Popular Books I'll Probably Never Read

     I don’t have all the time in the world. I cannot read every book in existence even if a fairly large group of people are also reading it. Just because other people love it, does not mean I will love it. So here are some books/series that I have decided to pass on. 

    Just because your favorite is one this list does not mean I hate you. That would be a very silly reason to dislike a person. My friends and family have a variety of different reading taste and I love them all the same. 

Harry Potter

    Whenever someone finds out that I haven’t read Harry Potter, their first reaction is to either ask me when I will read it or tell me that I should read it. However, I don’t have nostalgia for this series as I never read it when I was a child. Although I know why people like the magic school appeal of this book, it is not exactly interesting to me anymore. (Especially after spending years of my life in academia). Stories that are set in schools simply don’t interest me and I can live with that. 

The Fault in our Stars

    I never got to this book in high school. Now that I am in my senior year of college, I don’t particularly enjoy romances between high school-aged characters anymore. 

The Shadow Hunters

     I never really understood what this series was about although I had many friends who love it. I am not a super big fan of urban fantasy, this is probably one of the reasons I don’t feel a pull to read Harry Potter. 

The Da Vinci Code

     While we Are I would like to say that I probably won’t read anything by Dan Brown as I am not a fan of Thrillers. I also do have a personal vendetta where Mr. Brown said The Da Vinci Code was heavily based in fact. This obviously wasn’t true and left a bad taste in my mouth. There is nothing wrong with fiction not being real just don’t pretend that it is. 

Anything by Stephen King

     It pains me to say that I don’t plan on ever reading anything by Stephen King as I am not a horror person. This pains me because I like to read books written by Maine authors, but I also like to sleep at night. So sorry, Stephen King (because obviously,he reads my blog) and fans, but I will have to give him a pass.