tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post8515120225144010359..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): Why A Book WorksDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-34666157910423885712009-06-13T05:31:38.900-07:002009-06-13T05:31:38.900-07:00I think I am about 95% hero kind of reader too!I think I am about 95% hero kind of reader too!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-79476621817697384492009-06-12T15:57:27.892-07:002009-06-12T15:57:27.892-07:00OMG, your reference to Catch and Release was spot...OMG, your reference to <i>Catch and Release </i> was spot on. I had the same reaction to that movie. I sat there thinking they missed the whole point.Book Boorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363893983320213813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-5532306119742127112009-06-12T15:39:27.343-07:002009-06-12T15:39:27.343-07:00Like you, Kati, I have to have a connection with b...Like you, Kati, I have to have a connection with both the story and the characters for it to be a reread or a comfort read. <br /><br />If the connection has really worked, I tend to 'forgive' a lot of things like typos grammar, POV switches, some inconsistencies, etc. However, this is only in so far that these issues are not so overwhelming that they completely throw me out of the story or off my engagement with it. Does that make sense??Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281267776361355788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-83479186508986298192009-06-11T21:20:37.436-07:002009-06-11T21:20:37.436-07:00You pretty much summed it up for me as well. I wou...You pretty much summed it up for me as well. I would add that I usually don't reread the entire book on a comfort read. I skip to my favorite scenes. In Dark Desire (Feehan), I love the beginning when Shea finds Jacques.Kytairahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576643429768224440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-51251255562071511352009-06-11T09:59:16.384-07:002009-06-11T09:59:16.384-07:00I'd have to agree with you Kati...those are al...I'd have to agree with you Kati...those are all things that have to work for me as well. <br /><br />I think for me though the connection is key. Yes, the h/h personalities are huge parts of the book, obviously, but if there's no connection between them that is thoroughly believable then it doesn't matter how much I loved the hero or heroine it wouldn't be a keeper for me.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-45428115474221265852009-06-11T07:51:35.888-07:002009-06-11T07:51:35.888-07:00Everything you have mentioned is what makes a book...Everything you have mentioned is what makes a book a comfort read for me. When all three of these things come together perfectly, that book will stay on my shelves for years.KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.com