I’d
just like to thank Kate for kindly having me on her blog today! It’s an unusual
topic, one that many people never stop to think about. There are so many books
in the world and unfortunately, we can’t read them all. I wish we could.
However, there are certain ones which I have avoided...
Fifty Shades Of Grey by E L James
This
is a bestselling book and I’m puzzled why. From what I have heard, the spelling and
punctuation is awful but readers have seen past this and enjoyed the trilogy.
But why do I see women on trains hiding the front cover behind a magazine?
Perhaps they’re ashamed. I mean let’s face it, everyone has sex and we all love
a good bonkbuster from time to time – I mean I adore Rebecca Chance who is the
Queen of sexy books, nobody can top that lady!
So why have I avoided the trilogy?
Simple; it’s not my cup of tea. I don’t mind people talking about it but quite
frankly, I don’t have an opinion on it. I’ll be honest, when I was writing a
very saucy scene for a novel I’m working on, I did purchase a sample copy on my
Kindle. My eyes widened when I read a couple of sentences. I’ve been called a
frigid prune for not reading it, which is funny actually, because I’m not. Some
people haven’t read Harry Potter (god
knows why!) and some haven’t read the sex trilogy like myself.
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
During
my third and final year of my Bachelor Honours Degree, we were given a list of
set novels which I had to read and watch for our Text To Screen module. For those
wondering, I did a split degree of Creative Writing & Film Studies. This
set list was for Film Studies. Can I just say how much I loved that module, I’d
be happy to do it all over again and I got a First in my HP essay!
So, why did I avoid this particular
book? Actually, I didn’t. I read the first couple of pages and ended up being
sick. It’s about incest. Put it this way: when the father dies, the boy is
masturbating in the mirror whilst thinking about his little sister. Horrible,
isn’t it? Well, you guys didn’t have to hide behind your hands whilst your
lecturer forced you to watch the film! Some things aren’t worth a degree...
Lord Of The Rings by JR Tolkien
I
know that this is a well loved series but for me, it was the language which I
found hard to get into. Again, this is a text which I had to read for my Film
Studies Degree. I watched the second film as this was the chosen text from the
series but that is three hours of my life which I will, sadly, never get back.
So, why did I avoid this particular
book? Like I said above, it was because of the language but also, I’m a big fan
of characters. For me, the characters are extremely important for me. If they
don’t jump out at me (and I don’t mean literally), then I close the book shut
and I probably won’t pick it back up.
I
can’t think of any more books which I have purposely avoided, but these are
definitely the main three. There are fans all the over the world who have
different opinions of different novels and we’ll all entitled to our own say.
Some like horror, I prefer romance. Although I have watched The Woman In Black and that is another
one book which I will never read! In case you’re wondering, I only watched the
film because Daniel Radcliffe was the main actor and everyone knows I’m in love
with him!
Again,
thank you to the lovely Kate for allowing me to guest post on her blog. I’ve
had an absolute blast sharing my choices with you all.
If
you’re interested in my opinions or if you’re a romance/chick-lit fan, pop over
to my blog: www.emmaiswriting.wordpress.com
where you can find book reviews, author interviews, guest posts, cover reveals,
my schedule for the rest of the year and of course, my TBR list!
Lots
of love,
Emma
Louise xx
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