Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl in which we create bookish lists about everything from our favorite characters to love triangles and everything in between!
This Week's Theme: Unpopular Bookish Opinions
I am thinking about some of the opinions I have that are unpopular and I'm wondering if you all would hate me because of them? Well, I am going to share them below and leave you to be the judge. I am hoping this TTT will bring out some other readers who have similar opinions! I also could only come up with 8 this week. *Shrugs*
- 1. I don't like THE CRUEL PRINCE - I know almost everyone loves THE CRUEL PRINCE and all of its characters, but I don't? I actually really didn't like that book or Cardan for that matter. I think Cardan is an asshole and that the ship in the series is really toxic. You can view all my thoughts on the matter here!
- 2. Sometimes the Movie/Show is better - Not *all* the time but there are a few cases. I think the TV show for The 100 is a whole let better then the book and I think the television adaption for The Handmaid's Tale was more entertaining (I'm on both sides for The Handmaid's Tale though.) Sometimes the movies/shows are as good as the book! I'm looking at you Divergent and The Hunger Games!
- 3. I enjoy reading e-books more than physical books - Don't get me wrong, nothing beats having a physical book in your hands. But for my lifestyle e-books just work out a lot better for me in the long run. I can also read in bed when I'm suppose to be sleeping.
- 4. I don't mind spoilers - More often then not I end up spoiling the book for myself anyway. I'll go seeking the spoilers. *Shrugs*
- 5. I don't think every book needs a happily ever after - I'm looking at you Veronica Roth *wipes tears.*
- 6. I don't like Rainbow Shelves - Well I do, I think they are beautiful and I give people who can manage them so so so much credit. But I have to have my books organized by author. Even if the author has wrote different genres. Other then that they shelved as: My favorites towards the top.
- 7. DNFing a book is okay - Life is too short for me to read a book that I am not enjoying (and my TBR is about ten miles long.) There is nothing wrong with DNFing a book.
- 8. Some books are better off being stand-a-lones - I am not going to name any names. I am just going to stare are my bookcase.
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I agree with many of these. There are quite a few movies that I liked more than the books. Books tend to be better for me usually, but not always.
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Typically I find the books to always be better but personally I thought The Hunger Games was better as the movie then the book or The 100 made a wayyyyyy better TV show
DeleteI like ambiguous endings. In fact, often I am irritated by the endings I call Hollywood-endings...where everything is tied up in a bow and everyone is happy. My TTT Bookish Opinions
ReplyDeleteNot all books need happy endings!
DeleteI thought the Divergent book was better than the movie. But I also thought Forrest Gump the movie was WAY better than the book too.
ReplyDeleteDivergent is a tie for me, I think they do the movie really well compared with the book. I haven't read Forrest Gump but I love the movie!
DeleteI agree with some of these opinions, actually.
ReplyDeleteNice list! I'm learning to dnf books I'm not enjoying. I used to finish everything I started reading, but I'm learning to let go and move on when I'm not enjoying something! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteIt took me a while to learn to DNF but if you aren't loving it why are you going to waste your time?
DeleteI don't like rainbow shelves either, it bothers me not having authors or even series together! I also agree that sometimes the movie/show is better than the book, in fact I can think of quite a few that are.
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They are pretty to look at but other then that I kind of stresses me out, I wouldn't know where to find everything
DeleteI agree with several from you list. I love ebooks too (but also physical ones). I think ebooks are often more reasonable to purchase and come on, bookworms have shelf issues right? I also tend to read ebooks faster. Like you, I don't always need happily-ever-afters and yep, they look pretty but how functional are rainbow shelves?
ReplyDeleteI read ebook so much faster then physical books at this point. I do have shelf space issues so its the perfect solution.
DeleteI talked about the movie/show being better sometimes on my list this week as well. Couldn't agree with you more there!
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It really is!
DeleteI agree! Some books are better off as standalones!
ReplyDeleteThey really are!
DeleteI love this list! I never finished reading the Divergent trilogy but everyone keeps talking about that ending! I think as long as the ending makes sense, it doesn't necessarily have to be a "happy" one? Great post!
ReplyDeleteExactly, if it makes sense then it doesn't have to be happy. Obviously if it is a love story you are going to expect a happily ever after but dystopia could go either way!
DeleteRainbow shelves are pretty to look at, but how do you find anything?
ReplyDeleteI want to know that too!
DeleteI have definitely come to love DNFing if a book is just not any good to me. I wasted a lot of time already and there are just too many other books calling my name!
ReplyDeleteI liked The Cruel Prince but didn't like the sequel, and even though I did like the first book I don't really get the hype surrounding it. I don't like Cardan or the romance between him and Jude either!
ReplyDeleteI don't understand the hype at all and I think the ship is toxic. But *shrugs*
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