What is the last book you read purely because you saw it on a bestseller list?
Kathy
THE HELP
Laurie
TWILIGHT --- it was on the bestseller list for so long, I had to see what all the hype was about. As it turned out, I liked it and read all the others!
Barbara B.
THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE by Aimee Bender
Jane H.
TWILIGHT --- UGH!
Ann
FREEDOM
Diana
BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
Rene
FREEDOM
Carol B.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Catrina W.
HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET
Vicki
LITTLE BEE
Don A.
FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen
Annie
THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin --- and in my opinion, it was awful.
Elizabeth
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett
Phyllis P.
THE HELP --- I loved it so much I recommended it to all my friends, and now my book club is reading it.
Audrey A.
40 MINUTES IN HEAVEN
Cindy R.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Krismar
TWILIGHT
Kathleen S.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Linda R.
The last book I read from a bestseller list was THE HELP. It is also one of those books I couldn't put down!!
Melissa J.
STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens --- LOVED IT!
Debi
I don't read books because they are on bestseller lists, but it seems that most of the books I choose end up on them. I read Bookreporter.com for the reviews and to see when my favorite authors have a book coming out.
K.R.
THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin
Robert R.
Can't tell you by name --- my reading closely follows your reviews. I make a list that sounds interesting, and then I pick what I can read. I also have a list of 30 or so authors I've discovered that I like. I then read all of their works to stay current.
FOH
I'm not sure if I've ever read a book purely because it was on a bestseller list. However, that being said, I've seen books on the bestseller list that I thought looked interesting and have read them for that reason...does this make sense??
Sheila M.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett --- it had been on the bestseller list for so long, I figured I'd better see what all the hype was about. I enjoyed it.
Chris W.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO --- I had a review copy for over a year before I finally picked it up to see what all the hubbub was about. I loved it and bought the second book in the series the next morning...and then I bought the third book from Amazon UK, because I didn't want to wait for the US release.
Beth C.
LARK & TERMITE by Jayne Anne Phillips
Mary Lou W.
I don't think I have ever read a book purely for this reason. I very rarely seek out or read bestseller lists.
Eileen Quinn K.
NETHERLAND by Joseph O'Neill
Terri B.
ROOM by Emma Donoghue
S. Weber
THE HELP --- and I was so glad I did. I have an eclectic taste in books and subject matter and do not, as a rule, give weight to lists...but I look at them all the same. By the way, Oprah's list is the only list that can get me to read a selection, hands down!
Anne
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein
Janet
THE LAST CHILD by John Hart
Pam
THE HELP
Amy G.
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett
Lois G.
THE PASSAGE, and I never did finish it. It was too intense and not what one would call a joyful read. Perhaps I will attempt to complete it in the future, when I'm in the mood for a good, hard read.
Linda
THE HELP
Rosalie S.
THE HELP --- and I am so glad I read it because I loved it.
Mary Anne
THE HELP
Mary
THE GIRL WITH DRAGON TATTOO
Sharon
None --- I know from experience that being on a bestseller list has nothing to do with the quality of the writing or the creativity of the story.
MH
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett --- it was the best book I read this year.
Terri M.
THE HELP
Irene R.
A RELIABLE WIFE by Robert Goolrick
Jean
SARAH'S KEY
Barbara W.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson --- it was a very good book.
Karen T.
THE MURDER ROOM by Michael Capuzzo.
Jean H.
THE HELP
Marilyn
POSTCARD CARD KILLERS
Mellie S
THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE
David T.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Suzie N.
HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET
Corky M.
THE SEARCH by Nora Roberts
Jean J
SARAH'S KEY
Kathy V.
I just finished LOOK AGAIN by Lisa Scottoline. The only reason I bought it was because I had seen it a while back on a bestseller list, and that inspired me to check it out further. I'm very glad I did, as it turned out to be an exciting, if predictable, read.
Michael R.
I have NEVER read a book just because it was on the bestseller list. There has to be a more convincing reason.
Elizabeth Marr
THE HELP
Lorraine S.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Jean Robbins
THE HELP
Karen
ROOM by Emma Donoghue
Jaye
I don't read books just becaause they are on a bestseller list --- but sometimes it's a heavenly discovery when a favorite author releases a new book that I wasn't expecting...and of course I buy and read it immediately!
Lindy
I'm currently reading SAVE HAVEN by Nicholas Sparks, PRIVATE by James Patterson and ICE COLD by Tess Gerritsen.
Gracee
JULIET
Elizabeth V.
I've never read a book just because I saw it on a bestseller list.
Marg M.
I do not read books purely because they are on the bestseller list. I may read a specific author who is on the list, but only because I read that author faithfully.
Richard G-J
CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER by Tom Franklin
Richard G-J
FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett
Jackie R.
PASSAGES: Predictable Crises of Adult Life by Gail Sheehy
Virginia N-P
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Carol G.
THE HELP
JSC
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Carol L.
THE HELP
Canadian reader
THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin, and I'm rather sorry I wasted my time.
Jami
CUTTING FOR STONE
Maryann A.
THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN
B.A. Short
I don't really pay attention to the bestseller lists.
Chris
APE HOUSE by Sara Gruen
Marion M.
LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN by Colum McCann
Joan M.
THE HELP
Norene W.
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
Dianne
FREEDOM
Casey H.
The last book I read on a bestseller list was HANDLE WITH CARE by Jodi Picoult.
