Book Blogger Hop and Follow Friday

Posted on March 8, 2013

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Book Blogger Hop

This week’s Book Blogger Hop question is: What is your favorite book set in a different country than the one you live in?

Harry Potter British Signature Edition (image from amazon.co.uk)The only series/set I own with an international cover is the Harry Potter series. I got them for Christmas 2011. I wanted to read them in all their British glory so my husband bought them for me. I loved every minute of reading them, except when “soccer” and “sweater” appeared in later books. Way to ruin my British experience! Ha ha. Just kidding.

Updated: I totally read the question wrong. I figured this out after hopping to a few others’ posts. My favorite setting in a different country is Victorian England and the Tudors era as well.

What about you?

Follow Friday

This week’s featured blogger from Parajunkee’s View is Gone Bookserk. The featured blogger from Alison Can Read is Ridiculously Peachy.

This week’s Follow Friday question is: What is a book you didn’t like that all your friends raved about or what book did you love that wasn’t popular?

There are a few that I haven’t like that others have: The Devil Wears Prada, Le Petit Prince, and A Handmaid’s Tale.

  • The Devil Wears Prada was too long and too boring. I liked the movie a whole lot better than I liked the book.
  • I read Le Petit Prince in French for school. I think that’s why I didn’t like it. I want to read it again in English and for fun and see if that changes my perception of it.
  • And, I didn’t like the lack of information regarding the how or why the world went the way it did in A Handmaid’s Tale.

What about you?

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About Jenni Elyse

I enjoy reading, listening to music, watching movies and TV, playing any type of game, aimlessly surfing the Internet, crocheting, knitting, playing the piano, and hanging out with my husband, cats, and friends. I also love purple, llamas, Zelda, Mario, and Star Wars! Check my About Me page for more details. I also have a health blog to document my journey to becoming a happier, healthier me.

Comments

  1. Alison (@AlisonCanRead) says:
    March 8, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Hopping through. I did not like The Handmaid’s Tale. I thought the issues the book raised were interesting, but it’s the type of book I find disturbing not enjoyable.
    My Hop

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  2. Becki says:
    March 8, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    I did Follow Friday but didn’t realize there was a meme to attach it to, with a question and everything. Oh, well. Kind of disappointing.

    My answer to the question though is Written on the Body, by Jeanette Winterson. Several people I know list it among their 1000 books to read before you die and it made me want to be sick to my stomach. I thought it was awful!

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  3. Elizabeth says:
    March 8, 2013 at 5:45 pm

    Good Old Harry Potter. :)

    Happy Hopping!!

    Elizabeth
    Silver’s Reviews
    My Blog Hop Answer

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  4. Readiculously Peachy says:
    March 8, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    Haha, I never knew they made a book out of The Devil Wears Prada ;) I saw the movie and really liked that! I’ll make sure to stir away from the book itself ;)

    Thanks for sharing and I am now also following you :)

    Florentine @ Readiculously Peachy

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  5. Lexxie says:
    March 9, 2013 at 6:09 am

    I love The Little Prince so much! But I never had to read it for school… being forced to read a book tends to put a little damper on my enthusiasm :)

    I’m an old follower, here’s my FF post for this week.

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    • Jenni Elyse says:
      March 9, 2013 at 1:50 pm

      I really want to read it again to see if I like it better. I know so many people love it. I think I just didn’t understand it well enough since I read it in French.

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  6. Jenna @LittleBirdReads says:
    March 11, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Haha… well I think it is two-fold and that is a good answer too!!! I am totally jealous that you own the UK version, by the way… I have it on my wishlist.

    My BBH

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    • Jenni Elyse says:
      March 11, 2013 at 7:04 pm

      Ha! Yeah, I’m glad I could entertain anyway. :D It took a while to get it. I’ve wanted it for a while. It was only about $85, not too bad for 7 paperbacks and shipping from England.

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  7. Cerian Halford says:
    March 11, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    I really liked The Devil Wears Prada and I read all of Lauren Weisberger’s books, which I also loved :)
    I’m a new follower- by email and twitter. Here’s my FF at Rookie Romance

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