dinsdag 23 juli 2013

Top Ten Tuesday 23/07



Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme (and one that I really like) hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Every week bloggers have to make a top ten concerning the topic of that week. This week the topic iiiiissss:

Top ten words/topics that make you NOT pick up a book

Wow, this is really difficult for me. It's easy to come up with five words/topics, but the other five seem to be a huge stumbling block. There are a few things I don't like in books, but when I have to sum them up, it just seems like I love aaaaall kinds of books and there aren't so many topics that stop me from picking one up. Yet I have to choose ten things and here they are (not in order of "importance"):



I really don't know why I don't like to read stories with Zombies in them because I like movies and TV series about them. I'm a huuuge Jane Austen fan and when I leave a book based on Austen behind because there are Zombies in it, that says enough...





What can I say? I'm just not interested in them. A lot of people believe that everybody needs to be involved with politics, but I say "Hey it's ok if you don't and especially if you don't want to read books about it" ;)



I just can't connect with characters who travel in time. Maybe I will when it becomes possible to actually travel in time. I need books I can believe (that's not always true, but you know what I mean)...


I saw this topic in the list of our host and I have to say the same thing. I'm not at a point in my life where I'm thinking of becoming a mother. In the future this will change for sure, but for now: naaah, not my thing ;)




I don't like this genre for the same reason as time travel. Most of the time I can't connect with Sci-Fi stories because they are/seem so unreal. Also in movies I don't like the Sci-Fi aspect most of the time.




I hate books where people die. Life is already difficult and hard enough, so when I read a book I want to escape that life. Escapism is really one of the reasons why I read books. The world in which I flee has to be a happy one or at least with a happy ending.



Nah, not my thing. Like I said: I need a happy ending. I believe there are horror stories with happy endings, but I don't want horrible things happening, waiting for that ending. 




I'm just so cheesy! I need love in a book. I don't care if it's love in a family or between two other people. We all need some love in our lives, so for me every book has to provide a little in that... 



It's not that I don't like to think when I'm reading a book, but I just don't like the typical detective story where you have to pay attention to every little detail and where you have to be on your guard every single page. Also I have the feeling most of the detective stories are kind of the same thing...




Too much problems, too much pain,... I don't like war... Not in real life, not in books. That's all.







Voila, these are a few of my least favorite things. I'm sure there are more things I don't like but I just can't come up with them right now. 
If you think I should try some books to get over this "hate", you can leave a comment below ;)


14 opmerkingen:

  1. I'm a sucker for love in stories, too. Just don't give me sappy love.

    Here's my Top Ten list.

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    1. Nice list! I agree on lots of them :D except for the love stories of course ;) Luckily we all have different opinions (it's great to see all those other top 10 lists) :D Most of the genres still have some lovers out there. Authors can keep breathing :p

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  2. i'm surprised a lot of people listed zombie as a book turn off. i was under the impression that readers generally love them lol

    hope you can stop by my TTT.

    -michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks

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    1. Well :p I'm surprised too. I thought I was kind of strange :p Turns out lots of readers don't like those half-dead things in books ;)

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  3. Ha ha, I love your "I don't like you" heart. It's super cute.
    As for politics - it's definitely okay if you're not involved in politics! ;D<3
    Great list & thanks for stopping by my TTT! (:

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    1. Thanks a lot for stopping by! :D Like your list too!

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  4. I love the "I don't like you" heart too - you are really making sure those words know how you feel. :D I agree with a lot of your list, and also am glad that I'm not in too much of a minority disliking zombie stories. I really like time travel stories though, I was wondering if you liked any time travel movies?

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    1. To be honest I haven't watched a lot of time travel stories. Maybe I should try them :D who knows... maybe it's like with zombies and I like time travel on tv too ;)

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    2. I would recommend Back to the Future! That's probably my favorite time travel movie. I wish I could think of my one favorite time travel book, but I'm drawing a blank right now. Actually the reason I like time travel so much might have more to do with my favorite TV show- Doctor Who. :)

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    3. I definitevely have to try all these things out :D My best friend also loves Doctor Who but I never saw it... Thanks for the tips!

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  5. I have to laugh because I actually love a lot of the topics you listed (especially motherhood, zombies, horror) but I DO agree on sci-fi and time travel. The one exception being The Time Traveler's Wife (but that has motherhood in it too...oops!). :)

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    1. Oh now you mention something I completely forgot about! I loved The Time Traveler's Wife as a movie, so probably I would like the book too! Aaaargh, I'll have to make another list in the futur ;)

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