tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post6857022910816288664..comments2024-01-22T14:32:22.110+00:00Comments on An Armchair By The Sea: On The Lack of Browsing...anarmchairbytheseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-71373271807552476412015-04-23T18:09:36.612+01:002015-04-23T18:09:36.612+01:00"Honestly, while my eyes were skimming over t..."Honestly, while my eyes were skimming over titles yesterday I was very conscious that they would only stop when they hit something that sounded familiar for some reason and it unnerved me a little." - This is EXACTLY how I feel. Some of my absolute favourite books and authors of all time have been discovered because I picked things up at random in the library, or I had the third book in a 'three for two' offer still going free and went for something I'd never heard of from the front tables in a bookshop. <br /><br />I understand WHY I skim the shelves for familiar titles - it helps narrow down a fairly overwhelming choice, and speeds things up no end - but that doesn't mean I like it every time.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-74221814262898776972015-03-09T02:34:46.544+00:002015-03-09T02:34:46.544+00:00I do this, too, now. Just the other day I was at t...I do this, too, now. Just the other day I was at the library book sale, a place, mind you, where the books are ridiculously cheap, and I was still skimming along looking for books I was aware of wanting or authors I knew I wanted to read. It's the perfect place to take some time and explore, pick up something that's so inexpensive that it won't matter if I don't like it. If I'd shopped for books like this before blogging, I never would have found some of my favorite books!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-28722370788450768212015-03-02T21:48:03.357+00:002015-03-02T21:48:03.357+00:00I think I'm kind of with Laura on this one... ...I think I'm kind of with Laura on this one... I quite often end up really disliking the books I've bought on a whim but loving books I've bought because bloggers I trust have liked them.<br /><br />I know that there MUST be amazing books I'm missing out on by not browsing properly, but the percentage chance of me liking a book recommended to me is much higher so I guess I just take the chance!Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-75677479199579142752015-02-28T14:40:54.299+00:002015-02-28T14:40:54.299+00:00See, see, before I started blogging I really hadn&...See, see, before I started blogging I really hadn't read that many books, or I didn't read very diversely at all- I used to re-read my favourites a lot (hence why I've read To Kill A Mockingbird A LOT) and I used try and read the back catalogues of my favourite authors (hence why I have read A LOT of Steinbeck). Now, I hardly re-read things, obviously I'm trying to read all the Stephen King, but I get pushed outside my old comfort zones by people going 'read this! It's great!' and I really like it.<br /><br />Also, many of the books I used to randomly buy (from charity shops, mainly) just get redonated because I don't like them that much? So, recommendations! I love them. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-33256617131291272352015-02-28T12:09:59.006+00:002015-02-28T12:09:59.006+00:00I do think this is an interesting point to conside...I do think this is an interesting point to consider. I suspect that all of us are influenced to a certain extent by what we've read through blogs or the internet in general. I've found that as I've learned more about books and authors as a whole, my mindless browsing has pretty much ground to a halt. And, like you, I've been sad about that. Not sure I can change it at this point. Working in libraries, blogging, and a lifetime spent reading has meant that I know and have opinions about so many more book and authors than I ever dreamed I would in my "cruising through the library to see what I could find days of my teens and early 20's". Ah well. One more thing that age has brought. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-74085214425555246262015-02-27T22:33:26.543+00:002015-02-27T22:33:26.543+00:00I think it's natural that our hobbies and acti...I think it's natural that our hobbies and activities change us, like how blogging changes our book buying habits. I too have to think about it a bit more, compared to before blogging when I like you would just pick up any book that I see interesting. Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.com