A Book I Want to Read

By Catherine Nolan

To take this a step further: I'm not interested in writing that isn't obsessive. Who is? We're all drama queens in the end. We all come to stories with two basic questions: Who do I care about? And What do they care about? As long as our hero, or heroine, cares deeply about something (i.e. is obsessed), and as long as they're willing to tell us their own twisted version of the truth, we'll come along for the ride.

This passage came from an article entitled The Obsession Engine
Why House of Rock with Bret Michaels could be your next novel. Or not. I read on Amazon by Steve Almond in support of his latest book (Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions

I mean, once you've stopped laughing...can you see why I might be interested in reading this book? Head First is obsessive. You need to learn a topic, sure...but when you care about a topic, or even get obsessed with a topic...well that's where the magic happens. Our authors care deeply, and they'll share version of the topic...in a way that keeps you flipping the pages...and remembering that feeling long after you've shut the cover.

I"ll post a review when I've actually read it...so stay tuned.