tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post8920764918128316775..comments2023-10-01T06:27:59.020-04:00Comments on guiltless reading: Feature and Follow Friday || Book Blogger Hopguiltlessreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-91474627741134864782013-08-04T12:26:05.560-04:002013-08-04T12:26:05.560-04:00Thanks! I just popped over and what a sweet lookin...Thanks! I just popped over and what a sweet looking blog you have :)<br /><br />Following you on Bloglovin!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-79987906062641659592013-08-04T12:24:12.294-04:002013-08-04T12:24:12.294-04:00I'm impressed. I started out the same way. But...I'm impressed. I started out the same way. But there is so much more email coming in nowadays. I have a lot to learn in terms of declining graciously :)guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-76183301877382979002013-08-04T12:23:11.532-04:002013-08-04T12:23:11.532-04:00Yup .. that sounds like me lately. So many links t...Yup .. that sounds like me lately. So many links to e-books and mass emails! Delete!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-13896009103270545902013-08-04T12:22:21.934-04:002013-08-04T12:22:21.934-04:00The halfway mark seems reasonable to me, too.
Fo...The halfway mark seems reasonable to me, too. <br /><br />Following you on Bloglovin!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-33748922999122144482013-08-04T12:19:39.181-04:002013-08-04T12:19:39.181-04:00I'd be interested to find out your abandoned b...I'd be interested to find out your abandoned books list :) I wonder what stories/writing are "horrendous and non-redeemable" ;P following you on Bloglovin! (Loving your blog, will be back :))guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-78194673396544922082013-08-04T12:14:56.673-04:002013-08-04T12:14:56.673-04:00Thanks Krystianna, lovely to have you here! Follow...Thanks Krystianna, lovely to have you here! Following you back on Bloglovin!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-14678235195299863312013-08-04T12:09:25.460-04:002013-08-04T12:09:25.460-04:00It usually does .... though in my experience, some...It usually does .... though in my experience, sometimes it takes years!<br />Following you back on Bloglovin!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-78625269115057414742013-08-04T12:08:44.350-04:002013-08-04T12:08:44.350-04:00If the reviews are overwhelmingly negative, then m...If the reviews are overwhelmingly negative, then maybe it's just not worth it :) Thanks for visiting and Happy Blogoversary! Following you back on Bloglovin!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-40536830543372356452013-08-04T12:06:29.098-04:002013-08-04T12:06:29.098-04:00That should be a bumper sticker :)
Following you b...That should be a bumper sticker :)<br />Following you back on Bloglovin!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-3688981704088009452013-08-04T11:57:05.892-04:002013-08-04T11:57:05.892-04:00I understand the feeling ... if you don't like...I understand the feeling ... if you don't like it, get rid of it. Like old clothes that you love but don't fit :)guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-68486780314900790252013-08-04T11:56:15.116-04:002013-08-04T11:56:15.116-04:00100 pages seems awfully short to me, but still, a ...100 pages seems awfully short to me, but still, a great rule to go by!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-37186927278897564402013-08-04T11:47:10.201-04:002013-08-04T11:47:10.201-04:00So true ... then we miss out right?So true ... then we miss out right?guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-29186130617095356632013-08-04T11:40:11.649-04:002013-08-04T11:40:11.649-04:00I'll be interested to see your new discussion ...I'll be interested to see your new discussion feature! Thanks for the visit, Kaitlin!guiltlessreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966826359454179677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-12535119021893880162013-08-02T23:24:37.566-04:002013-08-02T23:24:37.566-04:00I really enjoyed reading your answers.
