Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly post that is hosted by Sam from Thoughts on Tomes and there is also a Goodreads group where you can find more information.
This week is Books You Feel Differently About. Maybe you thought about it and decided to change your rating, or you reread it and liked it more or less the second time around.
This book was hyped up for me and though I didn’t know exactly what to expect, I was left a bit disappointed. It was a really quick read that I kind of liked while reading it, but when it ended I remember thinking, that’s all? After thinking about it some more, I can appreciate the book for what it is. It explores the delicate relationships that can be found between a mother and a daughter. Most women can relate to fragility and complication that mother/daughter relationships are often fraught with.
Who hasn’t heard of this one? Yet another book that was hyped as the next Gone Girl. After I finished this one I rated it 4 stars, but looking back I think this is more of a 3 star read for me. Ani is just bitchy and there were really no epic secrets revealed for me. Even the main twist didn’t leave me as shocked and stunned as the description promised.
John Greene as author is over hyped for me and the more I think about Paper Towns the more unimpressed I am. At first, I thought, oh this book was ok. Now? Nope, wouldn’t recommend it, there are far too many other excellent YA books out there. It was just bizarre and frankly I was bored reading most of this. I did like Ben though, the only good part of this book.
I only rated this book a 3 originally but now I would bump it up to a 4. I read several of Sparks’ books consecutively and this was the latest one. I think by the time I got to See Me I was just over it. I had read 4 or 5 of his books in a row and if you’ve read anything from him, you know that his books are a bit formulamatic and altogether predictable. But I have to give him some more credit, he really knows how to write a fantastic contemporary romance. I was just burnt out on his books when I read this one
What books have you changed your mind about?
I totally agree with you about John Green and Paper Towns. Great post, Amy.
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Thank you!
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I wrote an entire rant about the over hype of John Green’s books. I couldn’t agree more! Same thing with Nicholas Sparks. I tried to read one of his books and didn’t even make it through a whole chapter.
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Oh I’ll have to check it out!
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I must read this JG rant. XD
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I agree with you that John Green’s books are a bit over hyped. It’s a hit and miss with many readers. Not sure if I would want to pick up any of his other books 😛
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Agreed!
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I’ve read Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, and Looking for Alaska by John Green, and none of them truly impressed me, which is why I’m not even going to give The Abundance of Katherines a try. Great post! xx
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Yeah I’m pretty much done with his books for now, my TBR pile is full of books that I’ve heard great things about, I would rather give them a try first. Thank you!
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