Thursday, November 3, 2011

Booking Through Harder

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All other thing being equal, would you rather read a book that’s hard/challenging/rewarding or light/enjoyable/easy?

I prefer books which are harder to read. And I have a Kafka Quote as my Blog Header, which says it all:

"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." 
Franz Kafka
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8 comments:

  1. ClaireNovember 3, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    There is definitely a place for books that challenge us, and there is such a sense of achievement when you finish a difficult book.

    My BTT is here if you'd like a look :)

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  2. Anya MillarNovember 3, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Wound and stab... as long as it's not literal (no dripping blood on my books, lol).

    Here's my Booking Through Thursday ~ House Millar series

    Aine

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  3. JLS HallNovember 3, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    I enjoy both categories. But if a book is really hard to read, I might not be brave enough to try it!

    Here's my BTT answer.

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  4. DawnTreaderNovember 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    I want challenging and entertaining all in the same book!
    http://dawntreader-island2.blogspot.com/2011/11/booking-throughto-centre-of-earth-and.html

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  5. Nise' November 3, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    I enjoy both type of books.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Mostly light and enjoyable for me.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/11/booking-through-thursday.html

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  7. AlyceNovember 4, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    I like a little of both to balance things out.

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  8. BybeeNovember 5, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    I agree with you. Stab and wound. All the way.

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