Looking for Alaska Confession (ns) and little poll

jackiback

I read this before I knew who John Green was or anything about him. I thought it was just alright. I mean, I liked it, but I wasn't wild about it.

Now that I'm a JG fangirl, I think it's pretty great and would recommend it to just about anyone.

*ETA* I want to add that the reason I like it now is because I can hear his voice reading it and hear his heart behind so many of the parts that I just didn't like the first time through. Not because I'm just "omg, everything JG does is amazing!" but because I get where he was coming from... if that makes sense? Sorry, I felt the need to clarify  

Has your opinion of a book ever changed because of a new opinion of the author? 

(I'm aware that this could work the other way too. You like someone's book, find out they are awful then realize you dislike their book )

pinkybooklover09

I feel like that about JG books too. Would I love TFIOS as much if it weren't by my favorite author? I think I probably wouldn't because it wouldn't be TFIOS and have that incredible voice and heart that he's so good at.

I sort of liked EL James when she was another chick writing fanfiction. Now I refuse to read anything she has written.  

The same goes for Stephenie Meyer. Not only do I think she's not that great of a person, but I'm still bitter about Midnight Sun. So I loved the first 3 Twilight books before I found out what a twat it's author was. 

I also am dragging my feet reading Bumped by Megan McCafferty because I've heard that it's really bad and I really love her as a person and an author so I'm scared to read it and hate it.

Lauren620

Hearing Neil Gaiman read part of Ocean at the End of the Lane completely changed my reading experience. It wasn't really a new opinion of him, but while reading I could hear his inflection and tone in my head and it really made the main character come alive, if that makes sense.

The opposite is true for Cassandra Clare. I liked her books so much better before I really knew who she was. Now I can't stand her and basically everything she writes makes me crazy.

MrsC7

I feel this way about Ender's Game. The book is right up my alley, but I've held off on reading it since I found out what a douche the author is.

sweetrhythms

I totally agree with Ender's Game. Good book I feel bad liking because of a douchey author.

In college John Irving came and did a reading. It made me like his books more because I had a little more insight into his books.

RiverPlate

MrsC7 said:

I feel this way about Ender's Game. The book is right up my alley, but I've held off on reading it since I found out what a douche the author is.

This exactly.

I picked up Brad Meltzer's first 3 books after hearing an interview with him on the radio, and thought he was smart and funny in that dorky way that I love, talking about research and comic books.  I met him at a book signing for at a Wegman's, where he acted charmed by my beat-up, re-read paperbacks and I loved him even more.  Andbutalso once I tweeted about his book for one of the book-a-day IG challenges and he messaged me back!

I wouldn't say he's my favorite author, but having met him and knowing more about his work, I think it makes me like his books more.  I couldn't watch his TV show though.  I saw it got okay-to-bad reviews and couldn't bring myself to be disappointed.

EliStar

pinkybooklover09 said:

I feel like that about JG books too. Would I love TFIOS as much if it weren't by my favorite author? I think I probably wouldn't because it wouldn't be TFIOS and have that incredible voice and heart that he's so good at.

I sort of liked EL James when she was another chick writing fanfiction. Now I refuse to read anything she has written.  

The same goes for Stephenie Meyer. Not only do I think she's not that great of a person, but I'm still bitter about Midnight Sun. So I loved the first 3 Twilight books before I found out what a twat it's author was. 

I also am dragging my feet reading Bumped by Megan McCafferty because I've heard that it's really bad and I really love her as a person and an author so I'm scared to read it and hate it.

Don't do it. Seriously. 

cnthrdlywt2bwZ

I confess that I have never actually finished LFA. I wasn't feeling it when I first picked it up, so Will Grayson Will Grayson was the first time I "heard" and loved JG's voice, and I've enjoyed every book since. I'm going to read LFA very soon to get my JG fix.

On the same sort of note, I started and put down Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and didn't love Lovers Dictionary but I adore Every Day. After I saw David Levithan at the Decatur book festival, he just seems like a genuinely nice, kind of brilliant person and I'm excited to read his books because of that.

I refuse to purchase Ender's Game but I would still like to read it, despite how despicable I find its author.

I think it's true in life in general, that you root for the people who you respect and genuinely like and against who you do not.

kayash

I'm actually reading Looking for Alaska right now and I hear so much of it in JG's voice as I read, lol.

 

I think learning about what a jerk SM is definitely had something to do with my feelings for Twilight going down.