tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post7810772413773663533..comments2024-02-24T09:36:17.274+08:00Comments on Melody's Reading Corner: Musing Mondays - Award Winning BooksMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-49518518684227107752009-06-18T15:08:46.232+08:002009-06-18T15:08:46.232+08:00Trish - Glad we share the same thoughts! :D It'...Trish - Glad we share the same thoughts! :D It's a bonus if the book we read happens to be a prize-winning book, isn't it? <br /><br />Wendy - Well said, Wendy! :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-3065795321821165452009-06-18T01:43:21.630+08:002009-06-18T01:43:21.630+08:00I am with you, Melody, on this topic. I will not ...I am with you, Melody, on this topic. I will not choose to read a book just because it is a prize winner. It might pique my curiosity to look closer at the book, but ultimately whether the content interests me or not will be the deciding factor.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-48579782864952007462009-06-17T11:21:29.642+08:002009-06-17T11:21:29.642+08:00Interesting question. I do read prize-winners but...Interesting question. I do read prize-winners but I'm not sure I do on purpose. Well, maybe, but only because I've just had good luck with them (for the most part). I really like the Booker Prize winners I've read. Like you, though, I don't think "compelled" is the right word.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-87549320648399833472009-06-17T09:49:36.318+08:002009-06-17T09:49:36.318+08:00Nise' - Indeed. :)
Anonymous Child - You'...Nise' - Indeed. :)<br /><br />Anonymous Child - You've a point there too!<br /><br />Alice - Absolutely! :DMelodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-86928534365024879412009-06-17T00:04:49.147+08:002009-06-17T00:04:49.147+08:00I'd be selective too. The story must be appeal...I'd be selective too. The story must be appealing to me before anything else.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-3876284496482752102009-06-16T13:40:55.200+08:002009-06-16T13:40:55.200+08:00Very thoughtful answer. Still, I think often there...Very thoughtful answer. Still, I think often there are prizes that work to lift good books out of obscurity and showcase them, making it worthwhile to consider these books. Not necessarily read, but check out.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-87555903235174189762009-06-16T10:20:05.125+08:002009-06-16T10:20:05.125+08:00Many of us are in agreement.Many of us are in agreement.Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-56007365262788488432009-06-16T08:54:07.568+08:002009-06-16T08:54:07.568+08:00Margaret - It's great that we liked the books ...Margaret - It's great that we liked the books we read and later found out they're prize winning books, isn't it?<br /><br />Sassy Brit - Books always comes first to me, followed by the prize. ;)<br /><br />Sandy - I share the same sentiments, Sandy! :)<br /><br />Danielle - Exactly!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-91082551375065085482009-06-16T02:05:47.354+08:002009-06-16T02:05:47.354+08:00I totally agree! Choosing a book is very subjecti...I totally agree! Choosing a book is very subjective. I like what I like and an award is not necessarily what I like! <a href="http://daniellesjourney.com/musing-mondays-prize-winning-books/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is my Musing Monday!Daniellehttp://daniellesjourney.com/musing-mondays-prize-winning-books/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-31661318174135180212009-06-15T18:12:14.906+08:002009-06-15T18:12:14.906+08:00I don't necessarily seek out the award winners...I don't necessarily seek out the award winners or the short listed books, but if I pick them up and find that they have won something, all the better. I know some bloggers that will read through entire short lists, and I am in awe. Maybe someday...Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-78947645236679159222009-06-15T17:23:49.084+08:002009-06-15T17:23:49.084+08:00I agree, too! Book first, not prize.
Here are m...I agree, too! Book first, not prize. <br /><br />Here are my thoughts on the subject: <br /><br />http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />Sassy<br />:)Sassy Brit @ Alternative-Read.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035224672516442455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-35521691092131376422009-06-15T14:16:56.896+08:002009-06-15T14:16:56.896+08:00I agree. I have read some prize-winning books, wit...I agree. I have read some prize-winning books, without knowing at the time that they were prize-winners - it's the book that counts, not the prize.BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-68896493454421206152009-06-15T12:19:54.929+08:002009-06-15T12:19:54.929+08:00I like to read boks by Nobel Prize winners. Those ...I like to read boks by Nobel Prize winners. Those work out for me.<br /><br /><a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2009/06/mondays-musingsmailboxwhereabouts.html" rel="nofollow">Mondays: Musings/Mailbox/whereabouts</a>gautami tripathyhttp://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-79434722564487373392009-06-15T10:44:54.879+08:002009-06-15T10:44:54.879+08:00Judy - I'm glad we share the same thoughts. :)...Judy - I'm glad we share the same thoughts. :)<br /><br />Bluestocking - Prizes or not, the most important thing is we've to like the stories we read, isn't it? ;)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-56722510915668983802009-06-15T09:15:01.677+08:002009-06-15T09:15:01.677+08:00I will avoid prizes. monday 44I will avoid prizes. <a href="http://web.me.com/bluestocking_bb/The_Bluestocking_Guide/Book_Reviews/Entries/2009/6/15_Musing_Monday_44.html" rel="nofollow"> monday 44</a>Brooke from The Bluestocking Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832634751075478091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30771807.post-71643010229572069112009-06-15T08:07:43.734+08:002009-06-15T08:07:43.734+08:00I also think its really more of the book than the ...I also think its really more of the book than the award itself. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com