Hello everyone,
It is time for my next bookish poem! This week I have had a few discussions on my blog about books that receive a lot of hype. These books often cause us a dilemma – should we read them? What if we end up not liking them?
I have decided to create a poem based around that, in which I eventually decide to read the book and am desperate to like it despite my high expectations.
Here is the poem – I hope you like it!
I am seeing it almost everywhere
Scattered through my timeline
Everyone seems to have read it
It feels like I’ve fallen behind
The question hangs forever in the air
As each glowing review lands in my way:
Should I dive into the heart of the fame
Or wait for the hype to slowly fade?
The blurb fuels my spiralling doubts
This genre is not my chosen one
Yet this endless love makes me wonder,
Am I missing out on all the fun?
At last, the book arrives in my hands
As silent curiosity finally prevails
I enter with sky-high expectations,
Determined it won’t end up a fail
Did you like this poem? I would love to know your thoughts on it, and on hyped books in general! Let me know in the comments!
I love this! ๐ and I sometimes donโt get the hype with some books ๐
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Thank you, Lauren! I’m glad you liked the poem, and I agree some books are over hyped.
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I really liked it, itโs amazing. I wish my mind was this creative ๐
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I love this! How cool! I think every reader that is part of the online community can relate to this one. Probably even more if you are a reviewer. The hype certainly puts more pressure on us to join in and read and review!
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Thank you so much! Since becoming part of the bookish community I have seen several books get loads of hype, and I do feel a slight pressure to read them.
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Another excellent poem, Stephen! I can definitely relate to a lot of these feelings.
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Thank you so much, Emily!!
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I love this and I think itโs my favorite one to date. Iโm pretty sure we can all relate to this one.
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Thank you so much, Misty! I’m glad you found it relatable. ๐
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Oh yes! That’s just it. That sense of hype, which makes one’s expectations too high. Another great poem ๐
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Thank you! I’m glad you liked the poem and found it relatable!
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