Well, that was different!

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What was the most unusual (for you) book you ever read? Either because the book itself was completely from out in left field somewhere, or was a genre you never read, or was the only book available on a long flight… whatever? What (not counting school textbooks, though literature read for classes counts) was furthest outside your usual comfort zone/familiar territory?

And, did you like it? Did it stretch your boundaries? Did you shut it with a shudder the instant you were done? Did it make you think? Have nightmares? Kick off a new obsession?


Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you prefer, leave your answers in the comments themselves!

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100 responses

  1. trish

    Here’s my answer. http://trishsdiary.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/well-that-was-different-btt/

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  3. Traci

    Mine’s up.

  4. Brie

    I’m Up

  5. Sally

    Here’s my answer:
    http://bookcritiques.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-different.html

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  7. Jennifer

    Here’s mine 🙂

  8. Melody

    Here’s mine.

  9. gautami tripathy

    Here is my post:

    http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-different.html

  10. Peter B

    Here’s mine.
    http://peter1968.livejournal.com/89877.html

  11. Karen H.

    My post it up.

    http://scobberlotch.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-unusual-reads.html

  12. SFP

    Here’s mine:

    http://pagesturned.blogspot.com/2008/09/well-that-was-different.html

  13. Yvonne

    My answer is up….

    http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_25.html

  14. Maree

    It’s been a while … mine’s here:
    http://justaddbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday.html

  15. marie

    here’s mine! http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_25.html

  16. Chris@bookarama

    I had an answer this week!

    Here

  17. Callista

    Great question! My answer is here.

  18. Jeane

    Here is my answer!

  19. TrishaJ

    Here’s mine:

    http://trishaj.blogspot.com/2008/09/thursday-meme.html

  20. Rebecca

    No time for BTT this morning, but I wanted to invite you all to celebrate Banned Books Week at The Book Lady’s Blog

  21. elizabethwillse

    I had fun answering this. It reminded me of books I haven’t thought of in years. And a college boyfriend who really, really wanted me to read “The Man In The High Castle.”

    http://elizabethwillse.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/booking-through-thursday-92508/

  22. Esther

    Mine’s up! http://ethanzachemma.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_24.html

  23. Matthew

    Mine is up. Happy BTT everyone! 🙂

  24. Becky West

    Hello everyone: I’ve only recently found this site so this is my first posting. You can find my answer here http://westerlywhimsies.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/booking-through-thursday/

  25. Cass

    Fun question. Here is my answer.

  26. JLS Hall

    This took some thought:
    http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

  27. mizb17

    My answer is up here.

    MizB

  28. Kanadani

    My long, rambling answer can be found here!

  29. Ivy

    I chose Flatland and my answer is at http://kehinde.com/blog/?p=674

  30. Devourer of Books

    My answer is here.

  31. Popin

    hehe, I’m actually a little early today (at least for myself) Here is my post.

    http://proudbookworm.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

  32. Swapna

    Mine’s up!

    http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_25.html

  33. Shana @ Literarily

    Definitely Twilight.

    More on that HERE.

  34. Meghan

    My post is up here.

  35. Lisa

    I thought this was a great question! Here’s my answer:

    http://www.southerngal-lisa.blogspot.com

    Happy Thursday!

  36. softdrink

    Happy Thursday everyone!

    http://fizzybeverage.blogspot.com/2008/09/well-that-was-different.html

  37. Amy

    Here is my answer: http://passagestothepast.blogspot.com/search/label/Booking%20Through%20Thursday

  38. Amy

    Mine is postedHERE!

    Happy Thursday! 🙂

  39. Suey

    My answer here!

  40. Kim

    Here is mine!
    http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2008/09/that-was-different.html

  41. Shelly Burns

    My answer is posted…

    http://writeforareader.edublogs.org/2008/09/25/btt-well-that-was-different/

  42. Kim

    Once again, my comments don’t want to show up on a word press blog–I am bummed and trying again.
    http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2008/09/that-was-different.html

  43. Shooting Stars

    Here is my post:

    http://shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

    I talk about Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk.

  44. Shooting Stars

    http://shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

    My post!

  45. Katherine

    Here’s mine…

  46. Alyce

    Here’s my post:

    http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_25.html

  47. bookchronicle

    Wonderful question (and my first time ever answering to Btt2):
    http://bookchronicle.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/first-time-booking-through-thursday/

  48. Kristen (bookclubclassics)

    Great topic!!

    http://www.bookclubclassics.com/Blog/2008/09/25/btt-the-unusual/

  49. Debbie

    I liked this question. Nice to see if we ever get out of our comfort zones or not.
    http://ffbookblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/its-booking-through-thursday.html

  50. Jessica

    Here’s mine:
    http://thebluestockings.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-23/

  51. Bonnie

    This is my first Booking Through Thursday post:
    http://redladysreadingroom-redlady.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

  52. mixednutts

    http://simpleletters.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/bttbookboundaries/

    Interesting question!

  53. Diana

    http://tarameainventata.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_25.html

  54. Kris

    Mine’s up!
    http://notenoughbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

  55. carol

    I am finished. You can read my post by going to http://charliandme.blogspot.com/ I hope all of you have a lovely day!

