What Book Did You Read Last Night??? (1 Viewer)

[Jill Hives]

haha, i'm only about a third of the way in but so far 6. i don't think i've gotten to the proper filth yet.

It the only book I ever threw down while reading. The walked over five minutes later to continue on to see what happened. Makes you question your acceptability levels. I laughed at most of it, not sure what that says about me? The best part was I was reading in Boston while commuting on the Green Line while working temp job. Gotten to the part with the kid mowing the lawn and the UPS truck?

 

[rettucs]

It the only book I ever threw down while reading. The walked over five minutes later to continue on to see what happened. Makes you question your acceptability levels. I laughed at most of it, not sure what that says about me? The best part was I was reading in Boston while commuting on the Green Line while working temp job. Gotten to the part with the kid mowing the lawn and the UPS truck?

did you read 50 Shades of Grey Jill? If so, how does it compare?

 

[Jill Hives]

did you read 50 Shades of Grey Jill? If so, how does it compare?

I listened to it because my 50 year old sister bought it for me (as a present, thanks sis!) and insisted. It was fucking painful and tame. I actually started counting how many times she resused words, especially whisper(s) and inner goddess. Vomit inducing, I can't even imagine listening to book two or three but I am sure my sister will try to force them on me when home. I found a text version and did a find on phrases, no joke:

"Oh My" - 79
"Crap" - 101
"Jeez" - 82
"Holy (shit/fuck/crap/hell/cow/moses)" - 172
"Whoa" - 13
"Gasp" - 34
"Gasps" - 11
"Sharp Intake of Breath" - 4
"Murmur" - 68
"Murmurs" - 139
"Whisper" - 96
"Whispers" - 103
"Mutter" - 28
"Mutters" - 23
"Fifty" - 16
"Lip" - 71
"Inner goddess" - 58
"Subconscious" - 82

The Fermata is leaps and bound better, not only in the writing (no brainer there) but it actually being a bit scandalous. House wives wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they read that over 50 shades. I should buy a copy for my sister.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I had a meltdown reading that book but I felt obliged to it do it, for the sake of understanding the world we live in.

My conclusions weren't good.


Kudos on counting all the phrases, I considered doing it but I was too enraged.

 

[Jill Hives]

I had a meltdown reading that book but I felt obliged to it do it, for the sake of understanding the world we live in.

My conclusions weren't good.


Kudos on counting all the phrases, I considered doing it but I was too enraged.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has read it. I feel less dirty now.

 

[rettucs]

I haven't read it. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

 

[Jill Hives]

I haven't read it. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

I should. I also went to a hardware shop before my trip last year to buy some cable ties for my backpack. I asked the guy behind the counter and he gave me a smirk and showed me where they were. I wanted to say that I had a legitimate excuse for buying them but then it would alert him to the fact I knew what he was smirking about. Married women must be really hard up.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I haven't read it. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

I read it in a few hours. 50% of the book is just email headers and subject lines laboriously added in full.

 

[Jill Hives]

I read it in a few hours. 50% of the book is just email headers and subject lines laboriously added in full.

Which was all read to me. Seriously. I couldn't even skip over the headers. It was like 17 hours long.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Gotten to the part with the kid mowing the lawn and the UPS truck?

just read that part on the train home. fuckin' hell. vivid!

 

[Jill Hives]

just read that part on the train home. fuckin' hell. vivid!

Hahahahahaha!

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I forget that bit, what happened? Riding?

 

[David Kronenbourg]

I forget that bit, what happened? Riding?

it involves lawmowers, trucks and dildos

 

[Jill Hives]

Violently arousing?

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Violently arousing?

well, i wouldn't quite say that but it certainly made the tube ride an interesting experience. not least because some of the woman's exclamations are printed in LARGE capital letters so i had to keep checking that no one was reading over my shoulder.

 

[Jill Hives]

well, i wouldn't quite say that but it certainly made the tube ride an interesting experience. not least because some of the woman's exclamations are printed in LARGE capital letters so i had to keep checking that no one was reading over my shoulder.

At least I make myself laugh.

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[David Kronenbourg]

At least I make myself laugh.

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ha. i love that scene

 

[dunderhead]

pretty sure i first heard of this book from this thread.

the devil all the time by donald ray pollock. bloody brilliant.

 

[hugh]

I keep looking at Fermata on my bookshelf and wondering at what age do kids start taking an interest in your books and randomly picking them up and reading bits of them. See also: Blown by Philip Jose Farmer.

 

[magicbastarder]

so i bought a book by richard mabey the other day, one i had not seen before. and when i started reading it this morning, it turns out that they're just released one of his old books with a new name. what a fucking crock.