Musing Mondays (Sept.12)
This week’s musing asks…
What is the one (or maybe two) qualities a book must have for you to pass it along to your best friend as a “must-read”?
For me, if it’s fiction, the book has to have either really relatable characters, and/or a realistic storyline. The characters must be really well developed, and I need to have felt that I “knew” them. And the storyline has to have felt so believable that I completely lost myself in it… the book has to have drawn me in so fully, that –for the time I was reading– I forgot about “real life” for a while.
If it’s nonfiction, the book has to have really spoken to me; really touched upon something that I feel is unique to my current situation, or to something I know that someone else is currently dealing with. If I feel it could help someone else that I know, and if I feel the information is worthwhile, I won’t hesitate to recommend the book or pass it on.
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Musing Mondays post, or share your answer in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks! 
Im all for relatable characters, it makes for a stronger story and its the key to pull the story line.
My MM: Seeing Night Reviews: My Musing Monday “Must Read”
A book definitely needs relatable characters that I connect with or else it ruins the whole story for me. Under developed characters are also a turn off in fiction books.
Here’s my Musing
I like the character driven stories the best.
Here’s my MM: http://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/my-blog/
My friends and I don’t really have similar tastes in books (unfortunately) so I have no way of telling if they’ll like the characters that I do! I focus more on the plot!
http://peskypiksipesternomi.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-makes-book-must-read.html
Here is mine: http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/09/musing-mondays.html
http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/09/mondays-musingsmailboxwhat-are-you_12.html
My response is here:
Manga Maniac Cafe
My answer is here
interesting question…had me musing…
http://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.com/2011/09/musing-mondaystupid-is-as-stupid-does.html
http://dementedreading.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-weeks-musing-asks-what-is-one-or.html
Here’s mine:
http://nofiltermom.blogspot.com/2011/09/musing-mondays_12.html
This is by far one of your best questions.
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Awesome Musing today! I definitely agree with relatable characters, but sometimes I completely dislike a character so much I can’t help but keep reading haha.
Check out my Musing Here
I cheated with my answer! I couldn’t pick just one or two!
http://areaderspensieve.blogspot.com/2011/09/musing-monday-3.html
http://wp.me/p1t7Ho-pg There’s got to be some decent plot for me.
Another Monday, another musing! I like this question.
Here is my answer – click for Lady with Books
Intersting question
Here’s mine:
http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/09/musing-mondays_12.html
I’m a Newbie! Looking forward to future Mondays!
Here is my answer! Looking forward to what people say and what they might recommend as well!
Here’s my response:
Here?
Happy Monday! Here’s my MM,
http://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/musing-mondays-sept-12/
Good plot, good characters.
http://robinquinn.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/musing-mondays-2/
Ooh I like that question.
Here’s my answer:
http://abookandashortlatte.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/musing-mondays-9/
here we go: http://boyett-brinkley.blogspot.com
Good question!
Here is my answer: http://inlibrisveritas.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/monday-memes-7/
I love this question! Here’s my reply! Come check it out and leave your links. ;P
http://bookishlybloggers.blogspot.com/2011/09/hey-everyone-sorry-for-huge-lags-on.html
-C
Your Teaser sounds more like a quote one should live by. Excellent selection.
Here is mine this week – In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks
http://anotherlookbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaser-tuesdays-weekly-bookish-meme.html
I am off to work right now so if you visit, I will certainly return to yours. Also, while you are visiting, today is the BBAW interviews with fellow bloggers so if you go to home page, look for my interview with fellow blogger from Dangerous Romance.
Cheers, MichelleKCanada
Here’s mine:
http://sheenathebookgeek.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaser-tuesday-1.html
Here’s my teaser tusday:
http://imlostinabook.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaser-tuesday-3.html
Here’s my Teaser Tuesday of Nightshade by Andrea Cremer. =D
http://vintagebookworm.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaser-tuesdays-8.html
Sorry didn’t mean to post my previous comment in here. Clicked on the wrong comment area.