tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post6804710708285060098..comments2024-03-27T06:00:32.186-04:00Comments on Girl Plus Books: Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me NOT Want to Read a BookTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-74839733520033679182017-05-05T08:13:26.793-04:002017-05-05T08:13:26.793-04:00Yep, I think magical realism is one of those thing...Yep, I think magical realism is one of those things that's hard to pull off and do well. And I guess I just haven't come across an execution that I've liked.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-61918017143400626182017-05-05T08:12:23.845-04:002017-05-05T08:12:23.845-04:00LOL at your comments about small children, Veronik...LOL at your comments about small children, Veronika. :) I'm so with you. I think I was just born without the gene that makes me go all mushy for kids and animals. LOLTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-19559200468212050512017-05-05T08:11:07.560-04:002017-05-05T08:11:07.560-04:00Yes! I think it must just be hard to do well and r...Yes! I think it must just be hard to do well and really pull it off. And I seem to have never found a good example of it.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-71244755491637117392017-05-05T08:10:10.176-04:002017-05-05T08:10:10.176-04:00Deal! You get all the magical realism and animal b...Deal! You get all the magical realism and animal books. :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-80209271049662881742017-05-04T21:13:28.892-04:002017-05-04T21:13:28.892-04:00Yeah, it probably sounds like I'm super icky, ...Yeah, it probably sounds like I'm super icky, huh? Actually it was tough coming up with 10 so I was stretching for some. LOL But some - like the cheesy titles and the books in verse - really are hard no's.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-72165398468710069942017-05-04T21:09:46.800-04:002017-05-04T21:09:46.800-04:00Now why am I not surprised? :)Now why am I not surprised? :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-21755068792711196692017-05-04T21:07:11.485-04:002017-05-04T21:07:11.485-04:00I think magical realism is such a tricky thing to ...I think magical realism is such a tricky thing to pull off and do well. I guess I just haven't happened upon any really good examples. And ugly covers... oh my gosh, it's hard to get past those. LOLTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-61038919598529324112017-05-04T21:05:42.711-04:002017-05-04T21:05:42.711-04:00LOL I actually have read a couple cozy mysteries, ...LOL I actually have read a couple cozy mysteries, Stormi! I decided they weren't for me but I wanted to try them out. And yes they totally had some rather cutesy/cheesy titles. :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-13639034435850636202017-05-04T21:04:23.461-04:002017-05-04T21:04:23.461-04:00The whole miscommunication thing drives me *insane...The whole miscommunication thing drives me *insane.* And the small children... pass! LOLTanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-3461430418906755442017-05-04T21:02:37.324-04:002017-05-04T21:02:37.324-04:00Too funny that you almost skipped HP because of th...Too funny that you almost skipped HP because of the hype! :)Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-58050436438663301022017-05-04T21:02:01.770-04:002017-05-04T21:02:01.770-04:00OMG, the cheesy titles... I have a couple friends ...OMG, the cheesy titles... I have a couple friends who constantly try to get me to read the Hashtag series by Cambria Hebert. But I simply *cannot* take a book seriously when it is titled #Bae. Ugh.Tanya @ Girl Plus Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357204133826428572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-66850441186281896782017-04-28T14:15:20.054-04:002017-04-28T14:15:20.054-04:00oh I did like Mara Dyer :) and I LOVE Magical Rea...oh I did like Mara Dyer :) and I LOVE Magical Realism! BUT it's like a love/hate thing for me. When it's not done right I totally hate it so I understand how you feel about it. NO ugly covers for me either PLEASE. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178857439584119475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-88982706044482916062017-04-28T12:35:03.442-04:002017-04-28T12:35:03.442-04:00I totally agree with all these, but the hype, even...I totally agree with all these, but the hype, even though hyped books usually let me down, so you're the smart one here, don't get me wrong haha. I do enjoy unreliable narrators - for example Dangerous Girls - but many authors just can't pull it off - like in Mara Dyer. Magical realism is another hit or miss for me. I can SOMETIMES deal with small children but ONLY in fiction. IRL? Please, stay several meters away from me. I also love how they're in the same category with animals for you hahaha. Wonderful list! :)<br /><br />Veronika @ <a href="http://reading-is-dreaming-with-open-eyes.