there's no shame in a dnf

you guys, this is my fave meme. and it's not just because i think Ginger is amazing or because tons of bloggers are linking up each week or because the image is so cute. it's not even because i love the word meme (which i pronounce may-may in my head). it's because some seriously rad questions are asked and everyone provides some insightful and funny responses. yeah, it's pretty cool.

this week the lovely Ginger asks:

Blogger Confession: What's the last book you did not finish? (or had a hard time finishing?)

can we just admit that not all books are for all people, all of the time? because the sooner we admit that - the easier we will be on ourselves and on others.

for instance. i know people loved A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY by Libba Bray. i LOVE Libba Bray as a person and think she's hilarious and awesome. but i could not get into AGaTB. at all. i read the whole thing and it was like pulling teeth. my OWN teeth. but i did it because people insisted it was amazing and the best thing ever. and for them, it was and that's great and i'm happy that they're happy. but for me, it was not something i enjoyed. and that's okay.

the last book i had a hard time finishing is actually getting reviewed later this week - THE KISSING GAME by Aidan Chambers. i think sometimes i set myself up for failure when i think i know what a book is about and then it's totally not what it's about at all. this was certainly the case for TKG, unfortunately. you'll see more about that later this week (thanks for the sweet timing, G!).

i've been in kind of a book snob mood lately. i think this happens when i read a series of very well written books by great authors and then move on to books that are average. does this ever happen to you? do you ever snob out about what you're reading?

head on over to GReads and link it up!