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What is one book that everyone else seemed to love except you? (Isabella @ The Inkbound Reader)
Today’s Prompts: Have you ever experienced what seems like the whole book community raving about a book, only to discover it’s not all that? What are some story elements that put you off while reading? What about books others dislike that you love? Feel free to share examples of which books everyone loved and you didn’t, and vice versa! 🤭
Have you ever experienced what seems like the whole book community raving about a book, only to discover it’s not all that?
Yes, it has happened and with very popular books too. But again, we are all different people, it would be weird if we all loved and liked the same things, books included lol! This said, I wouldn’t necessarily say I hate these books except one: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (I have so many reasons to hate this book with all my being), but I’d rather say disliked them more than others. ACOTAR in this number, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, A Psalm For the Wild-Built, A Thousand Boy Kisses, just to name a few!
What are some story elements that put you off while reading?
I really don’t understand the need for extensive and endless descriptions, also when the author deviates from the main story and concentrates on things that contribute nothing to the plot or the story.
The overused and overdone tropes and stereotypes are a put-off for me if not done properly. Also, the sex scenes I have the feeling are written in such a cringy way in some books that makes me wonder if this is written by a person who has never had intimate contact with others, and this is me being kind here. The intimacy in most books is never done right; it will always be over the top, too weird, too much, too little or just NOOOOPEE! Especially when it comes to the dialogue during the act…
The words baby or babe are a huge NO for me; they are too childish and impersonal, and I just don’t like them overall. Sorry, not sorry.
If the story is too superficial and there is no character development and we just munch on the same things over and over again. Also, why do characters keep making dumb decisions is beyond me, like yes, we all make mistakes, but in order to not make elementary ones, we need common sense, and it seems in most cases it has left the room with some books.
The MISSCOMMUNICATION trope OMG this is a ginourmous put-off for me…
There is more, but I will have to stop here simply because I have limited time! It will be a topic for another time haha
What about books others dislike that you love?
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
These are the ones I can think of that I know people have not liked but I have loved.
What is your take on today’s topic? Do we have matching books?
Lin's Perspective 
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