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How To Determine Whether A Book Is “Worth Reading”

June 17, 2017      Erica Robyn      14 Comments

I see this question floating around on various book groups and forums at least three times a day. I have to admit, it’s been driving me a bit bonkers. So I thought, why not write a quick blog post about it?

So, you’ve been wondering whether or not a book is worth reading…

The first step is to ask yourself: Am I personally interested in reading this book?

If your answer is yes, give it a shot!
If your answer is no, don’t bother!
Simple! 🙂 Your personal interest level is really the only factor here. 
Asking random people on the internet won’t be effective no matter how often you ask. You are always just going to get randoms saying “yes” or “no” depending on whether they personally liked the book. 
Everyone has a different experience with every single book out there. Who’s to say a book will be a hit or a miss with you personally until you try it?

Thanks for reading!
How do you personally determine whether or not you are interested in a book?

(Please note, this is meant to be a fun post and should not be taken too seriously! Happy reading!)

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  1. Heather Cilley says

    June 17, 2017 at 1:48 pm

    YESSS! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      June 17, 2017 at 1:48 pm

      😀

      Reply
  2. Isatta Thorlu-Bangura says

    June 17, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    loool yaassss! Straight to the point!

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      June 17, 2017 at 2:14 pm

      😀 Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  3. Brenda says

    June 17, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    Most of what I read is based on my mood, do I want something nostalgic, funny, more YA vs MG? Did the cover scream read me? Then sometimes it's just that I have to get it back to the library 🙂

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      June 18, 2017 at 1:14 am

      Ha! Most of my reads are library books, so I'm always crunched with due dates! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Greg says

    June 18, 2017 at 4:47 am

    That's pretty much it. 🙂 I've had bloggers whose judgment I trust recommend a book and not liked it, so you really never know until you try it yourself. Although I will say usually the recs are spot on, because people know what I like, more or less, but it's so subjective.

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      June 18, 2017 at 1:30 pm

      Definitely! I take recommendations from a number of sources 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  5. Alicia AKernelofNonsense says

    June 20, 2017 at 4:54 am

    Whenever I'm iffy about reading a book, I usually end up checking it out from the library. I have no problem dropping a library book (figuratively, of course) if it doesn't drawn me in after the first few pages because it's not like I've spent money on the thing. Of course this is only possible because I have an awesome library which I know not everyone has.

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      June 20, 2017 at 12:22 pm

      Same! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Olivia-Savannah says

    June 26, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    It can be hard to really choose, especially as there are just so many books out there! But you're right – if you have some interest in it, then there is no harm in trying it out!

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      June 26, 2017 at 8:15 pm

      Oh my gosh, yes, choosing what to read next is really tough! You should see my TBR stacks… I change them up all the time! haha

      Reply
  7. Jenna @ Falling Letters says

    June 29, 2017 at 10:41 pm

    Hah, I expected to read about your personal criteria for choosing books to read but this is good too  This is what it really comes down. I’ll weigh a number of factors, but if a book only has negative reviews and I’m still interested, then I’m still going to give it a shot.

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      June 29, 2017 at 10:59 pm

      I just couldn't help myself. 🙂 My personal criteria is a great post idea too!!

      Reply

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