Feature and Follow #77 – Tell us about a book that you didn’t like and why we shouldn’t read it…nicely.
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Yeah, so this question is actually pretty hard to answer, I think. There have been several books I haven’t enjoyed very much, and that I wouldn’t necessarily recommend, but those same books have been enjoyed a lot by other bloggers and readers, so I think it’s not really very nice to tell anyone to not read a book, see what I mean? I’ll give an example, because I recently read Broken Hearts, Fences and Other Things to Mend, and I really didn’t enjoy myself, I only gave it two stars, which is a pretty rare occurrence for me. However, on the same day that I wrote my review, I got the e-mail with Alison from Alison Can Read’s review, and she really enjoyed it. So in my review, I explained that I never connected with the characters, that the plot was flimsy at best, and that the main character wasn’t the smartest one I’ve ever read about. But towards the end, I linked to Alison’s review, because then, those who thought they might enjoy the book based on my negative review could also find a positive one very easily.
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Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
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Yup it is hard to be constructive when you dislike a book because we have the tendency to be subjective in the review. I just recently read a serial that was so painful to read! I hope that my review is still nice even if I rated it low. It was Fetish Queen: Reborn by Nicole Camden.
I tend to just stop reading if I’m in the middle of a book that really pisses me off, and then, I don’t bother even reviewing it. I already spent too much time on it.
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I know the feeling when u don’t like a book everyone else is IN LOVE with. That’s my relationship with Divergent. Anyway, new Bloglovin follower. https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11382787
Thanks for stopping by, Sofia 🙂 It is never fun to not enjoy a book if many other people did. But it happens.
I do find it interesting when I love a book and someone else doesn’t. You can just really tell that people are entertained by different stories!! I love that you linked to Alison’s review.. that was a nice thing to do.
I think sometimes, the best book discussions happen when the person I’m discussing it with has a different view on the book than I do 🙂
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It’s hard to be nice sometimes about a book that you really don’t like but not everyone will like the same things. That makes it all the more interesting if you ask me.
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Sharon
I agree, things become a lot more interesting because we don’t like the same things 🙂
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That’s pretty much what I said in my post. I picked a recent review book I read that I absolutely hated. It was such a huge disappointment. But, I spoke those words as a paranormal reader and my read kind of turned out to be a contemporary with extremely light paranormal threads. So I said, if you like contemps, then it would be more your kind of read. But it’s not really for the paranormal reader.
Of course that review won’t be up until closer to July, but still. That’s what I chose since it was a recent read.
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LOL Jessica, I was lucky, I guess, to find one that had just been posted. Because mostly, I truly enjoy the books I read.
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I LOVE how you handled this topic! It so very true that what one person does not like another may love. Why tread on the feelings of those who enjoy something.
You should great respect and diplomacy by linking your not so nice review to a glowing one so that readers can see both sides of the situation and make their decision from there.
Thank you!
Thank you Xyra 🙂 I guess if a book really, really makes me angry, I might not care all that much about someone else’s feelings, though 😉
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This is a really great way to handle reviewing a book you didn’t really like, Lexxie. I know we’ve talked about it before – reading is so personal and everyone is going to have a different reaction to a story. Even we might if we read the same book more than once. So well done!
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Yes, it’s true, even reading the same book twice might be two completely different experiences for the same person. And I thought it was meant to be to link to Alison’s review, since I received it the same day I scheduled mine 🙂
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I totally agree with how you said all of that! I however haven’t read any of the books you mentioned either.. And I probably won’t get to them either.
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Too many books, too little time, eh, Whitney? Thanks for the comment and the follow 🙂
Hopping through. Too bad the book didn’t work for you. i remember reading some mixed reviews of it before I started it and wasn’t sure whether I’d like it.
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I’m really glad you enjoyed it, Alison, but I had trouble actually finishing it.
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I love that you included a different perspective on the book you didn’t enjoy. Aussie Bookworm did that recently on a book she didn’t care for and I hopped on over and read the favorable review. I loved getting to see two sides. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, maybe with little homework?
Thanks, Robyn 🙂 Yeah, it was happenstance that I saw a positive review for it in my inbox that day… I have two more papers to write, they are both due on Wednesday. And then, I’ll be on spring-break 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend, too, Robyn. Thanks for stopping by.
I always feel a bit panicked when I dislike a book that is highly toted. I keep thinking “What am I missing!?”
Wonderful post, Lexxie!
I think that’s cool you linked to a positive review. One or two star ratings are rare for me, too. It might seem to some people that I just love everything, lol, but I do like or love or become obsessed with 95% of the books I read. The premise of Broken Hearts doesn’t intrigue me, so I doubt I’ll be giving that one a go.
One book I recently rated two stars (like a month ago I think) was for a blog tour, so I ended up doing a spotlight instead. The book is called The Death of Ink. I wanted to love the book so badly, but the plot was so confusing, and I just couldn’t make myself care about the characters. Luckily, this rarely happens!
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