Poll s/o of judging books

[kaybee85]

1) A Wrinkle in Time. I read this as a kid, because my teacher forced us to read different genres. I had never read Sci-Fi and figured I just wouldn't like it. This book opened the genre up for me, and it is one of my favs now.

2) Jane Eyre. I really really wanted to like it, too. Oh, and Wicked. That was the first book I didn't finish, though, so I don't know if it fully counts.

3) At this point, pretty good. I am an avid reader, so I know what I like. (Books with pretty covers, preferably that feel nice)

[dcannie]

i don't think there have been any that i thought i wouldn't like but did.

i keep thinking i'll like chick-lit, but i never do. i keep trying w/ jennifer weiner, but getting through it is like pulling teeth.

i'm a pretty good judge. i know to pass by anything that looks emily giffin or nicholas sparks-esque, and almost any biography will be a good bet.

[BunnyMacDougal]

Thought I'd love but hated: Maybe Dante Aligheri. I had to try hard to keep engaged. David Baldacci, John Grisham, Ann Rice.

Wasn't sure, but loved: Tolstoy, Milton, Shakespeare, Vince Flynn. I also liked Dan Brown (though I know that's blameworthy).

Track record: I'm about 50:50. I don't finish books I don't like though, so maybe I'm just forgetting scores of books I didn't like - and my record is much worse.