Recalibration
Oct. 12th, 2020 12:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
writerkitI think I need to recalibrate what I want to read. I've now had several instances of looking at a book's summary and thinking "That sounds really interesting; I want to read it!" and then actually starting and going "No, no, DO NOT WANT".
It's important to note this isn't an instance of bad marketing copy; they're usually exactly what they claim they are-- it's just I have this self-perception that I really want to read Difficult Works With Heavy Abuse Underpinnings and every time I actually *try* to do so they're well-written, engaging, and horribly, horribly triggering such that I can't get more than a couple of chapters in.
This has now happened enough times that I think I need to stop and really interrogate whether I think I'm going to *like* a book before adding it to my list. And also think really hard about what causes me to like a book. (The book in question in this instance is "Still Missing" by Chevy Stevens, which I think Jessica Jones fans will really enjoy, as the villain appears to be basically Kilgrave without the superpowers.)
It's important to note this isn't an instance of bad marketing copy; they're usually exactly what they claim they are-- it's just I have this self-perception that I really want to read Difficult Works With Heavy Abuse Underpinnings and every time I actually *try* to do so they're well-written, engaging, and horribly, horribly triggering such that I can't get more than a couple of chapters in.
This has now happened enough times that I think I need to stop and really interrogate whether I think I'm going to *like* a book before adding it to my list. And also think really hard about what causes me to like a book. (The book in question in this instance is "Still Missing" by Chevy Stevens, which I think Jessica Jones fans will really enjoy, as the villain appears to be basically Kilgrave without the superpowers.)
