An author was invited to a book club to talk about her new novel. At the meeting, one of the members spoke up to note how vehemently she had disliked the book.
“When invited to a book club I don’t expect only positive feedback,” the author tweeted, “but hearing ‘I hated your book. HATED it. It was full of stupid characters doing stupid things. I only read it for the meeting,’ felt a little harsh.”The author tried to put a humorous spin on it, but it clearly bothered her. And why wouldn’t it? To do that to a writer — or to anyone about their work — is cruel.
Don’t say you ‘hated’ the book. Even if you did. Try to analyze why you disliked the book. What didn’t work for you? And might the writer have done this intentionally? Why? Remember that ‘like’ and ‘dislike’ aren’t really the point. While we all want to enjoy books we read, in a book club discussion whether or not you liked a book is beside the point. Try talking about what worked, or what didn’t work. What confused you? What made you laugh? Where did you get lost? Which sentences did you go back and reread for their beauty?
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