My Musings for the Week...
Today for Musing Mondays I want to talk about books that sort fall into an almost average place, as far as like and dislike is concerned. Over the past week this subject has been on my mind since it is related to two of my recent reads. Basically, I really struggled to decide on how much and how little I liked the books. Both had elements that I liked and some that I really didn’t. My feelings were in the middle.
I was dealing with not one but two books that fell into a sort of gray area.
I realized that my problem was that I didn’t know what I wanted to say at first. Ultimately I did decide on how I was going to finish writing the reviews, but it took me some time to just think about it. I’m usually good at knowing what to write and how to word my reviews, but not this time—well, at least not immediately.
And before I call it quits for this post, I thought I would answer the random weekly.
Random Weekly Question (I haven't done one of these in a while): What types of “special” books do you own? For example, do you have any really old books? Any collections based on your interests (eg. architecture, etc)?
I can’t really say that I have any special books, or a collection concerning a specific subject. I tend to read what I want when I feel like it. Though, the only book on my shelf that is really a “collectible” would be my copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories by Lewis Carroll—I really liked the Barnes & Noble edition. Other than that, I have a mixture of books, some about space, others about figures in science, and a whole lot of fiction.
Have you ever struggled with finding the right words to sum up your feelings about a book?
Oooh, I love those Barnes & Noble editions! I've yet to get the Austen collection and Jane Eyre but they're in my wishlist.
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I do too! They're really nice editions, and I want to get more of them eventually. Thanks for stopping by! :)
DeleteAll the time! It's only easy if I really disliked it or really really loved it. Most books aren't like that.
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I agree. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI've definitely struggled before when deciding about whether I loved or hated a book! Red Rising is a good example. I sometimes wait a few days before posting a rating or review because I'm so conflicted about it!
ReplyDeleteI agree because that's exactly what happened to me with the last two books I read. Thanks for stopping by!
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