I've been having quite a few busy weekends and haven't been able to post often on Sundays. Renovating I have dropped a teaser here a few times but here's the scoop finally - We are renovating a big chunk of our main level. We've been planning this for the past 6-7 months. It started as a kitchen renovation project but now includes flooring through the main floor and master bathroom. We will have the renovation crew start tomorrow and depending on when all the materials get in, it could be 1.5-3 months before they are done. I just hope the flooring is done quickly because then we can reclaim some of the main floor back. Not having a kitchen for 2-3 months is going to be very challenging but we've been promised a small work area on the main floor where we can cook early morning and later in the evening. But I'm thinking more about the little things - making coffee while I work, taking care of the day to day activities - the upstairs and the basement can be used b
This meme is hosted at Booking Through Thursday.
Suggested by Prairie Progressive:
Do you read the inside flaps that describe a book before or while reading it?
I am a flapper! I read the book blurbs always before starting the book. I add a book to my TBR only if it sounds like something I would read. Honestly writing, most books (maybe all) have interesting blurbs, so most of them do get added to my TBR list. The only kind of books that usually don't are books of genre I don't read, like Harlequin romance, some romantic suspense, and a lot of non-fiction (barring topics I am interested in and memoirs or biographies).
Sometimes, I even read the flaps while reading, to ensure that the blurb is consistent with the story so far. I always did find them consistent, till recently, when I came across a book whose flap wasn't entirely consistent. i don't want to name the book, since I don't want that book to be a discussion topic. But believe me, it infuriated me. Considering that the blurbs should be interesting and suspenseful so as to interest the readers, I guess a small amount of liberty can be taken while writing the blurb. But inventing a total un-happening? That is, something that doesn't happen at all in the book? Now that's annoying! it especially annoys me since that is one of the criteria I use to decide if I want to read a book.
What about you? Are you a flapper or not? If you are, do you always cross-check whether it is in tune with the plot?
To see more answers to this week's question, visit the BTT blog.
Comments