Booking Through Thursday

    

http://btt2.wordpress.com

Today’s question:
A while ago, I interviewed my readers for a change, and my final question was, “What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?” I got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Amy and Sarah both asked about genres:
Amy asks:
Name a book you love in a genre you normally don’t care for. What made you decide to read it? Did it make you want to try more in that genre?
Bookish Sarah asks an interesting assortment of questions:
What genre do you avoid reading and why?

My response:
In response to Amy’s question one book came to mind instantly, Ragdoll Redeemed: Growing Up In The Shadow of Marilyn Monroe by Dawn Novotny.  This book fell under the category of memoirs,  definitely on the other side of the spectrum of what I usually read, which is suspense.  When contacted through WOW to read this book, there was something that was in the synopsis that intrigued me, Marilyn Monroe.  I was young when she died but remember exactly where I was and how I tried processing “death” of a celebrity.  Once I started reading the book, it was much bigger than Marilyn Monroe.  It was about a small girl growing up with everything stacked against her, then reading her journey into her adult years with more obstacles presented and battled to become a forgiving, intelligent, and happy adult.  A caveat.  The author and I started exchanging emails and a friendship developed.  In October, she has a conference that she is attending here in RI.  I will be picking her up at the airport then out to dinner, which if our emails are any indication, we will need to find an all night restaurant, because I am sure our conversation will last for a very long time.  If you want to read a female “Rocky” success story, this is the one to read.  I highly recommend this memoir.  And  since this was such a compelling read, I have read other memoirs since.

And now on to Sarah’s question.  I know the new rage is PNR, UF, etc., matter of fact, it is so big, that the majority of book blogs there are now are geared to the YA books in this genre. I know, since I search and visit book blogs to invite them to become a host for Partners In Crime Tours.   I am just not interested in vampires, fantasy, etc.  I remember, and I am definitely dating myself, when I was young there was a show on TV called Dark Shadows, which would have fallen in this category.  One of my friends HAD to watch it every day at 4pm, no matter what we were doing or playing.  I would tag along  just to wait to continue what we had been doing at 3:55p, and after sitting through the show a couple of times, and not enjoying it, I would go home instead, grab a book, read and wait for when we could continue playing outside.  So since I didn’t enjoy it back then, as an adult, I am sure I wouldn’t enjoy it now.

What about you?  Any book outside your genre that you are happy your read?  Any genre that you know you would never be interested in?

8 thoughts on “Booking Through Thursday

  1. I may have to put that MM book on my wishlist. I wasn’t interested until I read your review just now. And I agree with you, I don’t read many of the same ones you don’t read.

  2. I’m the opposite! I love memoirs. I’m with you on the paranormal stuff, though. I used to watch Dark Shadows but just so I’d know what everyone was talking about at school.

  3. Cheryl, you forgot to say that you don’t read those “hefty classics like Bev does.” Lol. Here’s my BTT. Hope you have a great weekend (I’m officially on mine now…doing a road trip to see my college roommate tomorrow)

  4. Hi Cheryl,

    WOW! Once again I thank you for mentioning my book Ragdoll Redeemed.

    I will never forget how kind and encouraging you were at our first meeting, especially since your were the first “reviewer” on my book tour. I was scared to death and your were so comforting.

    Oh, by the way, I love books about crime and suspense and never saw a CSI program that I didn’t love.

    Warmly, dawn

Leave a Reply to Dawn NovotnyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.