Welcome to another Booking Through Thursday, with prompts that probe our reading choices and ask us to ponder them.
Today’s Prompt:
SammyDee asks:
What book(s) have you read that you’re secretly ashamed to admit…
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I don’t know if “ashamed” is the right description, but once upon a time I enjoyed Danielle Steel books…and in memory of that feeling, I picked up some of the books in recent years.
This particular book of hers was definitely cringe-worthy, filled as it was with cliches and trite ideas:
HRH was definitely not a book I recommended to anyone, and only gave it two stars. In my review (click title), I described “struggling” to read my way through it.
Then there was another book I read last year from an author I usually enjoy. This one was published in the sixties…and I was very excited to get it.
Digging Out, by Anne Richardson (Roiphe) was a book I couldn’t wait to finish! I described in my review that it was “depressing, cold, and harsh.” I gave it three stars.
There have been others over the years, with names that escape me….what remains is the feeling of embarrassment that I am stuck reading the book (for reviews).
Most of the time I am more careful in the books I accept for reviews, but there are occasionally the “unsolicited” ones. What do you do about those? Especially if they are books you wouldn’t choose?
I haven’t read a Danielle Steel book in ages. I remember way back when I couldn’t wait for her next book to come out. But then I felt that they were lacking and not as enjoyable as her earlier books. HRH is a “new to me” by her. Thank ou for stopping by and hoping you have a fun upcoming weekend.
Thanks, Cheryl…I think that sometimes our tastes change with time. Glad you could stop by, and have a great weekend.
there are some books I’ve read that I didn’t like but I wouldn’t be ashamed of them. Gotta take the good with the bad lol. Thanks for stopping by today!
Sometimes it’s fun to look at what we used to enjoy…and see how our tastes have changed. Thanks for visiting, Cathy.
I read two or three of Danielle Steel books, but realized I didn’t care for them, so no longer read her books. I didn’t name the author that I was sorry I read her books, maybe I should…LOL
I think I still have a couple of her books on my “Old Stacks.” Some are better than others, but none are fabulous…lol
Thanks for visiting, Gigi Ann.
I’m not sure if I ever read a Danielle Steel. Looking through the list of titles in Wiki, not a single one strikes a chord with me.
Dawn, I enjoyed some of the earlier “saga” types she wrote. Some of them make fairly enjoyable Lifetime movies…lol
Thanks for stopping by.
I haven’t read a Danielle Steel book in awhile.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/07/booking-through-thursday_12.html
I’ll be glad when I finish the ones on my stack! Some are better than others, though. Thanks for stopping by, Tribute Books Mama.
I read lots of Danielle Steel books when I was a teenager. They weren’t the kind of books other teenagers were reading but it never once occured to me to feel embarassed. They were very good books! (Or so I thought at the time).
I haven’t read any in years but I do have a few cringe worthy books behind me: http://manchestermeanders.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/guilty-pleasures/
I think that my tastes have changed over the years. Thanks for stopping by, Sammy Dee, and for sharing your intriguing story.
Nice answer.
http://citygirlwholovestoread.blogspot.com/2012/07/booking-through-thursday.html
Thanks, City Girl…it’s difficult to answer this kind of question, isn’t it?
It’s interesting to go back and read a book you once loved to only question why did you like it in the first place. I have done that several times. It has also worked in the opposite direction for me in the past.
I guess it is a function of how much our interests and likes change over time. Thanks for visiting, Monique.