tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post4645378726849237236..comments2023-12-12T16:30:15.159+00:00Comments on Floor to Ceiling Books: I Have Never... Conformed to Peer Pressure!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-28312362061656441822011-09-10T10:23:56.394+01:002011-09-10T10:23:56.394+01:00Oh god, we used to play "I've never...&qu...Oh god, we used to play "I've never..." as well...Too many embarrassing memories to count!!!<br /><br />I've never truly caved to peer pressure, and in fact in some cases this has worked against me. When Harry Potter first became a phenomenon, I refused to read it, because I thought if it was that hyped it couldn't be good. Of course, once I actually took the trouble to at least read the first one, after the fourth one came out, I absolutely loved them. And even though I did love Take That, I was the only one in my school to also adore Blur, Oasis and Pulp.<br /><br />That being said, I haven't read any of the Twilight books based on derision heaped on them, so maybe I have caved to peer pressure?Mieneke van der Salmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782771945227479913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-13594542578736711402011-09-08T11:07:51.475+01:002011-09-08T11:07:51.475+01:00I've never said I liked something when I didn&...I've never said I liked something when I didn't. It's made me unpopular fairly often, but I've never understood the practice of lying for such reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-23543129407162227942011-09-08T06:44:45.773+01:002011-09-08T06:44:45.773+01:00I had to wait a little while before Iron Maiden ca...I had to wait a little while before Iron Maiden called to me, but then I went without hesitation :P<br /><br />I don't think that I ever go with the crowd on things, but if popular consensus jars completely with my viewpoint, I'll normally pick up a book and flick through it again to see where the difference in opinion comes from. That's what happened with Goodkind. I adored the Sword of Truth series on my first read, but only because it was my introduction to the fantasy genre (and the only adult fantasy I had ever read). Since reading through again, I picked up on all of the smothering philosophy, gratuitous sex and general assery :PJamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-30950568074063404692011-09-07T21:46:13.991+01:002011-09-07T21:46:13.991+01:00Ah, wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the ...Ah, wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the same thing. (As my Mum used to say... reckon I'm turning into her!)<br /><br />It was Michael Jackson for me when my mates all loved Take That and New Kids ;)<br /><br />Older one for me - I recently re-bought The Book Of Lost Things which I love and was surprised recently to read some of the quite scathing comments on Amazon. Angel by L.A Weatherley I really didn't get on with and thought I'd love it going by other blog reviews.Carmen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07968725221313800020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-67272259329260871542011-09-07T17:43:53.063+01:002011-09-07T17:43:53.063+01:00Tchaikovsky's Shadows of the Apt. To the point...Tchaikovsky's Shadows of the Apt. To the point where it's as if everyone else read a completely different series - praising it where I didn't just find it middling or passable, but actually didn't like reading it at all. Bit strong, I know, and from everything I've heard he sounds like a lovely bloke which makes it feel a bit odd. <br /><br />And I didn't like Cassandra Clare's City of Bones either. I read the entire series and it's just calorie-less fodder, harmless but nothing special, unlike series like Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy. <br /><br />Also, George Mann. I want to like his output, I really do, it should be exactly - *exactly!* - my kind of thing, but I've yet to enjoy even a single page. Again I feel mean saying it because he also sounds like he's lovely. But then authors and books aren't the same entities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-56281033903346353872011-09-07T16:02:28.709+01:002011-09-07T16:02:28.709+01:00I suppose my biggest "I hated it even though ...I suppose my biggest "I hated it even though everyone else loved it" book is THE GOOD THIEF by Hannah Tinti. I loathed it so much that I almost wonder if I read the same book as everyone else.<br /><br />I've had a few other reading hiccups, too. I sometimes feel like I'm the only person who disliked THE STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL TALE OF MISS PERCY PARKER by Leanna Renee Hieber. Twitter, thankfully, convinced me I'm not the only person who didn't enjoy CITY OF BONES by Cassandra Clare. And I'm sorry to report that I didn't much like LOW TOWN/THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE by Daniel Polansky. I feel bad about that, since the author contacted me himself about a review copy, but at least the rest of the blogosphere has given him great reviews.<br /><br />I've also had laclustre, though not negative, reactions to a number of highly hyped books. I liked, but didn't love, THE HUNGER GAMES, THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO, and LOOKING FOR ALASKA. <br /><br />As far as books I loved that everyone else disliked... I can't think of any sweeping examples, but I <i>was</i> rather surprised at all the negative comments re: THE WISE MAN'S FEAR floating around on Twitter. I loved it to death. I've heard that many people disliked THE MAP OF TIME by Felix J. Palma, too. It's one of my favourite books of 2011.Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-8187842273331543112011-09-07T14:06:44.449+01:002011-09-07T14:06:44.449+01:00You guys stood up playing 'Never Have I Ever&#...You guys stood up playing 'Never Have I Ever'? Thank god we never heard of the stand up rule! <br /><br />There are some books I have disliked that some people liked, but I don't think its that dramatic. I didn't like Goodkind either, I didn't make it through the first book, and I am usually not one to set a story down.<br /><br />Beth ^_^<br />http://sweetbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/Beth D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18032607556352052517noreply@blogger.com