Do you talk about personal stuff on your blog? Or if you have say a book blog do you stick to just talking about books? I enjoy going to read about my blogger friends and how they are doing as well as the books they are reading. But sometimes I wonder if I am talking too much about my personal life on my own blog.
I feel like in a way I’ve started using my weekly wrap-up posts as a way to talk about things going on in my life, as well as I even like to go back and look at it myself to see what was going on with certain things in past years at current or past jobs. I also know that I put a lot of personal things in my reviews. Things that I connect to in the books I read because of my own experiences or feeling just like one of the characters. I know I’d never be able to be a professional reviewer the way I do it. So sometimes it makes me wonder if my reviews are even anything that the publishers or authors want.
This isn’t supposed to be a downer post. I’m just curious who likes to read about personal stuff on blogs they follow that are supposed to be about a specific topic. And which of my fellow bloggers like to talk about personal stuff like I do.
What are your thoughts?
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I go all personal in my Sunday posts. My reviews always have some bias toward certain genres simply because those are the ones I read. I do mention how I love dogs, or stories in Minnesota or North Carolina where I have lived. And I like books with chefs, librarians, bookstore owners, etc because I like those things (and others). So I’m not against personal aspects. Even if you don’t mention those things in a review, the review is still going to have subjective aspects and not just be a scoring based on grammar, plot, pacing, characters etc.
That’s true!
I also talk a lot about personal stuff in my weekly Sunday Posts. I like seeing those types of posts on other blogs as well and read a bit about how the people behind the blog are doing.
And I think reviews are personal in a way too as who you are and what you enjoy in a story shape how you experience a book. I definitely think your personal experience of books is valuable. I like reading about what to expect from a book in terms of theme or tropes, but I also want to know what someone thought of it and why they enjoyed or didn’t enjoy a book.
I agree with all of that!
I enjoy reading the Sunday posts because then I feel more connected to my online friends. I don’t know that I would want something like that everyday, because … books! But I do enjoy your posts. I don’t do the Sunday post, but I do try to post a little about myself on my Friday Fitreader posts. If a book really strikes something personal, I will mention it in my review, but generally I’m more vague like “I can relate to the character.”
Same! I like the reviews, but then I enjoy the Sunday posts and monthly posts with personal info.
Mine started as a personal blog and skewed more towards books as things happened in my personal life that I couldn’t talk about publicly. I still post some personal stuff like travel but not nearly as much. I think it has to do with protecting other people in the stories privacy. So I need to focus on stuff that only involves me.
I totally get the reasons for that!
I like throwing in some personal things here or there. It might not be much in reviews unless there was a very strong connection. But I guess I don’t get overly personal. The truth of the matter is there isn’t a whole lot going on in my life. I’m struggling to find a place to live and most times I feel like a bit of failure at life. I don’t like to get too down when I’m on my blog. Otherwise there’s be a lot of moping there. So I keep my personal things to a minimum unless there’s something exciting or happy to share!
There isn’t a lot good going on in my life lately. Although my trip to Scotland a year ago was pretty exciting! I do probably need to stop with some of the downer stuff about my job. I keep telling myself I’ll stop and then another week goes by and it’s a bit of therapy I think for me to write it out. Maybe I need to write it and then delete that stuff before I actually post on Sunday.
This is a great topic. I think I’ll write about in on my blog this Sunday for my next #DiscussionSunday post!
Cool! But what do you actually think about it to share with me?
It is complicated. I say yes, about some things but no regarding others. At least for me.
I get that for sure!
When i do my sunday post i like to add in something personal if i have anything to share. My weeks are pretty mundane so unless i completed some big project or done something cool in my craft room or got a neat arc i don’t add anything personal. I think adding something personal to your book reviews makes you unique. I read some reviews that just babble and give the whole book away others are super short and you wonder if they read it. So by being personal its like your having a conversation with someone about a book.
I agree with that last statement a lot!
I do talk about person things. Mostly it is in my Sunday Posts, but sometimes it comes up during reviews as well!
Glad I’m not the only one!
I talk about all kinds of stuff on my blog. It’s easier that just having one subject or having more than one blog. I ddi not begin participating in the Book Discussion Challenge until this year. I’d thought about it for years, but never got the courage to sign up until now.
BTW, I love your gothic header!
Yeah, I did discussion posts every once in a while, but not enough to do a challenge. I’m working on it though!
I honestly find that I like personal posts (even personal stuff in reviews) way more than just strictly book stuff. Like, by a LOT. These days, I really only want to read reviews from people I “know”- I feel like I then know how I will like the book, you know? Like if I think “oh well so-and-so hates that trope but I like it so maybe this will actually work” or whatever. And, I love to know what people are up to- I have come to care about all of the bloggers I follow and am friendly with!
I agree. I love hearing how the people I follow on blogs are doing, I feel like we are friends in a way!