Follow Friday #2

To join in the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

*(Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee and Alison Can Read}
*(Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
*Put your Blog name and URL in the Linky Thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
*Grab the button and place it in a post; this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
*Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just  follow: comment and say hi! Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”.
*If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love … and the followers.

Question: If you could “unread” a book, which one would it be? Is it because you want to start over and experience it again for the first time? Or because it was THAT bad?

If I could unread a book, it would probably be Twilight, but not for the reasons you’re probably thinking. I am going to be upfront when I say that, when I initially read Twilight (and New Moon), I devoured them like they were chocolate; I could not put either of them down. It wasn’t until I’d finished and really thought about them that I realized just how problematic they were. But even THAT isn’t why I wish I could unread it.

My reasons for wanting to unread are simple: since the release of Twilight and its sequels, SO. MANY. BOOKS have been released that follow the same type of plot, include the same type of characters, the same type of relationships, etc. Reading Twilight has made me realize just how derivative many YA paranormal romance books are nowadays, and honestly that just makes me sad. If I hadn’t read Twilight first, I could ignore the sameness of much of today’s YA, and most likely would have enjoyed some of the YA paranormal titles I’ve read more than I did because I was constantly seeing the similarities.

This does not mean that I wouldn’t have noticed them eventually – I mean, come ON – but I would have been able to bury my head in the sand for a bit longer. :-P

If you’re interested in following me, you can use any method you’d like, although I’m partial to Linky Followers. If you have a WordPress blog, however, please use the little “follow” link in the upper right-hand corner! :)