  56. carol

    I am finished. You can read my post at http://charliandme.blogspot.com/ I hope you have a lovely day!

  57. beastmomma

    My response is up–
    http://beastmomma.squarespace.com/from-shelf-to-hand/2008/9/25/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was-different.html

  58. Wanda

    My first Booking Through Thursday response!

  59. confuzzledbooks

    http://confuzzledbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_25.html

  60. pinaymama

    mine is up check it here

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  62. Jessica

    Here’s mine: http://botheyes.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was-different/

  63. Sara

    Here’s mine

    http://www.quiltingbookworm.blogspot.com

  64. deb

    Here’s my post:

    http://www.sugarfused.net/?p=4862

    Great question!

  65. Susan Helene Gottfried

    Nice to be back after a few weeks off. This was fun!

    http://westofmars.blogspot.com/2008/09/btt-well-that-was-different.html

  66. Bart

    Been a week or two since my last turn, but this weeks is up here.

  67. Christine

    http://xinef.livejournal.com/270756.html

  68. blondierocket

    Here’s mine:
    http://blondierocket.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/booking-through-thursdaybooking-through-thursday/

  69. Annie

    My response is here: Unusual Ovid.

    Excerpt: From the carefully chosen library of my childhood to the discreet classic works I read to the vague and subtle references of poetry… in I stepped to Ovid’s world, where sex was described in perfect clarity and discretion was the real myth. Then, of course, I got to sit and squirm through the class discussions….

  70. Shauna

    My answer is here: http://shootingstarr7.livejournal.com/19672.html

  71. Susan

    http://susanlovesbooks.blogspot.com/

    Interesting topic!

  72. Monica

    http://www.monniblog.com/2008/09/just-plain-weird/

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  74. mangomissives

    Mine can be found here: http://mangomissives.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/booking-through-thursday-unusual-reads/

    Happy Thursday!

  75. Prairie Progressive

    Here’s mine,

  76. Jessi

    Here’s mine! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to participate. 🙂

  77. Juliann

    Great questions. Here is my response
    http://unwrittenreads.blogspot.com/

  78. raidergirl3

    Here’s my post: http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

    It’s still Thursday.

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  80. Book Dads

    Hi,
    This is my first time participating.
    Find my answers here.

  81. Alea

    Great question! Here is mine: http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday_25.html

  82. Tina Kubala

    Interesting topic:

    http://tinakubala.com/2008/09/25/seriously-strange-who-but-kafka.aspx

  83. Erin

    My choice: JPod by Douglas Coupland

    More here: http://erin-reads.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-well-that-was.html

  84. Storeetllr

    Good question! I enjoyed thinking about it.

    My reply is here: http://storeetllrsanythingblog.blogspot.com/

  85. KittyCat

    Love the question too!

    My top 3 are at: http://rightreads.com/2008/09/26/97/

  86. mervih

    Here’s mine:
    http://mervih.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/well-that-was-different/

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  88. Florinda

    Booking Through Thursday on Friday 🙂 – have a great weekend, y’all!

  89. Robin

    Better late than never. First time player. Here’s mine.

    Robin

  90. loopyloo100

    That got me thinking back a few years. My post is here:
    http://bookannelid.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/booking-through-thursday-most-unusual-book/

  91. theexile

    Here is my answer:

    http://exileonninthstreet.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/an-unusual-read/

  92. Rebecca

    Here is my answer:
    http://differenceayearmakes.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/buy-this-book/

  93. marineko

    http://marineko.blogspot.com/2008/09/booking-through-thursday-comfort-zones.html

  94. Rachel

    Here’ s mine:
    http://americanbibliophile.com/?p=103

  95. Vanessa

    http://whatvanessareads.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/booking-through-thursday-92508-well-that-was-different/

  96. vicki

    I’m late but I have an answer! Thank you for the question!

    http://internationalgathering.blogspot.com/2008/09/btt.html

  97. Brenda Branson

    Guess I’m a bit late here but here’s my post about “the most unusual book I’ve ever read.” http://bransonreads.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-was-most-unusual-for-you-book-you.html

  98. tuesday

    My reply is really late, but I only discovered the website this morning!

    http://tuesdayinsilhouette.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/reading-outside-the-box/

  99. Heather

    Here’s my response: http://literaturecrazy.blogspot.com/2008/10/booking-through-thursdays.html

  100. Wendi B.

    Lately – Chasing Diana by Jack and Robin Firestone – it is written in the Screenplay format, and is not a book I would normally pick up. I picked it up because my Mom was a huge fan of Princess Diana, and I wanted to check it out to see if I would pass it on to her. It ended up being pretty good!

    I found your blog during the Bloghopping Challenge, I came from Strangely Out of Place.

    I’m a newer blogger, avid reader/reviewer, wife and mommy (not to mention MBA qualified Business Consultant) – reading is my retreat! If you’ve got a book to suggest, pop by and let me know. I’d love some feedback.

    Take care – I’m off to enjoy browsing the rest of your blog, and then I’ll find a link and follow it to . . . . . ?????? Check back on my blog in a day or so to see where I’ve been on my Bloghopping Challenge!

    🙂 Wendi
    http://wendisbookcorner.blogspot.com

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