Someone recommended a book to me the other day and I went
out and bought it . . . Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander. Just prior to pushing
purchase in Amazon I did take a peek at the reviews, not any specific reviews,
but just the number.
The book had over 1500 reviews, most of them positive. I
tried reading it and actually got 15% of the way through, then I gave up. Just
way too much nonsense and detail. I felt I was living out every minute of
someone else’s life. It was a good primer on not letting a story drag. It wasn’t
till I was about 5% in that I looked at one of the one star reviews and saw a
review by Honest Abby titled “What the Fuss?”
This book gets so much
adoration and love...and I just don't get it! I completely agree with several
of the other one-star reviews. This book is disturbingly violent, has a plot
that meanders aimlessly, and two lead characters who are poorly characterized.
I agree. Life is too short to read huge "commitment novels" that take too long to go anywhere. Next!
1 comment:
Appreciate your honesty ;)
Books are always so personal.
I find when I ask for someones opinion and they tell me they don't like a book, I always feel them during the process of reading it.
Like someone told me that the last "Hunger Games" book was a bit of a disappointment, but I had to read it. I mean I could not stop at two. I loved that last book sooooo much. Found myself critiquing the person who critiqued the book. lol But I digress. ;)
Anywho nice post.
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