Comments on: Books I will hate

By: Vacuum Queen

Vacuum Queen — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:15:38 +0000

Ugh…I spent plenty of time in college reading things I didn't love. That's not something I want to purposely do again.

By: michael gavaghen

michael gavaghen — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:21:48 +0000

All right, count me in. There is a novel called "Tan Lines" by JJ Salem, which has one of the best opening lines I've read in years:

"There are eight thousand nerve endings in the clitoris, and this son of a bitch couldn't find any of them."

The book is blurbed by Jackie Collins and Cindy Adams (gossip columnist from the New York Post, God help us). Elle magazine calls it "sexy beach trash of the highest order."

Since I live near a beach but haven't read sexy beach trash of ANY order, I figure this one is a natural.

By: London Mabel

London Mabel — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:40:18 +0000

That's a brilliant idea! But I think the key will be seeking out something I think I'll hate, rather than just find boring.

By: Pamela Hammonds

Pamela Hammonds — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:45:35 +0000

I read books I think I will hate all the time–little girl chapter books to my daughter at bedtime. And you know what? I almost hate them all, but she loves them so I press on. And I've learned it's possible to read aloud and not pay attention to your own voice.

By: Amy Oscar

Amy Oscar — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:31 +0000

May I make a few suggestions that surprised me. Some, I discovered with my tween-age children; others I found along the way, browsing and researching for a story about a summer island.

Swallows and Amazons - a handful of kids exploring a necklace of tiny islands near their summer cottages

The Wilderness Family by Kobe Kruger - a young family moves to a magnificent--but remote- ranger station in South Africa's largest national park.

The Stations of Still Creek by Barbara J. Scot; and My World is an Island - Elizabeth Ogilvie; which introduced me to a genre I'd never been interested in: Personal Memoir; inspiring me to write my own.

By: Mary Witzl

Mary Witzl — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:36:12 +0000

I've been doing this for a long time, ever since I moved to a country where books in English were hard to find and expensive; you can't be picky when reading material is scarce. I started reading things I'd never have touched before: WWII memoirs, natural history, adventure stories for men, fiction for boys. I found a lot of great new stuff this way — and a lot of crap too.

By: Falen

Falen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:40:33 +0000

Are you talking about fiction only? or non-fiction too – because i don't think i could do it if i had to read a history on something…

By: Maureen Hume

Maureen Hume — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:02:51 +0000

This is a challenge I really should participate in. I'm very picky about how I spend my precious free time and for the last few years I will only read crime/thrillers written by men (I kinda got fed up with the romance that women crime writers usually put in their books).
I've been telling myself for ages to widen my reading horizons so this could be the perfect opportunity for me.
Unfortunately, I still feel a tad resistant so I might have to do a bit of self convincing that it's a good idea. :o)
Maureen. http://www.thepizzagang.com

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:17:36 +0000

I already started this when I bought a book for my Dad for Father's day, in a genre that I would never choose. Since it was written by a celebrity I really admired on the stage, I had to see how good he was on the page. It was really good, and I enjoyed it. Since then I have read quite a few that I normally would not even pick up, in general I have been pleasantly surprised. However if I really don't like a book I won't finish it.

By: ryan field

ryan field — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:53:25 +0000

There are a few books I thought I'd love, but hated. So I guess the same logic applies with books I think I'll hate.