Book reactions with Julie Wilson

On Thursday, the first-year CreComm students were given the opportunity to speak with Julie Wilson, author of Truly, Madly, Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion and Book Madam.
She is the creator of the Seen Reading project, which she blogs about after every occasion. The Seen Reading project is:
-Julie sees someone reading a book, notes their appearance and reaction to what they're reading
-Julie makes note of what book they are reading and what page
-Julie goes to Indigo bookstore to find said book and read what the person was reading when they were reacting as they were.
-Julie blogs about said experience and normal people get their five minutes of fame

I think this blog is a really cool idea and I appreciated Wilson's recap of when she saw a woman reading A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews, which also happens to be my favourite book.

Wilson saw the woman become visibly upset with what she was reading, closing and petting the book and then reopening it to continue several times. Eventually the woman became so distraught with the book's content that she left. On the way out, Julie asked her if she was alright. And the woman responded with, "I'm fine. I just can't read this part [of the book] here."

Wilson remembered her excitement when going to read the book that had caused such a stir within that woman and how she felt when she got to that part of the book.
I suppose I'm not as emotional as some people when it comes to reading a book, since I know I didn't react to A Complicated Kindness like that woman. I may have taken a quick break when the story was escalating but I didn't put it down. Maybe this is because I don't go out in public to read or I have the emotional capability of a rock. I also don't really like to take long breaks from books that I'm reading. Once I start, I don't like to stop until its over.
No matter how emotionally stunted I might be compared to Upset Woman in the Coffee Shop, A Complicated Kindess remains my favourite book.