Comments on: How I Get Hooked on Books

By: Bliss List, Book Hooks, Fascinations | Semicolon

Bliss List, Book Hooks, Fascinations | Semicolon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:43:01 +0000

[...] and detectives, other cultures and languages, and convents/cloistered life, among other things. Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness likes reimagined fairy tales and multiple narrators. Ms Bookish has 20 hooks that will make her [...]

By: Sunday Salon: 20 Examples That Feed My Fascinations | Semicolon

Sunday Salon: 20 Examples That Feed My Fascinations | Semicolon — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:27:04 +0000

By: Women Unbound: My Reading List

Women Unbound: My Reading List — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:54:02 +0000

[...] I still find them a little strange, I decided I wanted to do the Women Unbound Challenge this year. Feminism or feminist themes is one way I get hooked on books, and I can do the challenge with books I already have in my apartment (therefore forcing me to read [...]

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:10:31 +0000

Ms. Yingling: That’s an interesting point I didn’t think of. I never had the problem of struggling in school, so I always related to precocious and smart kids. But I imagine many students might now. Thanks for commenting!

By: Ms. Yingling

Ms. Yingling — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:10:15 +0000

I’m with you on most of these, with the exception of the precocious children. I don’t think that middle school students are as interested in this kind of character, especially the students (and there are all too many of them) who are struggling to stay on grade level.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:58:50 +0000

Tracie: That’s such a good way of putting — how do you respond to something unimaginable? I like that theme a lot too, although I can think of examples from tv and movies more than in books.

By: Tracie Yule

Tracie Yule — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:50:24 +0000

Mine is definitely the Holocaust and dystopic novels, which are somehow kind of related. What would you do in an unimaginable situation? I love finding out how characters react to a heightened situation.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:23:48 +0000

Rebecca: Thanks! I had fun reading the others and writing this one

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:23:23 +0000

Louise: I definitely check covers and blurbs too. And seeing books from bloggers, I somehow recognize the titles right away and always give them some thought.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:22:35 +0000

I admire and envy it too — it’s a great way to write a book, especially if you’re an author who doesn’t take themselves too seriously and can maintain some perspective on your subject.