I don't mind reading religious books, but not the heavy, intellectual ones. They go right over my head AND put me to sleep in the process. I let my husband read them and give me the dummy's version :)

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ENDER'S GAME seems like one of those books where you either love it or hate it. I'm in the latter category.

I think this is a fun topic, too. It wasn't my original idea, though. Maybe the person who came up with it will share it with Jana.

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Not even ENDER'S GAME? It's YA... :) Yeah, I was surprised when my husband said he was going to read a celebrity memoir since that's not his typical genre AT ALL. He laughed himself silly over GREENLIGHTS, though, and has been urging me to read it ever since. I probably will, eventually.

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True, true. And, to be fair, there are books we agree on - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, for instance. We both love that one.

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According to my husband, GREENLIGHTS is hysterical. I've never heard him laugh so hard when reading a book!

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Ha ha. I do try to keep things real around here!

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It's a classic that is definitely well loved by many! I'm not at all opposed to reading it, I just haven't gotten to it yet. One of these days...

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I have seen lots of bloggers raving about GREENLIGHTS as well. Apparently, it's an easy, funny, totally entertaining read. I'll get to it eventually. Probably.

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I'm glad SOMEONE thinks so :) LOL.

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Your comment came through a few times, so I deleted the duplicates :)

I actually liked The Martian movie a lot. It's intense and entertaining. The book, though? Total snore fest. We have the Ender's Game movie, but I haven't watched it. It does have Harrison Ford in it, so that's a point in its favor...

I probably will read GREENLIGHTS eventually. I know it's not a clean read, but it's supposed to be really funny.

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting. It's always fun when my baby sister drops by :)

Right? I'm surprised by how much people love GREENLIGHTS. Celebrity memoirs aren't really my thing, but I probably will read this one, just because I like McConaughey and because my husband got such a kick out of this book.

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Same. I probably should have mentioned the books we both love: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, Harry Potter (at least the first few - he gets bored with the longer ones)...Most of the ones he picks up, though, are just not my thing at all.

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Thank you, Rajani! I appreciate your visit and kind words :)

We have so much in common, Marianne! We were definitely meant to be friends :)

We have His and Hers shelves as well. Both of us own way too many books!

I did try with THE MARTIAN, but I got so bored with it so easily. I definitely prefer the movie version, which I really did enjoy.

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But of course, I am so happy we found each other!

As you can tell, I'm not an epic fantasy fan or even really fantasy in general. I do like THE LORD OF THE RINGS, though. It's got way too much detail, for sure, but I did enjoy reading it. PILLARS OF THE EARTH is one I haven't read yet. The size of it is pretty daunting!

Yes, it is rather long. I love that but I know it's not for everyone.

Ha ha. If he recommended the kind of book I actually like to read, I would totally take him up on it! Our tastes are just really different and that's okay.

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Oooh, this would be a fun topic for a marriage retreat! I don't remember talking about books with my hubs when we were dating, but I'm sure we did since I was an English major in college at the time. In all fairness, he knew what he was getting himself into with all my reading :)

Oh, HITCHHIKERS! Ugh. That's another one I've tried and totally failed at reading. I don't think my husband has ever read it, but it's the kind of thing he would probably like. And, he definitely does have motorcycle maintenance type books on his shelves! Ha ha.

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It doesn't happen often for us either, especially since we don't read the same kinds of books to begin with. The last ones I remember agreeing on were: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, and the Narnia series.

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Same! That's the reason I love Top Ten Tuesday so much. I get tons of recommendations from other bloggers. Not all of them work out for me, but a lot of them have.

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My husband is a big science nerd, too. He especially loves space stories, movies and books. I don't. Especially not the classic ones. No thanks.

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That does make it easier to ignore his recommendations! LOL. I had to go look up THE MARTIAN to remember its first line. It is a funny one.

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Oh, interesting! I'm not much for sci-fi, but if I were, I would probably be more into its lighter side as well. My husband likes the technological/science-y side of it all, which is not my thing.

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The fact that you want to read these shows that he doesn't choose BAD books, just ones I'm not particularly interested in. I hope you enjoy these when you get to them!

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Ha ha. I actually like the Mistborn series, although I've only read the original series, not the books written later. A friend recommended it to me and, although I'm not much for fantasy, I enjoyed the books I read. We should both finish it :)

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I'm surprised at how many commenters have said their significant others aren't readers. Interesting. My husband definitely reads more now than he used to, probably because of me, but he's always been someone who reads.

THE MARTIAN is SOOOOO detailed. I don't mind details that enhance the setting and story, but too many just makes for a boring read and I ain't got time for that! LOL.

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That was actually the reason I liked THE MARTIAN. And you could follow the details, non of them contradicted each other which I absolute hate in sci-fi books and movies. But, we all have different tastes. I wouldn't bother with it any more if I were you. It's obviously not your book.

Very true, very true. I love that we all enjoy different kinds of books. It would be boring if everyone liked the same thing! That being said, I only trust certain people to give me good book recommendations :)

I very, very rarely enjoy a movie adaptation better than the book it's based on, but THE MARTIAN is definitely an exception for me. Although, to be fair, I've only read a couple chapters of THE MARTIAN.

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