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Regal Critiques</a>Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813427718618609226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-22429614051921279702017-04-27T10:06:14.673-04:002017-04-27T10:06:14.673-04:00Magical Realism is such a hit or miss for me! Like...Magical Realism is such a hit or miss for me! Like, I want to love the idea, but the execution is always so awkward. Amber Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671652212967695538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-7640003474244368572017-04-26T13:22:42.446-04:002017-04-26T13:22:42.446-04:00So much yes to the first one. Ugh. I get so tired ...So much yes to the first one. Ugh. I get so tired of it... but I'll take all your magical realism! :D I'll take all your animal books too (provided they don't die). :) Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-10313052078262126682017-04-26T12:19:54.809-04:002017-04-26T12:19:54.809-04:00I'll read most things so there isn't reall...I'll read most things so there isn't really much that gets a hard no for me. Certain types of summaries turn me off a bit, like when "and then they meet this guy" type of thing is a bit overdone and annoying. LOL <br /><br />-LaurenShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-6764575230453278352017-04-26T07:50:16.813-04:002017-04-26T07:50:16.813-04:00Your list makes me seem very, um, unpicky?? LOL Th...Your list makes me seem very, um, unpicky?? LOL There are things on your list that I agree with - particularly ugly covers, cheesy titles, and stories written in verse. However, I've read some good books that had at least one of these things. :) So you just never know. Great list, Tanya! Bookworm Brandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834408515209743135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-53839102046759106112017-04-26T05:13:57.143-04:002017-04-26T05:13:57.143-04:00We have so many in common!We have so many in common!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040699433511202427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-11323518845367898692017-04-26T00:23:59.410-04:002017-04-26T00:23:59.410-04:00I sometimes have a hard time reading a book that i...I sometimes have a hard time reading a book that is really hyped up because you expect that book to live up to its expectations and when it doesn't, it feels like you just wasted your time reading that book.<br /><br />Here’s my <a href="http://rabbitearsbookblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/top-ten-tuesday-50-top-10-things-that.html" rel="nofollow">TTT</a>!<br /><br />Ronyell @ <a href="http://rabbitearsbookblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Rabbit Ears Book Blog</a> <br />Ronyell (a.k.a. Rabbitearsblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02726780110325765858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-80952900203016047172017-04-25T21:00:22.810-04:002017-04-25T21:00:22.810-04:00I have such a hard time getting past an ugly cover...I have such a hard time getting past an ugly cover, and the miscommunication thing makes my blood boil. I am not good at giving second chances. I just think that maybe me and that author do not click. But, like, uh, I love Penny Reid's books and magical realism when it is done well (see A.S. King)<br />Sam @ <a href="http://weliveandbreathebooks.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">WLABB</a>Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-84613072753943934782017-04-25T19:00:58.536-04:002017-04-25T19:00:58.536-04:00Nice list, I agree with some. I am going to guess ...Nice list, I agree with some. I am going to guess you have never read a cozy mystery since you don't like cheesy titles, that is one of the best parts about cozies...lol. :) Stormihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157799090129414984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-89371572470575831722017-04-25T18:37:08.558-04:002017-04-25T18:37:08.558-04:00oh yes wonderful list! I SO agree re: miscommunic...oh yes wonderful list! I SO agree re: miscommunication/lack of communication - probably my hugest pet peeve UGH!! But I also pass on small children, ugly covers and if I have disliked an author's previous works! There are a lot hahaEva @ All Books Consideredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463453822150052462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-79327318287548210112017-04-25T18:32:42.651-04:002017-04-25T18:32:42.651-04:00Hahaha. I stay away from hype as well. Almost miss...Hahaha. I stay away from hype as well. Almost missed Harry Potter. However I do like an unreliable narrator! Great list!Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455853073490483024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051174949483344057.post-84842552822788988682017-04-25T18:28:27.678-04:002017-04-25T18:28:27.678-04:00Oh we share some!!! Hype, ugly covers and miscommu...Oh we share some!!! Hype, ugly covers and miscommunication are big ones for me. Cheesy titles are bad and unless someone trusted tells me otherwise I stay away. I do love me some magical realism though!! Great list!Grace @ RebelMommyBookBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129217535499024513noreply@blogger.com