Category: Let's Talk Bookish

Let’s Talk Bookish: Do bloggers/reviewers have to review every book they read?

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Happy Friday! I’m very excited right now for this week’s Let’s Talk Bookish! Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly discussion post hosted by Rukky @Eternity Books. Today’s topic is  Do bloggers/reviewers have to review every book they read? (Suggested by Heran @ Be Frisky)

Definitely not! I read way more books than I review, mostly because I just don’t have enough time to review them all!

Book reviews take way longer than most other posts I write, because I usually write a short summary, and I try do that without any spoilers, and that usually takes me a while. Then I write my thoughts on the book, which takes less time than the summary, but I still have to make sure I don’t give away to much about the book!

I do think that bloggers/reviewers should review a lot of books, because that’s what their blog is about. Even though tags and discussion posts are really popular as well, reviews are what the blog was started as!

All together, that takes a while, and to write an entire review, I have to set aside enough time for it, so in conclusion, I definitely don’t think that bloggers have to review every book they read, but that they should definitely review some of the books they do read.

Happy reading!

Let’s Talk Bookish: Plot or Characters: Which is more important and why?

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Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly discussion hosted by Rukky @Eternity Books where a bookish topic is discussed each week. This week’s topic is: Plot or Characters: Which is more important and why?

Both plot and characters are essential to a story. Plot, of course, is really important. Without a plot, there wouldn’t be a story and everything would be really boring. Characters are also really important. Characters make stories personal, and relatable.

A very good plot, however, can make mediocre characters look better, and the overall book pretty good. I don’t think that it works the other way around. A book with amazing, detailed characters is amazing, but if the plot is only okay, the book isn’t that fun to read.

So, in conclusion, while character development is important, I think that overall, a good plot is more beneficial to a good book.

What do you think? Which do you think is more important? Chat with me in the comments below.

Lets Talk Bookish: Should readers read books that aren’t for their target age?

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Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books discussing a bookish topic each Friday. I know that this post is almost a week late, but this week’s topic is super interesting, and I suggested it, so I have a lot of opinions on this, so without further ado; Should readers read books that aren’t for their target age?

My short answer: YES! Don’t just stick to books that are for your age group. Personally, I read lots of books that some people would say are definitely not targeted for my age group. I’m 13, but I still enjoy reading books that were my favorites when I was a lot younger. Pippi Longstocking, for example will never get old. That series, by Astrid Lindgren, is hilarious, and I’ve reread it so many times!

I’ve also read books that are most likely aimed at much higher age groups. This happens way less now, but there were times when I was younger when I read books that were definitely not for my target age. There is some stuff that I learned, mostly historical content, because I love historical fiction, that was shocking that I didn’t necessarily know, well, existed.

One of the most drastic examples of this is my first experience reading The War that Saved my Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. I got this book from the library when I was 8 or 9, and while it is now one of my favorite books, it took a while to process it. The story is about a girl named Ada, who was born with a clubfoot, and is treated very harshly by her mother who is ashamed of her because of her disability. The book is set during the second world war, a short time before the battle of Britain, where London was bombed 57 nights in a row. Ada is kept locked up in their London flat, and is very harshly abused and mistreated. She escapes that when her brother is sent to the countryside because of bombings, and she runs away with him. They end up living with a woman named Susan Smith who cares for Ada and Jamie, and is very kind to them.

When I first read this book, it was the first time that I’d really been exposed to what the harshness of child abuse can look like, but I don’t see that as a bad thing. Reading has taught me about countless things, and I know that I would not have been exposed to or learned about many things I now know if I hadn’t read books for all different ages.

That said, there are good things about reading for your age level. It can be a good way to find books you’ll enjoy, but you should never feel pressured to read books for your age group.

What do you think? Do you think that readers should read books for their target age, or that they should read whatever they want? Have you had experiences with books like I did with The War that Saved my Life?

Chat with me in the comments below!

Let’s Talk Bookish: Are TBR’s necessary to be considered a book blogger, or reader?

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Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books discussing a bookish topic each Friday. This is my first time doing it, and I’m really excited. This week’s topic is Are TBR’s (to be reads) necessary to be considered a book blogger, or reader?

I don’t actually think that TBRs are necessary, because I don’t have a TBR: I don’t have a list of the books I want to read next: I just go to the library, pick out a bunch of books that look good, and read them.

I don’t think that you really need to do anything to be a reader other than read, and anything other than blogging to be a blogger, but I can see how TBRs can be a helpful way to organize what books you want to read next. It could also feel really satisfying to check books off your TBR.

For me though, I don’t really like structuring how I read. I just read books that look good, and I’ll sometimes have a short list of 2 or 3 books in my head that I know I want to read, I just don’t have a really long list.

I think that having a TBR really depends on the person, and can be helpful and fun, but that it definitely is not necessary to be considered a book blogger or reader.

What do you think? Do you have a TBR? Chat with me in the comments below.

Happy reading!