tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post5765403729896820211..comments2023-10-16T02:36:28.611-07:00Comments on One Librarian's Book Reviews: In the Mood to Readmelissa @ 1lbrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-46309852235683014462011-02-11T13:25:17.899-07:002011-02-11T13:25:17.899-07:00Suey, I feel that way a lot now with paranormal st...Suey, I feel that way a lot now with paranormal stuff too. Hopefully you'll enjoy City of Bones more another time (I liked it - must have read it early in my paranormal streak :)melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-92037519958930933332011-02-10T14:09:39.087-07:002011-02-10T14:09:39.087-07:00Sorry I missed this post when it was posted! I KNO...Sorry I missed this post when it was posted! I KNOW my mood against YA paranormal affected my reaction to City of Bones... everyone seems to LOVE it and I was just... ugh. But this is why I plan to give it another shot, hopefully soon, and I'm anxious to see what I think this time around.Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-88144013004860103052011-01-31T20:15:56.381-07:002011-01-31T20:15:56.381-07:00Becky, that's an excellent point about acknowl...Becky, that's an excellent point about acknowledging others feel that way too! I will have to remember that when someone trashes one of my beloved books :) <br /><br />I love your method of kicking that YA hate phase!melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-65128487279080364472011-01-30T14:43:33.673-07:002011-01-30T14:43:33.673-07:00I definitely think your mood affects how you feel ...I definitely think your mood affects how you feel about a book. Although we can often recognize that we were grouchy or moody about something in a book, based on our own feelings about it, we can hopefully acknowledge where it might be okay for someone else. I know I've done that! :) <br /><br />I'm going through a grouchy YA phase right now, so I'm trying to kick it by reading as many Pulitzer & Booker prize winners as possible!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-51705434866556862332011-01-29T10:24:36.721-07:002011-01-29T10:24:36.721-07:00Annette, I wonder about those books I didn't f...Annette, I wonder about those books I didn't finish or that I had not-pleasant reactions to as well. Was it just me? If I tried again would I change my opinion (I did it once already, with Graceling). <br /><br />Britt, you made sense! I think I try to note when it could be just my emotional state or whatever that affects my reaction too. Though sometimes I'm not sure when it is. :) I've also noted that on occasion, something I'll see as terrible in terms of plot and character development will be adored by other people (or vice versa). <br /><br />Laurern, good for you! I notice it more when I have hate or love reactions, but I often feel it in the "meh" books too. I agree that good books inspire emotional reactions, though sometimes I wonder if I'm forcing my unrelated emotional state onto a book.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-27912773874273306672011-01-28T11:06:20.253-07:002011-01-28T11:06:20.253-07:00I don't think my moods affect what I read. It...I don't think my moods affect what I read. It only happens when I read a part that I really love or really hate. Or if I find out about a spoiler before finishing it.<br /><br />That's what makes a good book a good book - it's able to inspire or move you to happiness, sadness, or anger. :DLaurernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-29277324871485404612011-01-28T11:06:14.474-07:002011-01-28T11:06:14.474-07:00I think reading is always about mood. At least fo...I think reading is always about mood. At least for me.<br />But I also think that since our blogs/reviews are ours and are obviously our opinions that it doesn't make our reviews less valid.<br />I do, however, try to include how my mood affected my thoughts on the book. I try not to simply say 'this book is awful' but rather that the book didn't work for me and here's why.<br />The exception, of course, being books that are poorly written or edited. There's a difference between a book with little or no character development or plots that make no sense and a book that I just didn't connect with. <br /><br />I'm not sure any of that makes sense.... :)Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571318111686751924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-19059913042965285042011-01-28T09:13:02.424-07:002011-01-28T09:13:02.424-07:00I'm with you on this one. I think my mood most...I'm with you on this one. I think my mood mostly affects which book I decide to read next - that's why I have a lot available, and I like to vary the genre. I wonder a lot about those books I just couldn't finish -- was it just the mood I was in? Some book I know this is not the case, but some others I really wonder. There was just a book the other day that I read a great raving review about, and many years ago, I just couldn't finish it. Now I wonder if I should try it again. Oh, I remember, it was "The Year of Secret Assignments," but of course I don't remember whose review I read.Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.com