When selecting a good book, which is more important to you?

88%

The subject WINNER

12%

The author

88%

The subject

9 Comments

Cece Dany

Shouldn't matter who wrote it. I have liked one of an author's books but the other ones usually disappoint

Laura L Clark

Always finding new authors.

Alexander Lester

Authors can write about many things, some are not really interesting to me.

Cindy Calhoun

I do have my favorite authors, but it's always the subject that makes me want to read/listen to the book.

sam tar

What does the subject of life mean to you? Do you want to know more about someone you know or so me random ranting about different items? You would choose something that brings pleasure. The subject.

sam tar

For example, you would want to know the subject of what my first two questions were. The subject of the sentences were that they were just hooks!

Misty Schrotberger

I prefer a subject over author because a few authors I know don't write the same subject their whole career.

Linda Jeffcoat Amick

I've discovered many good authors reading an unfamiliar one.

Scooter Jones

I've enjoyed many books by unfamiliar authors. OTOH, there are many well known authors whose books I wouldn't touch.

Joyce Koch

I enjoy romance novels especially from Debbie Macomber.

12%

The author

4 Comments

Nimsaj Dnul

Another tough one where I’m a little bit on the fence. I do tend toward a certain genre and will look for favorite authors, but not all are consistently good.

Anne Howley

I have a number of "favorite" authors that I follow. I often use them as "starting points." (ie- if you like Dorothy Gillman, you will probably like Janet Evonivitch) I now follow ~100 or so.