Brown’s an easy target. Most successful artists and writers are, in fact. Aren’t we generally suspect of anyone that the Great Unwashed seem to like a little too much?

Circle One: Bands I Like.

Circle Two: Bands you like.

Where They Overlap: Bands I Used to Like. heh heh.

Honestly, the reason Brown bothers me is that I consider myself a better writer, yet I can’t get arrested in the publishing industry. Therefore, I focus on his lack of innovation and self-plagiarism. I focus on his howlingly bad construction and cardboard characters. I mock his awkward metaphors and Tom Hanks’ hair.

But mostly I envy Brown his success.