Non-Fiction

The last book I read that someone reccomended to me was The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Besides my mother in-law and my husband, I usually get really stupid recommendations. (Twilight anyone?) As far as easily getting the books I want to read? Oh definitely. I can't go into a used bookstore without buying 5 books, and going into any book store leads to me pointing out which books I already own or had read to my husband.

I also don't really have any friends that loves to read. Except for my 80 year old friend who doesn't bother recommending anything to me because he's more interested in what pile of books I bought or borrowed "this time around."

As for reviews, I occasionally glance at them. I have a subscription (as a gift from my mother in-law) to a magazine called Bookmarks, where it's just pure reviews. But it has more fiction reviews than non-fiction. So I gave a whole bunch to my mom. I'm more likly to read reviews of a book after I've read it, in order to compare thoughts.

My rule has always been, "If you learned something new, there's no reason to complain." It's hard to apply that reasoning sometimes, but I have a sense of calm when it is applied. I don't get so angry over the "what a stupid fucking book" feelings you can sometimes get. That's why I'd be a bad reviewer.