Do you get nervous when explaining books to others?

[Emmalita]

Tiny_bookbot was nervous about teaching George Lamming's 1953 debut, In the Castle of My Skin. "One of my students astutely observed on the first day, ‘This book feels like a meander,' and yes, that was a guiding light that helped orient the others as we read." Read the full review here.

[Cait]

YES.

I get nervous around sharing anything that I like with other people; as much as I want to shout about things that I love, I am always worried that I am going to steer someone into something that they will HATE!

[Emmalita]

Cait wrote: "YES.

I get nervous around sharing anything that I like with other people; as much as I want to shout about things that I love, I am always worried that I am going to steer someone into something t..."

And then there's the fear that I will over focus on the weird thing I loved, it will bore them and then they won't read a book they would love. This is best exemplified by the review I just posted and the one I am struggling to write.

[Raven]

I have two main issues when talking about books to others: the first, (two parts) is that I will over talk it. I am a freak when I love a book. Most people I know who are book fans don't get nearly as animated as I do when talking books. Part two of that is sometimes I talk books (as it's a comfort subject) to people who are not interested in books and I "over share."  The second issue is I'm not going to be PC. People will troll you HORRIFICALLY if you even HINT that you're not as "woke" as they are (as they are SO woke). Even when all you are trying to do is "make a point" (ie: the character might be trans but they are not well written, or not likable and if you say so people automatically tell you that you're transphobic. Or you say the character is relatable as a POC but you don't have to be POC yourself to appreciate that and people will say you can't understand it as you're not POC. Or my favorite, "X is not as bad as Y" when you compare two things (in a review or talking) due to the fact it is not PC to think that Y isn't the more horrible thing, when you can't really compare horrible.)


I get a bit passionate about this subject to say the least.