tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731253.post1509566635130435230..comments2023-10-05T04:19:10.774-07:00Comments on Two Kid Schoolhouse: Why don't I finish more books?Marbelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03396985630486715494noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731253.post-14015963517284569972012-01-19T14:38:47.599-08:002012-01-19T14:38:47.599-08:00Completely agree on #1 Can. Not. Finish. if you...Completely agree on #1 Can. Not. Finish. if you're going to fill it with curse words. Is there no actual writing ability that the author could have used instead?<br /><br />I won't even bother if the story contains casual sex. If I wanted that in a story line I could just watch TV.<br /><br />I don't know why anyone would want to read a story about dumb men. I do not find that compelling in a character and I don't need the PC male-bashing message. Ugh. <br /><br />Though I have read more than my share over this last year when my brain couldn't handle anything else, I agree about the Christian Romance genre. Most of the time it isn't even romantic. Instead it is formulaic and preachy. It's sad, really. Once in a while I do find a good one, but not often. I can tell my burn-out is in recovery; my brain is starting to reject them and ask for real stories. There are a couple of authors I'm fond of, but other than those I think I can move on.<br /><br />Tragedy Fiction is a good description. I do not need to read 400 pages for someone to tell me that life is meaningless. I try to weed out those worldviews before I start a book, but sometimes it's well hidden until chapter three. <br /><br />I don't like any book that is obviously trying to sell me a belief system, even the Christian ones. I'd much rather read a good story and make up my mind from there. Stories make much better teachers than standard rhetoric.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004651720352605486noreply@blogger.com