I think a lot of readers are looking for a book they can talk about.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
With so many millions of titles available, the books that will get talked about are the books that make readers talk about them.
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.
As a writer, I'm always aware of the fact that there are so many books out there.
I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
A good book ought to bring out lots of different responses from those that read it - none of them pre-planned, and all of them very personal. Whatever they take away from the reading of the book is valuable.
It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.
The fact is that in this day and age I don't think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention.
I'm constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read.
Finding people who get enormous pleasure from reading books is a more and more unusual experience, and so writers just so much want to be heard.
I think of every book as a single entity, and some have later gone on to become a series, often at the request of readers.