Here is this week’s Booking Through Thursday question -

I was looking through books yesterday at the shops and saw all the Twilight books, which I know basically nothing about. What I do know is that I’m beginning to feel like I’m the *only* person who knows nothing about them.

Despite being almost broke and trying to save money, I almost bought the expensive book (Australian book prices are often completely nutty) just because I felt the need to be ‘up’ on what everyone else was reading.

Have you ever felt pressured to read something because ‘everyone else’ was reading it? Have you ever given in and read the book(s) in question or do you resist? If you are a reviewer, etc, do you feel it’s your duty to keep up on current trends?

Actually, yes I have felt pressured to read something because everyone else was reading it. When my strict Mormon friend started reading Harry Potter books, I finally decided it was time for me to read them. I wasn’t particularly thrilled with them, and although I managed to read all the way through the first 2, I have never finished the series. Other than that, it was the Sweet Valley series by Francine Pascal back in elementary and middle schools that I read, because everyone else was reading them. The difference there was, I enjoyed the Sweet Valley and Canby Hall series books, as well as Babysitters Club books.

Right now, I want to read the Twilight series, not because it’s popular but because upon reading a blurb on the Twilight book, I wanted to read it. My only issue is I can’t afford the books right now, and they’re not available on PaperBack Swap. LOL

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