tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570507407569672764.post7947289562613234524..comments2024-03-29T01:56:23.215+00:00Comments on A Reader's Diary: TBR Challenge: Chelsea Field - Eat, Pray, DieS.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12010038911071421007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570507407569672764.post-91993722287789208852022-10-20T23:31:12.884+01:002022-10-20T23:31:12.884+01:00Exactly! We have many every day concerns, from gro...Exactly! We have many every day concerns, from grocery runs to paying bills or doing the laundry, let alone work or family stuff; even at our most horny, there is brain power going elsewhere.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570507407569672764.post-58886421054966554912022-10-20T09:20:27.021+01:002022-10-20T09:20:27.021+01:00Hi! Thanks for commenting :)
It is true.... one o...Hi! Thanks for commenting :) <br />It is true.... one of the pet peeves, let's say so, that bothers me the most in romance novels is the first person narrator. So often the protagonist isn't that special or well characterized that I want to know their thoughts....<br />In here, it works because the focus isn't romance, that is a bonus, and I liked it because it's sort of realistic, no one can live with just lust or love thoughts in one's head! lolS.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12010038911071421007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570507407569672764.post-25503575133577561612022-10-19T23:25:16.690+01:002022-10-19T23:25:16.690+01:00"as soon as I could focus better, the story s...<i>"as soon as I could focus better, the story started to feel more interesting and fun to read. What felt slightly silly became something cozier and I started to like Izzy a lot more as well. This is told in first person by Izzy but I've found her "voice" to be appealing, which is half way to make a story more successful to me when the narrator is in first person."</i><br /><br />Every word of this! I call myself a 'mood reader', because sometimes when I can't connect with a book, I know it's not that the book isn't good/well written/appealing/what have you; it's that my brain is not there for it. Once I'm 'in the mood' for that book, it usually turns out to be a good experience.<br /><br />And double <b>YES!</b> for needing to like the protagonist(s) when a book is in first person; if I wouldn't spend time with that person in real life, no way I'll spend my leisure time with them.<br /><br />Glad this worked out for you.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.com