tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post558971794838513529..comments2023-10-29T06:20:58.540-04:00Comments on This Too...: When It Comes to Reading Is Timing Everything or Nothing?Melissa Sarnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-57686464993363160422012-02-21T01:10:52.172-05:002012-02-21T01:10:52.172-05:00If I'm really busy, I have reading ADHD, I can...If I'm really busy, I have reading ADHD, I can't quiet my mind long enough to focus to read--I'm like you, I go through spurts of being on fire with book after book, then I stumble through a probably really "good" book only to hate it because I couldn't settle my mind down enough to read it--and this always goes hand in hand with how busy I am...it's a twisted cycle!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610065806771659077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-61483759813876175632012-02-20T21:25:54.495-05:002012-02-20T21:25:54.495-05:00I find that if I'm in the middle of crazy edit...I find that if I'm in the middle of crazy editing stage, it is difficult for me to really enjoy any book that isn't just awesome because I'm picking it apart as if it were mine or one of my CPs work :)<br /><br />But...if I'm in crazy editing stage and I love a book, you can bet its really darn good ;)Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-70269778730669159482012-02-20T20:53:41.806-05:002012-02-20T20:53:41.806-05:00I find I'm kind of a mood reader. If I get in ...I find I'm kind of a mood reader. If I get in a terrible funk I have a hard time breaking out of it. If I start reading boring book after boring book nothing but an act of God can change my mind. But at least I know it is my fault :)Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-88006263929086997622012-02-20T19:44:22.866-05:002012-02-20T19:44:22.866-05:00Your experience with Jane Eyre is like mine with S...Your experience with Jane Eyre is like mine with Slaughterhouse Five. I hated it in high school, loved it as an adult. I do think timing plays a factor in our enjoyment of books, as well as the life experience we are bringing to the table when we read it. I've disliked perfectly good books just because they hit way too close to home.Jessica Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382996481558671385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-62607876336459870402012-02-20T14:57:04.544-05:002012-02-20T14:57:04.544-05:00I can very much relate. I do think there are so m...I can very much relate. I do think there are so many badly written and even well written books that don't have an uplifting message or a reason to make us think or feel hopeful. If the book is for pure entertainment or if I'm reading way too many books that will do very well commercially, but leave me feeling shallow and never really able to remember reading it a year later, I feel the tug of quicksand. I just flew through the new memoir on JFK Jr. (interesting), after reading The Good Earth (HIGHLy recommended) and am flying through 11/22/63 (so well written and fascinating from a historical point of view). So, for me, I think it's a combination. I do get in funks, but can always find it again with a good quality book.Amy Makhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254187438354480256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-52453938006651084902012-02-20T13:39:39.717-05:002012-02-20T13:39:39.717-05:00hi miss melissa! for me i gotta be in the mood to ...hi miss melissa! for me i gotta be in the mood to read and then the books gotta keep me interested. i dont do so good with books that have too much decribing of things. i lose where the storys going. mostly i read when something inside me just says read a book and then i do. i dont ever want reading to be a gotta do thing. (except for school stuff - ack!) i could always want it to be a wanna do thing. :)<br />...hugs from lennyLenny Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822588007434789481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-10400644625112535572012-02-20T12:46:55.400-05:002012-02-20T12:46:55.400-05:00For me I think it's the combination of quality...For me I think it's the combination of quality and mood, although there are books that can absolutely do what The Book Thief did for you (LOVED that book, btw), pull me out of a funk and help me feel better. But other times there are obvious reasons, writing or poor character development, etc. I'm trying to read Crossed right now and I loved Matched, but this sequel isn't doing it for me. I struggle with the varying points of view because I don't really care about the new characters being thrown in. I just want Cassia and Ky to be together already, lol!! :D I don't like having to force myself to read a book, it shouldn't be that way.Cortney Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774060537148628453noreply@blogger.com