30 Day Book Meme (2014 version) - Day 9

[desertvixen]

Day 09 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
2010 Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

This remains a hard one.  I don't pick up books I don't think I'm going to like, unless I am picking them up to shred them into pieces... or if they're for school.
Unless it happens to be free on Kindle.  Then I get a lot more adventurous.

So, after some deliberation, going with Perry Mason: The Case of the Howling Dog.  Despite having grown up with the movies, having sought out some of the TV show, I had never read an Erle Stanley Gardner novel before.  It was pretty good, better than I expected it would be, although a touch pulpy.  It is one of the earlier ones.  He had a couple of red herrings that worked well (they fooled me, at least).  I'm not sure that I "loved" it but it was better than I expected.

And it was on sale for ninety-nine cents on Kindle.  Score.

DV

Day 10 – Favorite classic book
Day 11 – A book you hated
Day 12 – A book you used to love but don’t anymore
Day 13 – Your favorite writer
Day 14 – Favorite book of your favorite writer
Day 15 – Favorite male character
Day 16 – Favorite female character
Day 17 – Favorite quote from your favorite book
Day 18 – A book that disappointed you
Day 19 – Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 – Favorite romance book
Day 21 – Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 – Favorite book you own
Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 – A book that you wish more people would’ve read
Day 25 – A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 – A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 – The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 – Favorite title
Day 29 – A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 – Your favorite book of all time