Thursday, July 14, 2011

Booking through biographies

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There are so many crappy biographies … would you rather read a poorly-written biography of a fascinating life, OR an exquisitely well-written, wonderful read of one of a not-so-interesting life?

It depends.I like biographies. Sometimes I read fictionalized ones too. What I can't read is biographies of so called celebrities, like movie stars,and or half-naked singers. What is there in their lives that I want to know, aspire to know? Nothing! 

Lives of Poets, writers, soldiers interest me. And I would RATHER read poorly written biographies about them than reading a well written biography of, say Paris Hilton!!!
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8 comments:

  1. Pam (@iwriteinbooks)July 14, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Haha I would still stay away from a terribly plodding book about one of my favorite people, though, it's probably hard to find such a thing, given my preference in people.

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  2. Lisa (Lisa's World of Books)July 14, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    I just dont know about this question. It was hard for me.

    My BTT answer, if you are interested.

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  3. VeensJuly 14, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    I don't think I would read bios much. But I did read Somaly Mam's, which was very touching and made me cry.

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  4. Bev HankinsJuly 14, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    I'm not big on bios, but when I do read them (like anything I read) I want them to be well-written.

    Here's my full answer: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/07/booking-through-thursday-biographies.html

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  5. jlshallJuly 14, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    I haven't read much nonfiction of any kind for quite a while. But if I did, I'd still want it to be well-written.

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  6. Eileen LeacockJuly 14, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    I agree what biographies should inspire but the person must had lead an interesting life or why are we reading about them.

    http://edwardsgranddaugther.blogspot.com/2011/07/there-are-so-many-crappy-biographies.html

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  7. bermudaonionJuly 14, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    That's a tough question - I'm not sure I can answer it!

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  8. AnonymousJuly 14, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    It was a hard question.

    here's mine:

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/07/booking-through-thursday_14.html

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