Hello Everyone!
Today is day 9 of the 30-day book challenge and that means we are going to be talking about ‘a book that I didn’t think I’d like, but ended up loving’. I found this an very hard challenge to fulfil because I am generally very good at picking out books that I will like and I usually know whether I will like the book or not before I pick it up, so I really struggled to think of a book to fit this challenge. I did eventually make a decision though and decided to go with ‘The Poet X’ by Elizabeth Acevedo.
When I bought The Poet X, I didn’t necessarily think I wouldn’t like it because if I had I probably wouldn’t have bought it, but I did go into it with more of a mindset of learning something rather than enjoying it. I do like certain kinds of poetry, but I am very picky, so I was apprehensive about the style of writing and the subject matter and characters are very different from anything I know. The book is set in a low income area of New York and it is narrated by a black teenager with a very strict mother and a big christian influence. I can’t relate to any of those aspects, so I thought I wouldn’t really connect with it. I had heard it was a good book though and I hoped I would learn a lot.
My wish to learn a lot was fulfilled and I am very glad I read it because I did actually end up liking it more than I thought. I wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style and I didn’t necessarily love it, but it did exceed my expectations substantially, so I thought it would probably still work for this prompt. What book did you not think you’d like, but ended up loving? I’d love to know!
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