I'm always imposing my taste in books on others. I hope that people enjoy being surprised by a book they might not otherwise read - I enjoy the surprise myself when others do this to me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am becoming increasingly difficult to please as a reader, but I adore being surprised by a really wonderful book, written by someone I've never heard of before.
One of the things I love, and I'm a voracious reader as well as a writer, is books that surprise me, that are not predictable.
If there is an audience out there for me, I want them to be surprised when the next book comes out.
Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.
Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
I think that some books are more successful than others to certain readers. People who read my books for the humor, they're going to love one book. People who read my books for the mystery, they might not like that book quite as much.
I - I love being told by people that they enjoy my books, and I think that's really very nice.
I think some people wished I'd kept myself out of the book. But I kind of insist on it because I want the reader to share my engagement with the material, if you like, not pretend that I'm doing it completely intellectually.
I always have had a slightly jaundiced view about people who promote books about themselves.
When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business whether people like or dislike it.