tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post8498468496739399522..comments2024-01-03T03:21:16.491-05:00Comments on she reads and reads: What Is the Nature of Reading, What Are Its “Rules” and Its Gifts? (Guest Post by Brogan)avisannschildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-46559867749173925422009-11-12T10:09:46.788-05:002009-11-12T10:09:46.788-05:00How nice to hear your reflections on reading &...How nice to hear your reflections on reading & expectations, Amy. I wonder if this conflict of expectation is in part because as readers we want something "new" but we don't want to stray <i>too far</i> outside our comfort zone...<br />I agree about 'exhausting'! How hard it is to 'undo' an expectation, once it's happened!Brogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861558236080696007.post-16075335000643277112009-11-11T12:09:33.093-05:002009-11-11T12:09:33.093-05:00I try not to know much about a book when I start r...I try not to know much about a book when I start reading it. Whenever I have an expectation of what a book is about and it turns out to be different, I often feel cheated or lied to at first and then I have to sit and go back over what I have read so far to decide if I understood it and then if I liked it. Or just to find out what I think of the actual book I have read so far! It can be a little exhausting!<br /><br />I've never really thought of my "relationship" with the author of the book I'm reading as an agreement (surprising since I have a law degree!). But I guess it is an agreement of sorts even if I'm not familiar with the author.<br /><br />The idea of re-writing the ending of a book whose ending I don't particularly like is interesting. I had a similar discussion with my husband yesterday when I wasn't completely satisfied with the ending of a boo I recently read. I wish the author had done a little more with the character. But I didn't feel slighted, more like I was being too demanding and not respecting the author's choice!<br /><br />You given me a lot to think about Brogan! Thank you for 2 wonderful posts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.com