tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post156957320110729137..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: TightropeSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-40859550973081496952013-02-28T09:08:48.284-08:002013-02-28T09:08:48.284-08:00If I identify with the characters--they must be re...If I identify with the characters--they must be real to me--it's one page more and then another. But since I realized the impossibility of reading every book that's ever been written, when I'm bored I close the book and donate it to the library. Can never throw a book out.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-63074140414968255502013-02-27T17:13:50.906-08:002013-02-27T17:13:50.906-08:00The mystery of not knowing ahead of time when we c...The mystery of not knowing ahead of time when we crack open a book--or "Kindle it up" as someone said to me just yesterday--we're embarking on an adventure. Whether we end up in the Arctic Circle or Tahiti is the luck of the draw. Maybe not knowing keeps us searching. That's my philosphy for the day--off to have a Girl Scout cookie and a cold drink. Jean Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26512703050864251592013-02-27T17:05:43.853-08:002013-02-27T17:05:43.853-08:00I never used to give up on books. I used to suffer...I never used to give up on books. I used to suffer until the very end. Nowadays I give it a chapter or so and then, if I'm not hooked, it's gone. If I've read half the book I usually finish it. I don't know what the secret is--I suspect it is a glorious thing called diversity, interspersed with mood :)<br />Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-59926353461701665182013-02-27T12:32:54.021-08:002013-02-27T12:32:54.021-08:00The older I get, the less forgiving I am. Hey -- I...The older I get, the less forgiving I am. Hey -- I don't know how much time I have left and I can't afford to waste any of it with characters that aren't likable, or at least relatable. I plan to stop feeling guilty about it any time now.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-47623125104034774402013-02-27T12:32:11.784-08:002013-02-27T12:32:11.784-08:00I recently listen to a book by a once favorite aut...I recently listen to a book by a once favorite author. After chapter six I skipped to the last four chapters and I was still bored. The first part I listened to was 90% narrative. The last part wasn’t much better. I can’t tell you how disappointed I was. I read a book every one raved about and found it was absolutely horrible. I’m afraid not one is changing what I like and don’t like. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-18352502897630996712013-02-27T10:31:18.722-08:002013-02-27T10:31:18.722-08:00Hello ladies. I spent a great deal of time in the ...Hello ladies. I spent a great deal of time in the car recently, so I had some queued up audio books to try out. One was from a well-known bestseller.<br /><br />Let's just say, I was going 65 miles per hour, so I couldn't jump off the tightrope...but boy I wanted to! LOL Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-22841640823726128822013-02-27T08:38:52.038-08:002013-02-27T08:38:52.038-08:00I've given up on a lot of books lately. I have...I've given up on a lot of books lately. I have so many stacked up on my iPad, as well as a healthy pile of print books, that if the characters haven't grabbed me after a couple of chapters, I give up on it. <br /><br />I've given up on bestsellers and I sometimes wonder if all the hype has made me expect too much. I'm the same with movies. If one gets hyped, I'm always disappointed. Then I'll watch it later and decide it was quite good after all. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-54623514676701117642013-02-27T08:23:16.085-08:002013-02-27T08:23:16.085-08:00I never used to jump off that tight rope, but with...I never used to jump off that tight rope, but with time at a premium the past couple years, I've learned that sometimes letting go is more freeing. :)<br /><br />I've always wondered what makes one person passionately defend a book where another person hates it and sets it down without finishing. Sometimes, as you mentioned, I think mood or life circumstances have a lot to do with it.Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26525786027643843612013-02-27T07:46:44.499-08:002013-02-27T07:46:44.499-08:00I must admit, I am guilty of bailing on many a boo...I must admit, I am guilty of bailing on many a book. It doesn't matter the genre. If I don't connect with the characters, I'm just not all in. I will say, I've never done that with any book I've read by members of this talented group!Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.com