Like you, ...I really enjoyed reading your answers.<br /><br />Like you, I used to try and power through it, but you are right, sometimes I go back to said book years later and actually enjoy it, when I didn't the first time around :D <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750479683898160738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-87885992397106959412013-08-02T20:32:44.717-04:002013-08-02T20:32:44.717-04:00I always answer each one whether it be negative or...I always answer each one whether it be negative or positive.<br /><br />Declining is tricky, but it can be done graciously as I have seen from many answers today including mine. :) <br /><br />Happy Hopping!! <br /><br />Elizabeth<br />Silver's Reviews <br /><a href="http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-blogger-hop-82-88.html" rel="nofollow">My Blog Hop Answer</a>Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-43228136262300546372013-08-02T17:47:43.370-04:002013-08-02T17:47:43.370-04:00I try to reply to each email, but sometimes I just...I try to reply to each email, but sometimes I just delete it.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-80558628092231175632013-08-02T17:14:10.139-04:002013-08-02T17:14:10.139-04:00New follower, I try and power through hoping the p...New follower, I try and power through hoping the payoff will come in the end, however if by halfway through I am still zoning out, i will shelve that book! <br />kat@http://katloveofbooks.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022203644555500619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-84810900623626987922013-08-02T15:40:27.451-04:002013-08-02T15:40:27.451-04:00I do the same thing with DNFs...one book that I re...I do the same thing with DNFs...one book that I recently couldn't finish was Joyce's Ulysses. I figured I just wasn't smart or old enough, and I've saved it to read in another couple of years.<br /><br />The only time I actually put a book away forever is if the writing and story are so horrendous and nonredeemable that I can't handle it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179348269394316671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-14106062540019107022013-08-02T14:35:10.046-04:002013-08-02T14:35:10.046-04:00I love your response! I actually try not to DNF bo...I love your response! I actually try not to DNF books. :b I'm a Bloglovin follower. Krystiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793987066964047092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-51169248660382325642013-08-02T14:14:16.288-04:002013-08-02T14:14:16.288-04:00Yeah setting aside sometimes works for me, I might...Yeah setting aside sometimes works for me, I might lose interest but then come back later and it works. <br /><br />New follower via bloglovin!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-52882346512758773312013-08-02T13:30:30.075-04:002013-08-02T13:30:30.075-04:00I have a few DNFed books that I'd try again, b...I have a few DNFed books that I'd try again, but some of them I'm unwilling to - especially if the reviews are bad.<br /><br />Happy Friday!<br /><a href="http://projectreadandreview.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/follow-friday-27.html" rel="nofollow">My FF</a><br /><a href="http://projectreadandreview.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/two-year-blogaversary-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow">Blogaversary Giveaway</a>Nina @ Project Read and Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856175082043993444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-6671264962573321912013-08-02T09:36:47.405-04:002013-08-02T09:36:47.405-04:00I've reread books that I previously DNF and re...I've reread books that I previously DNF and really enjoyed them. You're right, sometimes it's you, not the book :) <br />New Follower via BloglovinAdinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323162027975569393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-31309963953147190752013-08-02T03:40:43.945-04:002013-08-02T03:40:43.945-04:00I hate DNFs being over my head. Sometimes I'l...I hate DNFs being over my head. Sometimes I'll set a book aside with the intention of finishing it, but when I'm definitely never picking up the book again, I delete it from my Kindle or donate it from my bookshelf. I don't want it there to remind me of how I failed to finish it. :(<br /><br />old follower<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lizzylessard.com/feature-and-follow-9-to-dnf-or-to-not-dnf/" rel="nofollow">My FF</a>Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014009696894615379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-18224878351717831312013-08-02T02:36:12.348-04:002013-08-02T02:36:12.348-04:00I like your rule about getting to a halfway point ...I like your rule about getting to a halfway point of a book before deciding. I worked with an English teacher who told all of his students to never make a decision about a book until they reached page 100. Ever since I heard that, that has been my silent rule. Although, like you, I rarely DNF!NVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267219296647761938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712356914314014189.post-70052347605937703482013-08-02T00:05:39.470-04:002013-08-02T00:05:39.470-04:00Yeah, I always give books a chance because a lot o...Yeah, I always give books a chance because a lot of the best ones start off slow. New follower :)<br /><br />Follow back? http://metaphoricalgirl.blogspot.com/2013/08/ff-friday-1.htmlJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07241548202099296180noreply@blogger.com