tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987722184686660770.post3523654468448424722..comments2024-02-21T03:24:48.653-07:00Comments on My Bookshelf: Join the Conversation: What Do You Do If A Book Doesn't Hold Your Attention?Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987722184686660770.post-41539532792571822772012-10-17T08:28:18.815-06:002012-10-17T08:28:18.815-06:00I have a few books still lying around since years,...I have a few books still lying around since years, as I didn't get into more than a few pages. Sometimes books received for review are those that aren't my type of books (I do check before, but sometimes you don't know) and so I have to read them extra carefully, despite not feeling that amazing about it, just so I'd be able to give it a fair review :| <br /><br />And yes! The same goes for me too: too much violence, graphic, sadness, or crime don't work for me. Add mushy romance too. <br /><br />Ashna https://www.blogger.com/profile/12736664196142668981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987722184686660770.post-45442893781859426752012-10-16T19:51:50.281-06:002012-10-16T19:51:50.281-06:00Dear FBT, thank you for keeping the conversation g...Dear FBT, thank you for keeping the conversation going! I understand why fewer and fewer reviewers accept unsolicited books for review. There are so many books and so little time, that I like to reserve my time for the books that attract my attention first.<br /><br />Boring, lengthy drawn out story lines lose me almost every time. I also find it impossible to read a novel or any book for that matter that contains a lot of profanity, explicit sex, or graphic violence. That's just not for me.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987722184686660770.post-19641356313754192922012-10-16T18:18:09.978-06:002012-10-16T18:18:09.978-06:00This is the main reason why I don't accept rev...This is the main reason why I don't accept review copies - because if I don't like them, Iäm not sure how to break it to the author.<br /><br />However, I try to finish most books I read. Yes, I know that time is precious, but I always remind myself of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickes, which was a chore for me (as all his books seem to be) but when I got to those last couple of sentences it was well worth it. <br /><br />SO worth it.<br /><br />Having said that, the only book I've abandonned in the past couple of years is Junot Diaz - The Wonderous life of Oscar Wao. Everything about it rubbed me the wrong way; the slang, the footnotes, the conversations, the offending language - NO! I can stand a boring story but I can't stand boring language/grammar. FBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655437171734022043noreply@blogger.com