tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post3856779334114951866..comments2023-09-08T08:19:46.601-04:00Comments on Pam's Perspective: Musing MondayPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-42453340502536344752012-01-17T17:57:57.098-05:002012-01-17T17:57:57.098-05:00I always seem to be way behind the trends!! I rar...I always seem to be way behind the trends!! I rarely buy books for myself (and certainly not hardcovers), so I am usually reading the books I heard about a year or two ago.<br /><br />Let's see....some of the past "hot" books currently on my TBR shelf include Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (I haven't read any Franzen yet), Divergent by Veronica Roth (a hot teen dystopian novel I finally started this week), and I would love to read The Night Circus which I gave to my mom for Christmas!<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-87268016308739488082012-01-14T12:45:32.581-05:002012-01-14T12:45:32.581-05:00It's odd, but sometimes I shy away from the po...It's odd, but sometimes I shy away from the popular, so the more I hear something is great, the more I don't get around to it. Two books I have recently read, that I put off despite everyone telling me I would like them, are The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbery) and Cutting For Stone (Abraham Verhese). I loved Hedgehog and am really engrossed in Cutting for Stone. I wish I had not put them off.nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-43276161261947277792012-01-14T08:15:04.407-05:002012-01-14T08:15:04.407-05:00I tend to read anything put in front of me, in fac...I tend to read anything put in front of me, in fact I just finished one I can't wait to review that I am not sure I would have bought on my own and let me tell you, I am super glad I read it!Terrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112479764398508654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-56497934428052447572012-01-13T14:08:13.436-05:002012-01-13T14:08:13.436-05:00I think that's such a great point to make. A l...I think that's such a great point to make. A lot of times, just because I don't enjoy a book doesn't make it bad. It just means it wasn't for me. And I usually know that from my gut reaction.Karen M. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972093977468313631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-26141344756978086752012-01-12T15:04:43.789-05:002012-01-12T15:04:43.789-05:00I can be influenced - a while back I gathered a lo...I can be influenced - a while back I gathered a long list of books to read - some of them are buzz books and others are not - I am working my way through that list until I am done - I am not a fast reader so who knows when I will be done. I am not crazy about it though - first if I get into a book and dislike it I stop reading it - life is too short - also if a book comes across my path that I want to read that isn't on my list I will stop and read it.... I am liking it a lot because I have found some really great books I never would have read!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-35937054910736230332012-01-12T13:19:52.948-05:002012-01-12T13:19:52.948-05:00I don't want to read any "hot" books...I don't want to read any "hot" books anymore, LOL, but I'm sure I will anyway. I always like the ones I pick out for myself hte best!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-42472464255481804982012-01-10T15:55:10.710-05:002012-01-10T15:55:10.710-05:00I am too influenced by what others say. I also he...I am too influenced by what others say. I also hear early chatter at work, so it's conflicting. <br />I am very excited about 2 books that I have yet to read. 1. American Dervish, it released yesterday and my copy came in the mail today, and The Good American, releases in February, but I have a digital ARC on my Nook. Oddly both by men, which is not the norm for me, but both really captured my interest from early blurbs. I'll keep you posted. I like getting out of my comfort zone. Good to see you!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-2515874846443410542012-01-10T09:57:27.465-05:002012-01-10T09:57:27.465-05:00Hey Pam! It's good to see you back! I've m...Hey Pam! It's good to see you back! I've missed reading your blog. Happy New Year!<br /><br />I think I need to clean out my Goodreads list too. It's enormous because every book that is talked about or gets a good review is added for fear of missing "the next great book." I have such diverse interests and love reading so much, it's really difficult to turn away from a book people rave about.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809397616829044745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-13692373200983918322012-01-10T03:35:29.200-05:002012-01-10T03:35:29.200-05:00I have a more and more difficult time finding fict...I have a more and more difficult time finding fiction that appeals to me. If I find a fiction book I like, I try to read stuff by the same author. I am really into memoirs and biographies - I figure if I'm interested in the subject or person, it will be a more enjoyable read. I assume that if everyone is talking about a book, it's for a good reason and it's probably a decent book...but if I don't want to spend a couple weeks with the characters I'll just wait for the movie. ;)Grace's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934486826691166709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453890267354195934.post-63413476865848972882012-01-09T23:57:53.561-05:002012-01-09T23:57:53.561-05:00I do tend to read books that I hear people talking...I do tend to read books that I hear people talking about. Sometimes I like them, sometimes I don't, but then at least I can talk to other people about them. And I also usually have no idea what to read, so I need all the ideas I can get.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111672135619695024noreply@blogger.com