Thursday, April 9, 2015

FF Friday: In Which My Blog Is Featured!


Feature & Follow is a weekly blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. My blog is featured this week!

 This week’s question: Have you ever read a book you thought you'd hate but loved? Or vice versa?

 Answer: If I think I’ll hate a book, I won’t read it. That’s why I enjoy most of the books that I do read. I’ve become pretty talented at picking out books for myself.

 I have been pleasantly surprised by a few of the books that schools have forced me to read. I really liked The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, The Stranger (Albert Camus), The Things They Carried (Tim O’Brien), Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri), and most of Faulkner and Hemingway’s works.

Occasionally I’ll be disappointed with a book that I picked out for myself. Sometimes the story just isn’t as cool as the synopsis makes it sound. I think the last book that really, really disappointed me was Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I expected to enjoy it, but I disliked the main characters so intensely that I struggled to finish it. Luckily, it’s pretty rare that I hate a book.

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The follow part: If you are a book blogger and you leave a link to your blog in the comments below, I will follow you on Bloglovin’. I’d love it if you also followed me. If you want to be friends on Goodreads, Twitter, or G+, that would be awesome, too. Click the links to go to my pages on those sites. I’m looking forward to “meeting” you.
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  1. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    Congrats on the feature! I completely agree about Thirteen Reasons Why. It sounds so good, but I didn't enjoy it at all. (:

    Old follower, but I newly followed you on Twitter and added you to Goodreads! (:


    Here's my FF!

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  2. Lillian @ Mom with a Reading ProblemApril 9, 2015 at 9:49 PM

    I LOVED The Things They Carried! I didn't think I would. It was required for my American History class.

    Congrats for being featured this week :) New follower via Bloglovin'

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  3. Aditi SahaApril 9, 2015 at 11:13 PM

    Do check out my FF: http://bookstopcorner.blogspot.in/2015/04/feature-follow-8-judging-book-before.html
    Old follower :-)

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  4. BagginsApril 10, 2015 at 1:39 AM

    Congrats on the feature, AJ! I enjoyed Thirteen Reasons Why overall but I do remember being really unhappy with Hannah.

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  5. UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 1:52 AM

    I was strangely surprised with The Great Gatsby too! I never would have picked it up had it not been for school. Congrats on being featured!

    New Follower!
    Sparrow's F&F

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  6. UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 7:55 AM

    Congrats on being featured! I was surprised that I liked The Great Gatsby! Especially since I had to read it for my English class. Old follower!

    Lizzie @ lizziethesarcasticblonde.blogspot.com

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  7. Annette MillsApril 10, 2015 at 8:24 AM

    Congrats on the feature! I'm pretty good at knowing what I like too. Thanks for visiting. Old follower.

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  8. Tracy April 10, 2015 at 9:10 AM

    "If I think I'll hate a book, I won't read it." <---- That right there. Why do people read books they expect to hate? I can't wrap my mind around it!! Congrats on being featured this week! Old follower :)

    Here's my F&F!

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  9. The Candid CoverApril 10, 2015 at 10:57 AM

    I think that school has caused us to fear reading books that we think we will hate! Sometimes I like to give books that are recommended to me a try, even if it is one that I think looks bad. Old Follower:)

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  10. StormiApril 10, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    I don't have a lot I hate but there are a few. :)

    Stormi
    Friday Memes

    Old follower via bloglovin

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  11. UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    Congrats on the feature! :)

    Old Follower.

    Cee @ The Mistress Case


    P.S. Have you seen the movie The Great Gatsby and how do you feel about it compared to the book?

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    1. Aj @ Read All The Things!April 10, 2015 at 12:12 PM

      I haven’t seen the movie, but I don’t know anybody who liked it, lol. I guess it was very different from the book.

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    2. UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 12:26 PM

      As someone who hasn't read the book, I wouldn't know, but I found the movie to be bland and lacking AND predictable. Urgh. It's not worth watching a second time. Lol.

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  12. Novels and NecklacesApril 10, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    I didn't like Thirteen Reasons Why either!! New follower on GFC :)

    http://novelsandnecklaces.blogspot.com

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  13. Georgia DaltonApril 10, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    I liked The Great Gatsby too! Thanks for stopping by my blog, I'm an old follower. :)

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  14. Mountain RhinestonesApril 10, 2015 at 1:59 PM

    Congrats AJ on being one of the Featured bloggers this week! Old follower.

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  15. UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    Congratulations on the feature, it's well deserved!

    Thanks for stopping by my FF, it was a pleasure to see you xx

    My FFF  - Thea @ Gizzimomo's Book Shelf

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  16. Jess @ Fairytales and GlitterApril 10, 2015 at 6:59 PM

    Congrats on being featured! I really enjoyed The Catcher in the Rye too. Thank you for stopping by. :)
    Old follower

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  17. MaggieApril 10, 2015 at 8:56 PM

    Hi! I'm a brand spanking new follower via Bloglovin'! :) I'm sad to read that Thirteen Reasons Why isn't that great; I've been curious about it for a while and will probably try it out anyway! I'll be cautious when reading it though! Happy reading!

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  18. RanuApril 10, 2015 at 9:40 PM

    Congratulations on being featured!
    I haven't read any of the books you mentioned, but I hope to, someday. Thanks for stopping by my blog! :)

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  19. UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 10:03 PM

    YAY for being a feature. Yeah I have been forced to read 8 years of college books and 4 high school books so I didn't count them when I was thinking. It has also been awhile LOL. I still can't get into the Great Gatsby, don't know why. We are Fangfreakintasticreviews.com

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  20. UnknownApril 11, 2015 at 5:30 PM

    I felt the same way when I read 13 Reasons Why! I didn't like that book and i was expecting a lot more from it! Followed!

    Link to FF:

    http://pipersbookblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/follow-feature.html

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  21. UnknownApril 12, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    The last book in the Divergent series disappointed the crap out of me. And unfortunately I've read 3 other books lately that disappointed me too. I hate when that happens. Old follower.

    Shannon The Tale Temptress' FF

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  22. BunnitaApril 14, 2015 at 12:32 PM

    Oh those school books. There were a couple I ended up liking but most of the time I didn't. I think it had more to do with the fact that I had to read them.

    old follower
    Bunnita
    Worth Reading It?

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