What are you reading?

Semantics · 03-27-2013, 10:32 AM

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Lover-At-Last-Dagger-Brotherhood/dp/0451239350"]Lover at Last[/ame] by JR Ward.

I started hearing a lot of chatter about this book last year. J.R. Ward writes a series called the Black Dagger Brotherhood which is about vampires. It's romance but it's somewhat edgy. One of the books in the series included BDSM, and people were all frowny about it (this was pre-50 Shades).

So J.R. Ward decides to step it up a notch and make the latest installment of her series about the love story between two men. Two beloved characters that have been in earlier installments.

People lost their ever-loving minds. People flocked to her message board and vented their spleens about how they didn't want to read a love story about two men, and how they especially didn't want to read the sex scenes. They blogged about it. They cried on Goodreads. And so on.

This of course made me want to buy twelve copies, but in the end I only bought two (one for my kindle and one for my local library). I read it yesterday and while it didn't blow my mind, I liked it. J.R. Ward is a good writer and I admire her courage in writing this story despite the criticism.

Ascot · 03-27-2013, 10:56 AM

I am reading The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing. I find the author to be a bit full of herself but damn the woman can craft a sentence. I'm about 100 pages in and find myself quite glad that this book is a little over 600 pages. I want to be able to wade in it for a while.

Hollylane · 03-28-2013, 09:32 PM

The Hobbit. I have read it about 7 times, but not in the last 20 years, so after watching the movie, I suddenly felt the need to revisit the tale...I started reading it yesterday, and according to Kindle, I've already finished about 75% of it. I can't put it down, and I am loving the stroll down memory road of the books of my past...I am betting this will lead to me re-reading all of James Herriot's series of books that began with "All Creatures Great and Small"...

Kelt · 03-28-2013, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollylane

The Hobbit. I have read it about 7 times, but not in the last 20 years, so after watching the movie, I suddenly felt the need to revisit the tale...I started reading it yesterday, and according to Kindle, I've already finished about 75% of it. I can't put it down, and I am loving the stroll down memory road of the books of my past...I am betting this will lead to me re-reading all of James Herriot's series of books that began with "All Creatures Great and Small"...

I also loved the 'great and small' series, makes me want to re-read them too!

nycfem · 03-28-2013, 10:43 PM

An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks (I love all his books)

"...seven narratives of neurological disorder....These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality"

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Ascot Member How Do You Identify?: Preppy Butch artist Relationship Status: Riding solo Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North of the Emerald City Posts: 1,135 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 179 Thanked 2,487 Times in 549 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I am reading The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing. I find the author to be a bit full of herself but damn the woman can craft a sentence. I'm about 100 pages in and find myself quite glad that this book is a little over 600 pages. I want to be able to wade in it for a while. __________________ Now, if I could just find a way to get paid for what I can do with my tongue and a cherry stem.

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Semantics Senior Member How Do You Identify?: malapropist Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New England Posts: 2,169 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,367 Thanked 3,963 Times in 1,201 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Lover-At-Last-Dagger-Brotherhood/dp/0451239350"]Lover at Last[/ame] by JR Ward. I started hearing a lot of chatter about this book last year. J.R. Ward writes a series called the Black Dagger Brotherhood which is about vampires. It's romance but it's somewhat edgy. One of the books in the series included BDSM, and people were all frowny about it (this was pre-50 Shades). So J.R. Ward decides to step it up a notch and make the latest installment of her series about the love story between two men. Two beloved characters that have been in earlier installments. People lost their ever-loving minds. People flocked to her message board and vented their spleens about how they didn't want to read a love story about two men, and how they especially didn't want to read the sex scenes. They blogged about it. They cried on Goodreads. And so on. This of course made me want to buy twelve copies, but in the end I only bought two (one for my kindle and one for my local library). I read it yesterday and while it didn't blow my mind, I liked it. J.R. Ward is a good writer and I admire her courage in writing this story despite the criticism.

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Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,362 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	The Hobbit. I have read it about 7 times, but not in the last 20 years, so after watching the movie, I suddenly felt the need to revisit the tale...I started reading it yesterday, and according to Kindle, I've already finished about 75% of it. I can't put it down, and I am loving the stroll down memory road of the books of my past...I am betting this will lead to me re-reading all of James Herriot's series of books that began with "All Creatures Great and Small"...