I’ve seen the Inside Out Book Tag swirling around ever since the movie got out, but somehow it hasn’t gotten to me just until now. Astra @A Stranger’s Guide to Novels was so kind as to tag me. She’s really keeping me on my toes with book tag nominations and I am really grateful for that.
Joy
A book that brings you joy!
The Martian by Andy Weir. Everyone who’s followed my blog is probably so tired of this answer and feels like I overhyped the book to an extant that it can only disappoint, but I still love it. I laughed a lot while reading it, I was at the edge of my seat with excitement other times and I definitely was close to shedding tears of joy. So, it was the only viable answer for me.
Fear 
A book that scares you!
I always avoid books that could possibly scare me. I don’t like that feeling and I therefore don’t read stuff that would make me feel this way. So, the closest to a scary book, simply because some of the photographs are really creepy is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.
Disgust

A book that disgusts you!
I feel like it’s weird that I can’t think of anything that ever disgusted me … well, I’m going with My Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, simply of what happened to Susie. Then again that also mad me angry …
Sadness

A book that makes you sad!
So many books to choose from! I know quite a couple that have had me sobbing in the corner of my bedroom. I feel like going with The Book Thief by Markus Zusak though, because that hit home with me.
Anger

A book that makes you angry!
I have the feeling that I’ve read something that made me furious inside. It was most likely something including injustice. I get very emotional and angry inside when I read about that, but I can’t remember which book it was. My brain fails me once again. So, for a lack of better idea I will say The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini – there was definitely a lot of injustice involved!!!
I know I am terrible at tagging people lately, but I simply have no idea who already did the tag. If you want to do it, feel free to leave a comment below and consider yourself tagged! Also, what are some books that make you feel happy/sad/scared/angry/disgusted?
oh wow, i read 0 of the books you mentioned 😉
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Ahahaha really? That’s a first, right? I like almost all of them a lot. It’s been a couple of years since I read My Lovely Bones and The Kite Runner though. I was still in High School back then.
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yep, not one of them. I do want to read the martian though 😉
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You know how I feel about the Martian <3! And Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is on your TBR as well, right?
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i know 😛
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I want to read The Martian so bad I’ve only heard good things but when I see it at the bookstore I always end up buying something else!
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I love the Martian! (but at the same time I don’t want to overhype it for you, because I always feel like hyped books disappoint a lot of the time.
It’s a really funny book though and I think the science is explained really well!
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Yes I don’t want to be disappointed but in the other hand I love hearing how much people love it because it makes me so excited to read ur and I love being excited to read a book.
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Well, one thing is for sure. I love that book to bits! hahaha I hope you’ll like it too!
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Thank you!!
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The amounts of tears I cried when reading The Book Thief could fill an entire ocean probably! I’d love to reread it, since it’s so beautiful, but I’m so hesitant because of all the pain haha
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I know what you mean! I cried so much, I had to take several breaks from reading just to compose myself again …
Did you watch the movie?
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Not yet! Every time I have the time to watch a movie I want something happier haha. I just know that I’m going to cry a lot so I keep postponing it. Have you seen it?
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Okay, I get that!
I liked the movie. I actually watched it before reading the book though. I thought it was really well done, but then I read the book and it was even more emotional. It’s the old problem with book to screen adaptations of not having enough time to put everything in it.
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It’s been a while since I read the book so I probably won’t even notice what was and wasn’t put in the film haha. I’m glad you liked it though! I should really watch it someday soon haha
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No rush, but I think it’s one of the better adaptations.
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That’s good to hear!
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The Kite Runner has been on my TBR for over a year and for some reason I haven’t read it yet.
The Book Thief is so good and it made mem cry a few times.
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I read the Kite Runner in school and then we watched the movie afterwards. I didn’t expect to fly through it the way I did.
The Book Thief is brilliant!
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The first time I read Stephen King’s IT, I had trouble sleeping, so there’s my fear answer. As for disgust…Twilight. Definitely Twilight.
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I wasn’t disgusted by Twilight. I see that it has flaws, but I really liked the books back in the day. The movies not so much …
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Harry Potter makes me happy. And…I’ll agree with you on the Book Thief. It makes me sad. And there was this Dean Koontz book…it made me angry because the twist it had was just so bad.
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Still haven’t read HP *goes off into a corner and hides*
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WHAAAAAAAAAT?!
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I know …
