Not Quite Your Taste

Have you ever had a book that you loved and thought everyone should read but then found out that it didn't really work for a friend? I've had this happen and its always interesting, because its a reminder that how much we read is about personal taste.

The same is true for movies and music. I happen to love country music, because I love all the stories in it but I know a lot of people who just don't get why I like it.

What experiences have you had where someone recommended you something or you gave someone a book and it just didn't work?

Dystopia

Modern Sci-fi novels are often set in dystopias -- exaggeratedly negative, repressive, totalitarian worlds. Classic examples of this genre are "1984" and "Brave New World." Newer examples include "Uglies," "The Hunger Games," "Feed," and, in film "The Matrix." What is your favorite dystopian book or movie and why? Do you think modern America has any similarities to these dystopias?

Literary Love Triangles

First it was Edward vs. Jacob, now, thanks to "The Hunger Games" it's Gale vs. Peeta. What is your favorite literary love triangle? Were you happy with how it was resolved? Why or why not?