Buying books i never read5/5/2023 ![]() By the same token, I know certain friends of mine that I wouldn’t buy fantasy novels for. If you buy within those genres, you are far more likely to get me something I’ll like. I also appreciate a really good science fiction novel or young adult novel. However, some people will have a preference for certain genres.Īs I’ve probably established by now, I’m a lover of fantasy fiction. If your friend is a voracious reader who reads any and all kinds of fiction, then you can probably get them any good book. Otherwise it’ll just collect dust in their house somewhere. So as convenient as non fiction can be, now I always make sure the person actually reads that kind of thing before I buy it for them. Buy my partner a non-fiction book? You’re set. If you buy me a non-fiction book? I probably won’t read it. You have no idea what to get someone, but you know they like cars, or history, or exotic fish, so you go and buy a book about those things. This is a wonderful idea… as long as the person you’re giving it to likes non-fiction. Non-fiction books are often a popular choice for gift giving. Perhaps I put too much thought into this kind of thing… but who knows, maybe someone will find them useful for their own book giving adventures: 1. However, through my various experiences of being given disappointing books, and giving disappointing books, I’ve developed a few principles that I work by to try and avoid that happening. At a time of year when a lot of people are buying books for other people, thousands of Christmas shoppers are recommending books by way of giving them. This poses the greatest problem when it comes to gift giving. But I’ve also had the opposite.īy the same token, I’ve been on the other side of this game. I’ve recommended books to people only to find they were less than enthused by them, or even downright hated them. I’ve had plenty of recommendations for books that I absolutely loved and ran out recommending to anyone who would listen. ![]() Well, if you’re like me, that all depends.īecause I’ve been in this situation, and I’ve gone and read the book and… in short, sometimes I’ve been disappointed. So surely, you think, you really must go out and read this book? ![]() You see the sparkle in their eye as they reflect on the memory of reading it. They describe how this book changed their world, how they can’t recommend it enough. Photo by Wilbert de Groot ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Ī friend or acquaintance starts to tell you about a book – a wonderful book that you absolutely must read.
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