Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010.
April 25, 2017: Top Ten Words/Topics That Make Me NOT Pick Up A Book
Choosing a book is as much about mood as it is about the topic, setting or genre of the book, but there are some books I just know I won’t be interested in.
Top 10 Topics that Make Me NOT Pick Up A Book
- Vampires – I have never been into Vampires, especially when they are the “good guys.” The whole idea of them is revolting to me, especially since they are basically cannibals who trade their souls for immortality and then degrade themselves constantly. Just not interested.
- Romeo and Juliette – Or “star-crossed lovers” if it’s in a description of a book and that book has not been written by Shakespeare I’m not interested. I think people have vastly misunderstood the message of Romeo and Juliette. “Romeo and Juliet is not a love story. It’s a 3 day relationship between a 13 year old and a 17 year old that caused 6 deaths. Sincerely, everyone who actually read it.” – Anonymous
- Horror – I’m not into things that are gruesome. So much of horror seems to be gruesome from gruesome’s sake and shocking for shock sake. I just don’t get it. I don’t get why people enjoy dismemberment, or torture, or cruelty, or anything like that.
- Graphic Sex – For the most part it just doesn’t do anything for the story. Why do we need to have all the details when it’s so much classier to allude to it?
- Amish Fiction – I don’t know how this genre got to be such a big thing. I understand wanting to read about different cultures and unfamiliar settings, but it just seems like there are too many books in this category. The Amish lifestyle might be interesting, but it’s weird that we have commercialize their lifestyle in such a way.
- Urban Fantasy – I have tried to get into Urban Fantasy. I picked up the City of Bones because so many people raved about it, but through out most of the book I kept thinking, “Buffy did it better.” In a lot of Urban Fantasy it seems like I can’t stay in the story, the world building and the characters don’t work for me.
- Harlequin Romance – These books just seem to cheapen real romance. For me I’d rather experience the real thing than read about an unreal type of romance. Plus the way these books are published in bulk makes them formulaic.
- Rush Limbaugh – I have family members who think he’s great, so they occasionally give me one of his books. I have no interest in reading his inflammatory perspective. (Note: Just the other day my Grandmother tired to get me to read something by Rush.)
- Politics – In general I do not enjoy books on political subjects.
- Men without their shirts on – When I see this on the cover I just roll my eyes and pass it by. Beside they are always airbrushed abs anyway.
What kinds of things turn you off from choosing a book? Are there topics you just don’t find interesting? Leave me a comment and let me know.
7 replies on “Top Ten Tuesday #22”
Awesome list! Lots of these are a no-go for me as well!
Thanks for checking out my blog. I’ve really enjoyed reading these last two TTT posts from everyone. It’s interesting to see what draws someone to a book and what turns them off.
haha love the list!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Amish fiction is a new one to me – I guess we don’t import that to the UK!
Well in a way that make sense, as I don’t think you have the Amish in the UK. Here’s a link to some if you’re interested – http://www.thomasnelson.com/fiction/amish-fiction
We don’t – I’ve heard of the Amish, but that’s about as far as it goes. That said, I’m pretty much oblivious to Christian fiction in general, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.