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Eh...books
Mar. 11th, 2019 08:28 pm1. Books
My mother gave me an Amazon and B&N gift certificates for my birthday, they were tucked inside a lovely card with a beautiful peacock on the front. So, looks like I'm buying books? Although don't quite have space for books...
She also gave me a good book recommendation:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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Other book that was rec'd was from SmartBitches and I bought it already, it was cheaper.
What the Parrot Saw
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It's a subversive pirate romance, with a huge gender flip. The pirate is a black woman and the damsel is a white Englishman. Also I read the first few paragraphs and the writer has a sense of humor. Huzzah!
Sample:
"I don't need a useless white boy. Find someone else to take him off your hands."
"Not a boy, a man. The sort you favor Captain - golden curls, pouty mouth. He's quite pretty, I know you'll agree."
....
"If I bring a pretty lad aboard my ship, everyone will want one. I don't share my toys."
Hee Hee.
I suppose I can get Where The Crawdads Sing from the Library...
2. Currently reading..Three Wishes by Kristen Ashely which...feels weirdly like either a satire or parody of a romance novel, possibly unintentional. Hard to tell. It's rather outrageous...sort of falls into the category of so outrageously bad you can't quite stop reading...because it's fun? So I'm thinking definitely an intentional parody of a specific romantic trope.
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3. I convinced Amazon to resend the heel protectors that they claimed to have sent me, but never arrived. So they are sending them tomorrow. I hope I get them. Stay tuned.
The Amazon Customer Service Rep sounded like a heavily accented computerized voice. Or automated voice. It was very odd.
4. Am rather pleased that Captain Marvel did so well at the box office, after quite a few silly reviewers tried to tank it on Rotten Tomatoes.
Eh. That didn't work with Black Panther.
Folks? Superhero flicks are rather review proof. Also, as my co-worker put it -- he doesn't read reviews of movies until after he sees them. Nor do I. Spoiler territory. Also I don't agree with most movie reviewers. So there's that.
My mother gave me an Amazon and B&N gift certificates for my birthday, they were tucked inside a lovely card with a beautiful peacock on the front. So, looks like I'm buying books? Although don't quite have space for books...
She also gave me a good book recommendation:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
( Read more... )
Other book that was rec'd was from SmartBitches and I bought it already, it was cheaper.
What the Parrot Saw
( Read more... )
It's a subversive pirate romance, with a huge gender flip. The pirate is a black woman and the damsel is a white Englishman. Also I read the first few paragraphs and the writer has a sense of humor. Huzzah!
Sample:
"I don't need a useless white boy. Find someone else to take him off your hands."
"Not a boy, a man. The sort you favor Captain - golden curls, pouty mouth. He's quite pretty, I know you'll agree."
....
"If I bring a pretty lad aboard my ship, everyone will want one. I don't share my toys."
Hee Hee.
I suppose I can get Where The Crawdads Sing from the Library...
2. Currently reading..Three Wishes by Kristen Ashely which...feels weirdly like either a satire or parody of a romance novel, possibly unintentional. Hard to tell. It's rather outrageous...sort of falls into the category of so outrageously bad you can't quite stop reading...because it's fun? So I'm thinking definitely an intentional parody of a specific romantic trope.
( Read more... )
3. I convinced Amazon to resend the heel protectors that they claimed to have sent me, but never arrived. So they are sending them tomorrow. I hope I get them. Stay tuned.
The Amazon Customer Service Rep sounded like a heavily accented computerized voice. Or automated voice. It was very odd.
4. Am rather pleased that Captain Marvel did so well at the box office, after quite a few silly reviewers tried to tank it on Rotten Tomatoes.
Eh. That didn't work with Black Panther.
Folks? Superhero flicks are rather review proof. Also, as my co-worker put it -- he doesn't read reviews of movies until after he sees them. Nor do I. Spoiler territory. Also I don't agree with most movie reviewers. So there's that.