Friday, July 1, 2011

Book Blogger Hop - July 1

Book Blogger Hop

Thanks to  Crazy-for-books for hosting this hop, I hope to hop on from time-to-time......I also found some new blogs and I am looking forward to knowing what others are reading and saying! 


This week’s question comes from Sue who blogs at Cookie’s Book Club ! Thanks for submitting a question for our Hoppers, Sue! Be sure to visit her blog and tell her thank you!


What keeps you reading beyond the first few pages of a book, and what makes you want to stop reading a book and put it back on the shelf?


My Answer:  What a great and thought provoking question this week!  I have abandoned books before I finished the first couple of chapters because the sentences were short and choppy or the characters feel lost. Sometimes you can just tell right away that it's not working. I think the first thing that hooks me in are the author's sentences. Are they descriptive and thoughtful word choices that are fluent?  I think another thing would be the characters and if the writing gives me a connection in anyway to them. 


I enjoy books with messages and characters that are role models for our young adults and middle grade. When I do find a good selection of authors, I always search out more books by that one because I love the writing styles.

2 comments:

  1. Short, choppy sentences are really hard to read! There's no fluidity! I'm definitely on the same page as you on that one!

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  2. Hopping through. Sometimes I like short and choppy sentences if it creates a fast pace. But it's definitely hard to keep up with a book that is not written well.
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