Great Minds Don’t Read Alike
It's an awkward but undeniable fact that like-minded people — even when they're both avid readers — don't always like the same stuff. There have been plenty of times when a book-loving friend recommended something to me that I couldn't get into, or even manage to finish (shh, don't tell). It tends to make me feel a little guilty and embarrassed, like it's something wrong with me for not being able to like this book that everybody else seemingly loves. The most recent example I can think of is Code Name Verity, which has been recommended to me by multiple [...]