I feel bad about my head, but I'm really not interested in another story written by a celebrity about her struggles with her eating disorder. I'm just not! Besides, Ellen already gave the book so much time, video, pictures and press that it would be anti-climatic just to read this one! Poor beautiful, sweet Portia now has a good handle on her life, and we can all be happy for that, so I say, "Let's just move along now and focus on a child who really needs our attention with their psychological issues."
Did I say I'm sorry? :[ I am
I read, I listened and I listened again. But, no...I just couldn't. I even read ahead/listened ahead. Btw, the narrator of "Adam & Eve" in audiobook made me want to punch my laptop. Maybe she didn't help things...
This just isn't one of Ms Naslund's best, I'm sorry. It's contrived. I couldn't finish it...I couldn't really warm up to her main characters. I felt sorry for Adam, is all I could come up with...
I'm ordinarily a fan of Naslund's, so I've not given up hope and I look forward to her next effort. She just probably needs to stick to her "Ahab" (ish) area of the world of writing.
Did I say I'm sorry? I am.
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And here I don't really want to picture anyone's book or single them out because, well, I just don't for so many reasons....
But I'm sick of horrendous demonic, spiritualistic, bloody, lustful, sadistic, mind-altering, bodice-ripping, (notice I'm leaving vampires and were's out here...) books!!! I really think they're just verging on pornographic (some go way over that line!) TRASH and I don't understand why some of my good friends even give them the time of day!!
I don't consider them literature. I'm sorry...well, no I'm not sorry this time. I'm just out to crush them. These type of books are a blot on literature. They are the toilet bowls of books. Can we possibly keep them in the same shelves and/or piles with the likes of Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte?
I love the new "steampunk" genre and much of the sci-fy/futuristic books....but those books mentioned above which disguise themselves under Romance novels are just porno in a pretty wrapper.
It's time we spoke out and took a stand about it.
Your Bookish Dame
2 comments:
I saw that the A&E book didn't get very good reviews, so I passed - now I'll definitely pass knowing that you didn't like it. I read the first couple of chapters of Portia's book on my Kindle. What I read seemed pretty good - I have so much else to read that I don't know if I'll get to it. I'm reading Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly right now - it's very good - you should definitely read it!!
I totally agree with you on this one! I know celebrities have problems too, but why do they have to do the whole woe is me, read my sad story book? Just get over your problems and move on!
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