tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post1401248098108170640..comments2023-04-13T10:45:46.763-04:00Comments on My Brain on Books: Do You Wanna Know a Secret?Joanne R. Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-1718894576365634932014-06-29T09:07:00.359-04:002014-06-29T09:07:00.359-04:00I'm pretty sure what book you are talking abou...I'm pretty sure what book you are talking about. (And can't find the little thing to check off you were talking about, so I'm DYING over here! : ) )<br />I don't like the books that are extremely predictable *cough* *hunger* *cough* *games* *cough* Sorry you know allergies... <br />Anyway, what's the point of reading the book if you know how it's going to end? Well I usually read them , and fist bump to the air when get to the mystery already solved nd you were RIGHT, but it vexxes me to no end. (Did I spell that right? Excuse my horrible spelling if I didn't.) So yeah that's about it!<br />Please check out my blog at bookreviewsatbob.blogspot.com<br />: { DA.L. Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994992890949517893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-76696349981824955262014-06-20T09:38:58.863-04:002014-06-20T09:38:58.863-04:00I am like you in that I don't tend to share th...I am like you in that I don't tend to share the books I don't like, just the ones I enjoy. I like to spread the love of books with others. Of course, I do chat in person with friends about books I didn't like and I tend to not like books that use way too much description. I also put down books when I get far enough in and don't care either way about the characters. <br /><br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-59704667704737004032014-06-17T10:42:07.795-04:002014-06-17T10:42:07.795-04:00I find the same thing. Some adult fiction writers ...I find the same thing. Some adult fiction writers have trouble getting the middle grade voice, it seems. Those ones I often stop reading.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-56231985432448663352014-06-17T10:40:47.004-04:002014-06-17T10:40:47.004-04:00This has happened to me before, and I find it real...This has happened to me before, and I find it really hard to put a negative review on my blog, when I know how hard it is to write a book. I like your respectful solution.Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-43167230506358116502014-06-16T23:16:29.687-04:002014-06-16T23:16:29.687-04:00Checking the box a week late. But hey, better late...Checking the box a week late. But hey, better late than never.<br /><br />Like you, I don't publicly mention books that don't do it for me. I just put them aside and move on. At my age, there's just not enough time to waste on something that's not working for me.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-19215228311968875012014-06-13T09:16:33.280-04:002014-06-13T09:16:33.280-04:00Oh my gosh...it is like you _just_ read my mind. I...Oh my gosh...it is like you _just_ read my mind. I don't generally enjoy middle grade or ya books written by well established adult fiction writers. That is especially true of middle grade where voice is vital and we cannot see the author in the story (well, that is true of any book really). I have read some where the author is so clearly there or on some case so very, very clear trying to teach a lesson. Drives me nuts.Having said that this is not true of all adult fiction writer turned middle grade. Like you, though...I talk about the books I like--more of a recommended reads thing going on on my blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-55941215967936764282014-06-10T21:27:33.015-04:002014-06-10T21:27:33.015-04:00Beautiful prose is a big draw for me too, Jenni. A...Beautiful prose is a big draw for me too, Jenni. And that's a good analogy about movies that have been hyped too much. Movies nearly always disappoint me.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-22355822452004637322014-06-09T23:48:17.054-04:002014-06-09T23:48:17.054-04:00This happens to me a lot with books that are overl...This happens to me a lot with books that are overly hyped. I'm starting to wonder if it's like movies--I get my expectations up so high, that it's easy to be disappointed. <br />I tend to be someone who likes beautiful prose as well and often really popular books are heavy on plot.<br />Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139361928785566916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-57397070641575143752014-06-09T17:23:57.440-04:002014-06-09T17:23:57.440-04:00And I answered you privately, Rosi. Thanks. Good f...And I answered you privately, Rosi. Thanks. Good for you for being honest in your reviews.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-53745097487721520232014-06-09T17:01:14.882-04:002014-06-09T17:01:14.882-04:00Checking the box here. I want to know. I hate bein...Checking the box here. I want to know. I hate being manipulated. I read a lot of books, jsut about every genre, and certainly don't love all of them, but I can usually find something to like about almost all of them. I'm pretty honest in my reviews. I think that's only fair. Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-81285157638379089052014-06-09T14:44:22.971-04:002014-06-09T14:44:22.971-04:00You've mentioned your impossible TBR list befo...You've mentioned your impossible TBR list before, Natalie. Hope you are making progress on that. And I don't blame you in the least for stopping reading if it doesn't draw you in.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-7796880868394954112014-06-09T14:42:04.786-04:002014-06-09T14:42:04.786-04:00Hi, Julie! Ah, the talking animal books. Yep. I...Hi, Julie! Ah, the talking animal books. Yep. I've avoided some of those for years.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-54115900184980298602014-06-09T14:41:00.553-04:002014-06-09T14:41:00.553-04:00Ah, that's true, Akoss. If you requested the A...Ah, that's true, Akoss. If you requested the ARC in the first place, and you don't like it, it's a sticky situation. Being respectful works, though.