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Thursday, 25 March 2010

A small confession...

So, I have no inspiration for a post today and I thought, well now is as good a time as any to confess something...

I didn't read Half Broke Horses.

There, I said it...

I genuinely feel awful as I have never been part of a book club before and when I joined theSlow Readers Book Club I really wanted to enjoy the first book selected, however

I just couldn't get into it...

I got the book from the library, I read the first few chapters, I skipped to the middle and aptly read the sentence "we don't need another half broke horse around here" (it was something along those lines and what are the chances??) and finding no inspiration, I skipped to the end before reading the history of the author and her Grandmother (which was really quite interesting).

I really love reading but this book just didn't grab me at all - maybe because I don't really have much knowledge of American history to picture it? I don't know. I didn't hate what I read - I just didn't enjoy it and if a book doesn't grab me quickly enough I don't try to force myself to read it.

It has been interesting reading the other members reviews of it on the forum though and I am really looking forward to the next book - 'Alice I Have Been' by Melanie Benjamin- I managed to get an ebook of it so its going on my reader (my new favourite toy!) ASAP!

Hopefully I will be able to provide a proper review of the next book...

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8 Comments:

Blogger Summer Athena said...

it's ok, sweetness. we have all been there. i was like the same way with Lush Life and even more upset that i paid for a hardback when i read 3 pages.

sending you a HUG!

25 March 2010 at 14:21  
Blogger M.M.E. said...

I wouldn't feel too bad. I remember the first time I didn't finish a book. I was in fourth grade and the book was "Little Women". It was just so boring but I thought not finishing a book was some sort of a sin. It felt so 'wrong'. I've been meaning to read "Alice I Have Been" so I'm anxious to see if you like it.

25 March 2010 at 14:40  
Blogger raveninthewolfden said...

Your honesty made me smile.

25 March 2010 at 14:50  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Everyone feels that way about a book at some point! I am also looking forward to the next book!

25 March 2010 at 15:04  
Blogger BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

At least you tried. I still haven't bought it. BAD book club member am I!

25 March 2010 at 20:13  
Blogger Diana said...

It's okay, I didn't love the beginning and this totally not the book i would normally pick up, but i wanted to expand my literature more and challenge myself and i ended up loving it!
I'd love to see how you like or dislike Alice I Have Been!

26 March 2010 at 01:38  
Blogger themagicalbean said...

I adore your honesty :) Don't worry if it didn't grab you, especially since it was supposed to be read for pleasure. I have definitely been there before and just can't make myself finish it. Hope the next book is more engaging!

26 March 2010 at 17:47  
Blogger muchlove said...

don't worry about it. It's happened to me many times too. It seems pointless forcing yourself to finish a book that doesn't even grab you to begin with. I actually feel kind of bad because I haven't got the Alice I Have Been book yet. Not because it doesn't interest me, but because it's not available in the library and I'm not sure if I should buy it yet (being short on cash and unemployed sucks).

26 March 2010 at 23:48  

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