tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post115133642576724227..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: The love I lost . . .Kathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1151374914313419742006-06-26T21:21:00.000-05:002006-06-26T21:21:00.000-05:00It's definitely not you. I pick books apart and no...It's definitely not you. I pick books apart and now I understand how scripts are developed and created I tend to pick movies apart as well. (which can be a major downer when you just want to sit back, relax, and watch a no brainer. . .)Mz. Mbthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517821629098265319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1151365325805258372006-06-26T18:42:00.000-05:002006-06-26T18:42:00.000-05:00other reasons i don't read:i've noticed i feel ver...other reasons i don't read:<BR/><BR/>i've noticed i feel very guilty when i'm reading. it's leisure time, and i don't have leisure time. if i judge a contest, i don't feel guilty. then i have permission to read. <BR/><BR/> my vision gets worse all the time and it's physically harder to read. I've quit reading the newspaper for that reason.anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1151360201788953402006-06-26T17:16:00.000-05:002006-06-26T17:16:00.000-05:00No, it's not just you. I went through the same thi...No, it's not just you. I went through the same thing after being a member of critique groups and writing communities for long enough.<BR/><BR/>For about two and a half years, I read ... mmm, maybe 4 books, because I'd trained myself to look for all the little details. So when I read a book that broke "rule" after "rule" after "rule" -- it hit the wall. >_<<BR/><BR/>On the bright side, it's nowhere near as bad these days. I've been able to get back to enjoying a book without ripping it apart, but it took a long time and me recognising that following "rules" did not inherently make a good novel.Nonny Blackthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921408573581637909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1151352679910005142006-06-26T15:11:00.000-05:002006-06-26T15:11:00.000-05:00i pick apart everything i read and watch. it's pr...i pick apart everything i read and watch. it's pretty pathetic. i even try to edit my own life.anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1151351194501513502006-06-26T14:46:00.000-05:002006-06-26T14:46:00.000-05:00Surprisingly, I read more now than I ever have, an...Surprisingly, I read more now than I ever have, and all across the board; mystery, suspense, thrillers, women's fiction, mainstream, paranormal, contemporary. . . unfortunately little historical romance, for obvious reasons.<BR/><BR/>I do find that I can be pickier when I read. (You should hear Rex and me after a movie! Since we often read the same books, we discuss those too. . . and not necessarily in a critical way. Sometimes we just re-enjoy the plot twists together!) But I can also tune out the editor in my head unless there are egregious errors or shoddy plotting. I still love being swept away by an author, no matter what the genre. And there are quite a few authors I can count on to divert me. (Anybody want to swap lists?)<BR/><BR/>One thing I can't seem to shake is matching the personality of a writer I know with the voice in the stories they write. sigh. If I enjoy the person, I usually can get past the over-identification. But if the opposite is true, I really have difficulty enjoying the book. Does that mean I don't read the people I find unpalatable in person? Yes it does. And after you've been in the biz a while, you have developed impressions of lots of people (rightly or wrongly) and they do effect who and how you read.<BR/><BR/>But thank heavens there are so many good books to choose from these days! And so many new sub-genres and creative writers. All you have to do is keep looking. . . and sooner or later you'll find something that gives you a buzz.Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1151340199879213092006-06-26T11:43:00.000-05:002006-06-26T11:43:00.000-05:00Well, there is always the weird little you theory,...Well, there is always the weird little you theory, Susie!! But I have to admit, I suffer from this same problem, especially within the romance genre.<BR/><BR/>When I do happen upon that great book, romance or not, I do appreciate it soooo much more for understanding how difficult the process can be.Helen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.com