Be quiet, I'm reading by Eric Beetner

 Have there been recent novels which had you laughing, crying, clinging to the edge of your seat?

My reaction to novels is mostly muted. I smile, rarely laugh out loud. I cringe, but don't feel compelled to set a book down and walk away. Maybe I'm just emotionally unresponsive, but the act of reading, for me, is a solitary and quiet one.

Of course I want all these outbursts and reactions from readers when they read my books. Who doesn't want a big reaction? Who doesn't want to illicit that knee-je...