We are Weekly Geeks, and we are proud to read without guilt! However, since we are aware that some people will judge books by their covers - and judge us for reading them - we may save certain books for our at-home reading.
This was Guilty Pleasures Week for the Weekly Geeks:
Given that the holiday season is filled with eating the foods we love (but shouldn't eat), parties that last far into the evenings (way past our bedtimes), sipping those holiday drinks (fat with calories but oh so delicious), and curling up in front of our fireplaces with books that take us away from the holiday stresses...I thought it might be fun to share our guilty pleasures with other readers:
- Tell us The Books that you Love but are Embarrassed to be Seen Reading
- Tell us WHY you love them
- And (just for fun) tell us your favorite guilty snack that goes perfectly with all that guilty reading.
Many of this week’s participants claimed not to be embarrassed by or guilty about any of their reading, but they do have some books they don't take out in public. Gautami made the point that without breaks for “fluff,” reading can become a chore.
Bernadette put it this way:
“Of all the things in the world there are to worry about, what other people think of the books I read does not even make it to my radar. I’m Catholic and spent 12 years being taught at strict Catholic schools so I know a little something about guilt. Even so, I flatly refuse to feel guilty for spending my free time in a way that I enjoy and that doesn’t hurt anyone else.”
On the other hand, some Geeks offered up specific guilty-pleasure favorites:
Kat @ A Journey in Reading named J.R Ward’s “Black Dagger Brotherhood” series; Kimberly @ Rouquine Reads counts a particular YA sci-fi romance, the Twilight Saga, and Gone With the Wind among her guilty pleasures. In addition to the Stephanie Plum series, Steph names a book rarely found on lists like this: The Great Gatsby. It’s really her very favorite book, but she thinks it might sound pretentious to admit it.
Check out more responses at Weekly Geeks 2010-40: The Guilty Pleasure Edition, and thanks to everyone who played along this week!