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-1218951277798777702014-06-09T14:38:29.775-04:002014-06-09T14:38:29.775-04:00That's a wise idea, Kristin. And The Hunger Ga...That's a wise idea, Kristin. And The Hunger Games does sound pretty terrifying from the description, doesn't it?Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-71015572666087689382014-06-09T14:37:31.779-04:002014-06-09T14:37:31.779-04:00I suspected there were other people out there who ...I suspected there were other people out there who felt the same way, Barbara. I like your "know it when I read it" comment. So true.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-28421703076923196452014-06-09T14:35:38.159-04:002014-06-09T14:35:38.159-04:00Ha! I love time travel. But not if there's a s...Ha! I love time travel. But not if there's a silly portal, so I agree there. Greg, I used to finish every book I picked up. But not anymore. Life is too short! And you've got my curiosity up now about the series your loved after hating the initial volume. Hmm...Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-76758562802454949132014-06-09T14:33:47.132-04:002014-06-09T14:33:47.132-04:00I loved your comment about 'pink' books, S...I loved your comment about 'pink' books, Suzanne! I tend to steer clear of those. And now you've got me curious about the much-loved popular series...Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-87800126920481675222014-06-09T14:30:28.548-04:002014-06-09T14:30:28.548-04:00Glad to hear I'm not the only one who hates be...Glad to hear I'm not the only one who hates being manipulated, Melissa! Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-21400640913495734762014-06-09T13:10:34.893-04:002014-06-09T13:10:34.893-04:00I don't love every book either. And some I sto...I don't love every book either. And some I stop reading. Like Kristin, I don't put these on my Goodreads list. And I agree with her that sometimes it's just the mood I'm in. Right now the story really needs to draw me in or I'll have to stop reading it given all the books I need to/want to read. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-14947702155975673202014-06-09T11:21:42.709-04:002014-06-09T11:21:42.709-04:00I just finished a book I didn't love. I had re...I just finished a book I didn't love. I had read another book by the same author and thought I would give this one a try, but even though the character arcs were tight and everything came together nicely in the end, the characters and plot were a bit too unbelievable.<br /><br />I generally don't like books that have talking animals.Julie DeGuiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223163526525906669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-62289218066476732532014-06-09T10:56:06.796-04:002014-06-09T10:56:06.796-04:00You make a very good point. The only time I make a...You make a very good point. The only time I make an exception is when I was the one who requested an ARC for review. In that case I do write why I didn't like a book but I try super hard not to be disrespectful to the author and keep in mind how hard it is to write a book. (sorry for very long sentence).<br /><br />~AkossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-62202457776108630482014-06-09T10:44:47.753-04:002014-06-09T10:44:47.753-04:00From my goodreads list, you'd think I love eve...From my goodreads list, you'd think I love every book, but I leave the ones I didn't like or didn't finish off my list. And sometimes I know it's just the mood I'm in and maybe I'd like the book better another time. And sometimes I'm surprised - I never would have thought I'd like the Hunger Games based on the description.Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-45575930388173062932014-06-09T09:29:55.724-04:002014-06-09T09:29:55.724-04:00I, too, spotlight books I love but certainly don&#...I, too, spotlight books I love but certainly don't love every book I read. I used to finish books I started, even if I didn't like them much, but I don't even do that anymore. Recently, I've set many books aside because they're just not for me. What makes a book not for me is hard to pinpoint, but I know it when I read it.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-29445841738707109512014-06-09T09:29:37.327-04:002014-06-09T09:29:37.327-04:00I've stopped reading a few books half way thro...I've stopped reading a few books half way through, but I'd never tell. I know how hard it is to write a book and the time invested. I just don't mention those titles up on my blog. Although I am considering breaking that rule with a book in a series I loved after hating the initial one. The one area that I usually stay clear of is time travel. I got tired of the mysterious opening in the attic sending a child into another time period. Greg Pattridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761872776035591138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-78669045847840938272014-06-09T09:16:42.038-04:002014-06-09T09:16:42.038-04:00Ha! This made me laugh, 'cause I've thoug...Ha! This made me laugh, 'cause I've thought the same thing--that people may think I love every book I read, 'cause I choose to spotlight the ones I love. But, I'm with you in not-so-loving some. Often it's just personal preference (I read some 'pink' books, but they have to have real plot to keep my attention), and then sometimes the book just isn't that well written. Or, the humor didn't connect. My son bought an entire series of much-loved popular books that I just couldn't get into. Not HP, though, if that's what you're thinking. I loved those!<br />Okay, so box checked. I'm very curious which book it was--and if I've spotlighted it! lol<br /><br />--Suzanne<br />www.suzannewarr.comSuzanne Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141459404743769260noreply@blogger.com