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You will read the Harry Potter books, or YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED!
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You can’t force me! NOT EVEN WITH A DOCTOR WHO QUOTE!
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What if I threaten to name a character after you in one of my stories?
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That’s not a bad thing, that’s more like an honour!
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Not when I write you in. Trust me, 9 times out of 10 it’s a bad thing.
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Just getting mentioned, even if I die a horrible literary death, I’d still think it’d be cool.
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What if I make your character dislikeable?
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With this comment, I now have proof that you would only do that to get a reaction out of me and that doesn’t bother me.
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…
For now, I’m at a loss.
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Look, here’s how I explained the HP thing to someone else: “Well, the books weren’t as hyped here in Austria when I grew up. I didn’t even know the films were based on books until the second one came out and then I was too much into the movies to start reading them. My cousins did though and they loved them. I always planned on borrowing them at some point, but only if the movies weren’t fresh in my mind. I think they read it in German and then as I got older I just didn’t want to read in that language anymore unless that’s the original language it was published in. There’s no real reason, just bad timing.” And now I don’t feel like reading them, because I have tons and tons of other books.
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Including mine. *sigh* I’ll accept that explanation. Just so you know though, the books are ten times more magical than the movies.
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OMG the Kite Runner ❤ I love that book! But it definitely made me angry too 🙂 Do you mind if I tag myself and write a post?
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Not at all! Consider yourself officially tagged now 😀 Have fun!
(and yes! Love the book but so much injustice …)
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OMG READ HP. That is all.
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I know … *hear the Shame-bell being rung again*
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Hahaha noo no shame. My parents bought them for me when I was 6, I can’t exactly take ownership of that decision! I’m really curious if they’d be as wonderful reading them for the first time as an adult. Any particular reason you haven’t?
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Well, the books weren’t as hyped here in Austria when I grew up. I didn’t even know the films were based on books until the second one came out and then I was too much into the movies to start reading them. My cousins did though and they loved them. I always planned on borrowing them at some point, but only if they movies weren’t fresh in my mind. I think they read it in German and then as I got older I just didn’t want to anymore. There’s no real reason, just bad timing.
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OH MY GOD YOU’RE FROM AUSTRIA?! Can I just tell you that’s my number 1 want to visit place? Shamefully because I was obsessed with The Sound of Music and it’s so beautiful there. I’m sorry don’t judge me. Hahah okay that’s all understandable. Especially since you’ve been spoiled by the movies!
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Hahahahaha I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who was so excited about Austria! Funny thing you should probably know, not even 1/3 of the population has ever seen or sometimes not even heard of the Sound of Music BUT there are special tours in Salzburg to all the important locations. 🙂 But no judgment at all! It’s always nice to hear that people want to visit!
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THERE ARE TOURS?! I didn’t even know that. I’m even more excited now. I get unreasonably excited about bloggers who live in other countries. I love traveling and other countries are so much more interesting than the U.S. because there’s way more history. We’re just babies and everything is relatively new and the same in all the states.
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I spent an exchange semester in Oregon, because well, the US has this certain appeal to the rest of the world. We’re all wondering if it’s like on TV hahaha. However, my maths teacher there instantly told me about having done the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg twice already after I told him where I am from. Just for clarification though, I am from Vienna and I’ve only once been to Salzburg
don’t know all that much about it … But the history-part is true! I love visiting old ruins and castles.
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Hahaha that must be annoying. I’m from Washington State which is right above Oregon! Was it like it is on TV??
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I went to Washington State once. I think I passed through Vancouver and then spent a long weekend in Seattle.
Nothing is exactly like on TV, but you had the yellow school buses and High School was sort of like I imagined it. It was definitely one of the most exciting experiences I’ve ever made.
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I live by Seattle! Hahah I’m glad you found us interesting 🙂
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That’s so cool! hahaha
Yeah, it was definitely fun, but I was 15 back then. Everything was new and exciting.
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I actually think I was sad reading The Martian because the protagonist was so isolated! but I guess his humour helped with it. I couldn’t finish The Lovely Bones, I read it when I was quite young and the issue in it was too triggering for me.
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I get the isolation part and I definitely felt that as well, but somehow Mark’s spirit just got me so hopeful and optimistic.
The Lovely Bones is a tough one. It’s a really heavy story.
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