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October 26th, 2005

…but since I’m sick, I’m heading off to bed. When I was at the grocery store tonight, I’d hoped to find a new book to read, but I wasn’t interested in any of the books they had there. Hubby brought me home a new bestselling antho the other day, and I can’t get into it. Lately, I’ve noticed that the beginnings of most books are boring the hell out of me. Jordan asked once about what people did when a book wasn’t hooking them. I told her I skip to the middle and hope things are moving along from there. If the middle sucks, I’ll read the end to see if that’s worth laboring toward. If it is, I’ll try to read the book. If it’s not, I give it to my mom so she can read it and tell me how blah it was. *sigh*

I just really love books that grab you by the throat from the very beginning and then you just can’t put them down. I find them very hard to find though. I don’t pick up many books by writers I’m familiar with anymore, and I’ve spent more money on new-to-me authors lately, but not many of them are doing it for me. Some of these new authors are very popular and so I ask people I trust,”Is it just me, or is this a really great premise with not a lot of sparkle?” Often, they agree. What does that mean? Does the “high-concept” sell more than the actual writing?

Maybe I’m just burnt out.

I miss those books that make me all tingly. My all-time favorite, Lisa Kleypas, didn’t quite do it for me with her last book (I even have her out of print Onyx books, and all of her titles are keepers for me), but I hear her latest is great. I think I’ll go to BN tomorrow and pick up, then lay in bed and read. This cold is kicking my butt and I could really use a great book.

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7 comments to “It’s early for me”

Take care, Sylvia. Hope you feel better soon

Love, Wendy
by Wendywoo October 27th, 2005 at 12:14 am
I thought I was the only person left in the world with Lisa K’s out-of-print Onyx books! I picked them up in college and have never let them leave my hands. I love those books:drool:. Wish she’d reissue them, as mine are getting a bit ratty. Anyway, I got her newest, too, even though I didn’t like the last one so well. I figure she’s worth another shot!

Sorry you’re sick– feel better soon!
by Ellen Fisher October 27th, 2005 at 4:07 am
Hope you fell better Sylvia. Sorry to hear that you feel so blah.
by Marguerite October 27th, 2005 at 7:00 am
Yeah, I’ve been there done that… it takes a lot to catch my eye any more.

Some of the books I was dying for, when they came out… well, i bought… read first chapter, two chapters… and nada. They did nothing for me. I dunno why.

now one book I’ve been really satisfied with, even with all the hype is JR Ward’s Dark Lover. There’s been so much hype about this, but a lot of books with that much hype jsut fall flat.

This one rocks, though…
by Shiloh October 27th, 2005 at 9:14 am
Feel better my friend. :hug: I’ve resorted to reading old favorites. I do have the JR Ward book in my TBR pile. I’ll probably give it a go this weekend. A few of my favorite authors have releases Nov. 1st, so I’ll be grabbing their books. I hope they’re better than what I’ve read lately. It’s beginning to bum me out.
by Jordan October 27th, 2005 at 10:35 am
Get well soon!
by Danica October 27th, 2005 at 2:33 pm
Sorry to hear that you’re not feeling well. I’m always unreasonably disappointed when I pick up a book and it’s blah. Hope you find something worth reading at BN.
by suzanhyssen October 27th, 2005 at 6:33 pm