'The [things] of [firstname lastname]', blending out to 'The [singular thing] of [firstname lastname]'.
Related phenomena: 'Firstname Lastname is ____' or possibly, 'is not ____', or 'does _____'. The latter naming pattern is a lot more diffuse over time (eg: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), but it seems like Firstname Lastname is particularly In Right Now, especially for women leads.