The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Billy @ Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the hop on February 15, 2013. Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end the following Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to their own blog.
The question this week is:
Have you ever loved a book that everyone else hated or hated a book that everyone else loved?
(submitted by submitted by Billy @ Rambling of a Coffee Addict)
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Definitely! The Maid by Nita Prose is one book I can think of straight away. I was very underwhelmed by it, and still don’t understand the hype surrounding it. I also wasn’t that struck by The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo even though I loved Daisy Jones and Malibu Rising. And finally I still really don’t get why people rave about Pride and Prejudice. I listened to it for a reading challenge last year and only finished it because of Juliet Stevenson’s wonderful narration.
Sometimes, when I am talking books, I feel like The Emperor’s New Clothes. Are we talking about the same story?!
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Yeah I know the feeling!
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ooh great topic! I’ve hated loads people have loved – mainly Life of Pi, Handmaidens Tale and Where the Crawdads sing!! xx
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I’ve DNF’d those and totally forgot about them for this post! 😂 xx
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haha good to hear you have the same great taste as me then!! xx
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I love Taylor’s books but have yet to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, although it is on my TBR pile. Hmm…now I am still determining. I came very close to purchasing The Maid, and now I am glad I didn’t. Great post, Nicki!
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Thanks Jody I’m very much in the minority though so please don’t let me put you off!
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I’ve only DNF’d one book that I can recall and it was a Pulitzer Prize novel, Angle of Repose. It was my book club’s selection and I just couldn’t make it through the first chapter. Contrary to popular opinion, I also found The Shipping News underwhelming. Most recently, I enjoyed a book called Adelaide that many didn’t. That said, I only changed my rating after the publisher agreed to stop promoting it as a romance.
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Wow you’ve only DNF’d one book Jo? Is that because you only read/listen to books you know you’re going to like or you finish everything you read/listen to?
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A little of both. I do a good job of researching books before I start, or at least I’ve done that the last ten years. But, I also have a tough time giving up on a book. I’ve two now that I’m struggling with on deciding to DNF or keep trying.
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Life’s too short if you’re struggling!
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I could never get on with the Time Traveller’s Wife and I tried a couple of times. As my reading has changed since then maybe I should give it another go, though it would have to join a very long queue! x
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I’ve got a copy somewhere and have been meaning to read it for years, but you know… 😂 x
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I haven’t read Taylor Jenkins Reid yet. My book club is reading Carrie Soto is Back in April. I’m curious now if I’ll be like you or the majority. 😀
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I didn’t enjoy Carrie Soto in fact I didn’t even review it.
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I liked the Maid. I have yet to read TJR books. I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice but her other books are just as good!
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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Thanks enjoy your weekend!
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I did not like Pride and Prejudice the first time I read it. I am not sure why I picked it up a second time, but I loved it that time. Austen is definitely an author it takes me a while to settle into, but I enjoy her books. (I am in no way suggesting you give P&P another try though. Haha) Austen isn’t for everyone. Sometimes for me it’s about timing, whether I like a book or not. There have been books I loved that I may not have liked as much if I’d read them later or earlier in my life.
I hope you have a great weekend!
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Timing is definitely important for me as well!
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Did you read the book for Pride and Prejudice or just listen to the audiobook? I read the book a few years ago for the first time and I really enjoyed it. I read it after watching the 2005 movie, which I also enjoyed. Right now I’m listening to the audiobook. I am enjoying it, but I don’t think I would as much if I hadn’t read the book first. On a related note, the book I highlighted on my post for another blog hop today is Pride, Prejudice, and Poison. Lol. 🙂
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I tried reading it a few times so tried the audiobook instead.
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I hated Daisy Jones and the Six! 😄 But I loved Evelyn Hugo. I adore Pride and Prejudice but really didn’t like Persuasion which many people say is their favourite Austen book. Good job we don’t all like the same things really isn’t it?
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It sure is!
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Books I hated that other people love were The Outsiders and Enders Game. People love those, and I didn’t see the appeal. Books I love that other people hated were The Host by Stephanie Meyer and Call of the Wild.
Idea-ist@GetLostInLit
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I got an ARC of Malibu Rising a few years ago and DNFd it. I’m almost afraid to say that because so many people love Taylor Jenkins Reid so much. 🙂
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That’s fair enough I DNF’d Emily Henry’s book last year but loads loved that as well.
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Ahhh…I loved Molly the Maid. 😀
Pride and Prejudice is a book I didn’t like. 😀
Thanks for your great answer.
Hope you had a good week.
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Yeah lots of people like Molly the Maid 😂
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Ahhh, the complex world of reading! It’s awesome that such diverse opinions on the same thing can co-exist. 😀
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It is and it’s all been quite pleasant! 😀
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I tried to read and then listen to Daisy Jones and I just couldn’t get into it. Not sure if I would say I hated it, but I stopped reading. There have been a lot of books that I really enjoyed that others I trust didn’t like at all, but I can’t think of titles off the top of my head.
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It’s funny isn’t how some books work and others don’t?
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The one that springs to mind is “Little Cruelties” by Liz Nugent. I really disliked that book but have loved some of her other novels. Most recently, I really enjoyed her “Strange Sally Diamond “.
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Oh yes I remember both of those Lynne!
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I liked Pride and Prejudice but I wasn’t most impressed by like everyone else as well. It was before the time I started blog so I thought there might be something wrong with me😂now I know I’m not alone.
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Definitely not alone!😂
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Oh My! Same! I just didn’t understand the rave with The Maid. Like did we all read the same book?!
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Exactly! 😀
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I know there are a lot that others loved, some hyped books, that I didn’t like. I wouldn’t say hate as that is strong. Funny thing is Daisy Jones is one of them. I had issues with The Maid, but I still liked it. I know there will be more that I loved and others were just meh about, but that is the beauty of so many books and authors.
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Yes we all read different books don’t we!
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