Ruminations on Subjectivity and the Fetal Position

Have you ever been in a bookstore with 10 other writers?

I don't recommend it.

It's actually kind of fascinating to watch people pluck books off shelves and say, "Ugh, I hated this book." Um, really? That's one of my favorites. Or, "Omigod, that book was AMAZING." Seriously? I couldn't stand it. "Don't you just LOVE this book cover?" Uh, no, I think it's fugly. 


I guess it's true that there's really no accounting for taste. But man is it frustrating. Because the thing is, books are personal. Whe...