This week's question is, "What very popular and hyped book in the blogosphere did you NOT enjoy and how did you feel about posting your review?"
Fortunately, I haven't come a whole lot of books lately that I really disliked. Obviously there have been some that I enjoyed more than others, but most of the books I've read recently have been pretty enjoyable, and I generally choose not to review ones that I can't come up with something good about unless I have specifically agreed to review them. The most recent one that I can think of was Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin. It just was not my cup of tea. I can see what other people would have enjoyed about it, but it didn't work for me. And I felt okay with putting that review up, because hey - not every blogger likes every book, and I wasn't trashing the book or anything; I said why it didn't work for me and why I think somebody else might like it, and it did kind of redeem itself a bit at the end.
And that is my rather long-winded answer to this week's blog hop question! See you later, blogosphere!
I haven't read Extraordinary, but from the reviews I've seen, I think a lot of readers had a similar reaction to you (which is why I haven't read it yet!) Like you say, not everyone is going to like all the same books...variety is the spice of life! :D
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ReplyDeleteI've never heard of that book. Maybe it's a good thing? ;-)
Thanks for visiting my blog! I'm a new follower. Extraordinary seemed like the type of book that would be a bit of a let down.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read EXTRAORDINARY, but it's certainly gotten a lot of buzz in the blogosphere. Too bad it didn't work for you. I agree, though - not every book is for every reader and there are certainly lots of other books in the library.
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Hopping through. New follower! I have Extraordinary sitting 1 foot away from me, but I haven't started it yet. I've heard good and bad things.
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I haven't read that one but enjoy seeing a negative review or specifically it just didn't work for you. Variety opinions are great.
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http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/12/popular-and-hyped-books-you-did-not.html