Musing Mondays (Jan.24)

 This week’s musing (courtesy of Squidoo) asks…

Is there a book you absolutely love, but for some reason, people never think it sounds interesting, or maybe they read it and don’t like it at all?

There are lots of books like that, for me! Maybe because I read a lot out of the Christian genre, and that isn’t a common one (not that I’ve found, anyway). And, I have very eclectic tastes, or so I’m told, so I read a lot of different stuff, and have an interesting assortment of books in my collection.

My favorite books include:

• “Gifted Hands: The Dr. Ben Carson Story” by Dr. Ben Carson w/Cecil Murphey
• “Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse” by Richard Bach
• “Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith” by Rob Bell
• “The Moon Below” by Barbara Bickmore
• The Dominion Trilogy (“Relentless” | “Fearless” | “Merciless“) by Robin Parrish
• “Losing the Moon” by Patti Callahan Henry

…amongst others. And, any time I recommend these books, people just non-committally tell me they sound interesting, and then go about their ways.

But, probably the book I talk about the most is (and, yes, I know ya’ll are going to groan at this), “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer. It was such a turning point for me! Up until I read it, I didn’t read vampire books… I didn’t read fantasy much at all, actually. Nor did I dig much into young adult fiction. But, after giving this book a try (and loving it — then finishing the rest of the series within a month), I started seeking out other young adult fantasy titles, and now I’m completely hooked! This is now one of my favorite (and preferred) genres!

But, the crowd I come from (family/friends) doesn’t swing that way. They make a face every time I mention any of these types of books — like they’re disgusted with the idea. They just can’t understand what I get out of these, or why I read them.

I know that most of my online bloggy friends understand me…   ((and believe me, for that, I am eternally grateful to have ya’ll around!))… but my face-to-face peoples just don’t get it.

So, it’s more of a type, then any one book. But, still, “Twilight” itself can be one of those books. Even in the online blogging world, where there are tons of people who do understand why I loved that one, there are still others who shake their heads and groan and just don’t get it (and, no worries — I won’t hold that against you… to each his own, I say).

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