Wishful Wednesday 5 Replies

Hello everyone! I've taken over the Wishful Wednesday meme from MizB. Here is my first post Hope some of you will join.

Tagged: Wednesday, wishful, Menes

Started by Bluestocking. Last reply by Bluestocking 2 hours ago.

Are You an Outlier? 29 Replies

Malcolm Gladwell's upcoming new book Outliers: The Story of Success (November 18, Little Brown and Company) takes readers on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" -- the best and ...

Tagged: Review, Copies, Success, Gladwell, Malcolm

Started by Kelly Leonard O'Keefe. Last reply by Milka Väinämö Nov 7.

Name One Thing That Kills Your Interest in a Book Immediately 38 Replies

Hi All, I had to vent about this book I've started reading so I decided to start a thread about it. This book is frustrating me. What is one thing about a book that causes you to lose interest be...

Tagged: mysteries, interests, novels, fiction, authors

Started by Stacy-Deanne (Novelist). Last reply by theBookChubi 4 hours ago.

How do you handle "Did Not Finish" reviews? 29 Replies

Hi all, I am currently reading a book that I just don't think I can finish. I'm not enjoying the story - - although it may not be entirely the author's doing - - the book has quite a bit of typos, ...

Started by Lori. Last reply by Melissa Caldwell 15 hours ago.

When does modern fiction become historical fiction? 17 Replies

They say that furniture, ornaments, jewellery etc become an antique only when it is 100 years old. My question is when does modern fiction become classified as historical fiction, is it when it's s...

Started by Petty Witter.. Last reply by edyta kozlowska Nov 9.

scary illustrations in children books 6 Replies

Hi, my name is Nelly and I'm doing a little research on a violence (in terms of scary illustrations) in storybooks for children. You know, two of the little pigs were eaten before the third pig boi...

Tagged: books, children, illustrations

Started by nelly. Last reply by sumthinblue 1 day ago.

Kindle vs. E-Reader? 34 Replies

I know, I know. I am a book reader. A lover of all things fiction and hardcover and papery. But I am tempted and seduced by these fancy-shmancy electronic reading devices! Before the rotton food st...

Tagged: e-reader, kindle

Started by Alayne. Last reply by Linda Nov 5.

Non-fiction Book Reviews 53 Replies

Many of the discussions and contests are about fiction literature. Does anyone review non-fiction works in history, health, politics, business, family, education, science, technology, etc? I revie...

Started by Wayne Hurlbert. Last reply by Marta Hoelscher 57 minutes ago.

How Much Does A Book Cover Influence You or Turn You Off? 73 Replies

Hi All, Does a book cover have a big impact on you buying or not buying a book? For me it does. I am not speaking of a book cover that might be ugly, but mainly a cheap-looking book. If the book ...

Tagged: books, publishers, authors, promotion, covers

Started by Stacy-Deanne (Novelist). Last reply by theBookChubi 4 hours ago.

Authors & Reviewers: What Do You Think of Reviewers Who Don't Post Negative Reviews? 106 Replies

Hi All, Due to the behavior of certain authors lately, some reviewers only post positive book reviews. Do you agree with this? Do you think it's fair? I must be honest, I read a lot of review blo...

Tagged: authors, reviewers, reviews, book

Started by Stacy-Deanne (Novelist). Last reply by Constance Reader 1 day ago.