R&W Read Books for What They Are

The other day, I read an article titled Please Start Reading Books for What They Are - click that link and you can read the article from Book Riot for yourself.

We often hear 'don't judge a book by it's cover', but what about judging a book my it's reviews? By the publishers comments? By our friends recommendations?

For this swap, read the article I linked above - you shouldn't need a membership. Then think about some books you have been disappointed with recently. Do you think your disappointment was with the book? (the writing, character development, research, etc) or do you think your disappointment may have been with your expectations? (the hype around the book, others recommendations, the publishers comments).

In a short letter to your partner, share your thoughts. You can talk about one specific book, if one comes to mind, or just recent books you've read - it's up to you. Please share your thoughts about the article, too. Do you think you will approach new books differently after reading the article? Have you 'judged a book by it's publicity' so to speak?

Do you like swaps like this, sharing your thoughts on an article? If so, please let me know! If you have a book or writing themed article you'd like to share for a similar swap, please let me know - I can host it or you can!

Questions or comments? Please send me a PM! I will respond as soon as I can! :)

If you would like to share your thoughts about this topic with the group, please feel free to do so either in the Face Book Group or in the Group Forum