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I came across these questions on some book-review blog and liked them. You must answer too! My answers (and the questions) are below:

Does lots of hype around a book make you want to read it, or is it more likely to turn you off a bit?

* Neither - it'll still come down to whether it sounds interesting to me.

Have there been books that everyone else seems to love that make you go meh?

* I didn't like The Gargoyle. Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was alright, but I didn't understand all the excitement around it.

What's the last really hyped book that you read and loved, and wished you had of read earlier?

* Can't think of any.

Are there any new books out at the moment that are getting plenty of hype that you think people should go out of their way to read?

* I really enjoyed Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, but I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. It's an unusual romance, which is something I enjoy a lot.

Hype does not make me want to read a book, the closest thing to that for me was Brent Weeks books, I kept wondering why we were selling out all the time and I had to know WHY, well I read them and got the answer, they were amazing!
Books that everyone seems to love that make me go meh, I can beat that, books that other people love that I read and then wanted to throw across the room!!! That would be The Shack, I hated this book with a passion.
really hyped book that I read and loved,the only one would be the Passage, read an ARC and it was great. This book is also the answer to the last question.

Does lots of hype around a book make you want to read it, or is it more likely to turn you off a bit?

* I'm with Megan on this one. I usually keep away from hyped books simply because they're hyped.

Have there been books that everyone else seems to love that make you go meh?

* Push! I wanted to chop it up into tiny pieces then burn the pieces. Twilight, True Blood, those newfangle Jane Austen Zombie books. I like vamps but I haven't come across a vamp book I like.

What's the last really hyped book that you read and loved, and wished you had of read earlier?

* Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl as a kid. Now probably Book of Awesome :D

Are there any new books out at the moment that are getting plenty of hype that you think people should go out of their way to read?

* Really corny but Rick Riordan's Lightning Thief. I still love it.