tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post2575881297028869476..comments2023-10-05T03:09:06.036-04:00Comments on Very Much So: Why do bad books happen?Gerald Sohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314249.post-20687469848098368012008-02-29T08:01:00.000-05:002008-02-29T08:01:00.000-05:00From my experience in a book group where we only c...From my experience in a book group where we only choose books that have already been much lauded, there are always 2-3 of the 8-10 women who dislike any one book. They find it boring, overly didactic, poorly written, too long, too padded, too violent, old-fashioned, too post-modern and so on. The only books they all liked in five or more years was Kite Runner and a book of essays by Barbara Kingsolver.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com