Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

[fox1013]

Sometimes, you're in the mood for a very specific type of book. Not, like, "I'm in the mood for romance" or "I want explosions," but "I want a book that makes me feel exactly the way this book did."

(This has happened most frequently with me, recently, with On the Jellicoe Road. I know, I know, I've been too subtle about it, but sometimes

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[jennerose]

I went on a huge YA lit binge recently right before diving into all of the figure skating books in the world (of course, i read some YA figure skating books which combines the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS). ANYWAYS. I finally, finally read Jellicoe Road and now I am obsessed and have to read it fifty million more times.

The end, a story by Kate.

[fox1013]

*beams at you*

[fox1013]

Great books are the BEST. :D

[stealstheashes]

Ih when I know I'm in the mood for a very specific type of book only I can't quite put my finger on which type. Nothing else is really satisfying when you feel like that!

[fox1013]

THAT IS THE WORST FEELING.

And even good books feel like crappy books because they aren't what you're craving! DDDDD:

[stealstheashes]

YYYYY EXACTLY :(

[honoria]

I Hadn't Meant To Tell You This is such a good book. We carry it at Dinosaur Hill, in our small (it's 3 shelves!) book section.

[athenejen]

This happens to me all the time. The worst thing is when you think a book (or fic, or movie, or whatever) might just be that thing that you want, and part way through you discover that even though in a different mood you would like it, it's just not the thing you want. :( And then you are halfway through a perfectly good book that you don't feel like reading and yet you can't be sure that any of your other books in the queue are the thing you want, either. :( :( :(

At least right now you know exactly what you want? Frustrating in a different way (most recent books to make me just want more -- Hunger Games and Blackout by Connie Willis), but at least a little less confusing?