marginally irritated or pissed pissed off! king is the best king

i just love his little aggressions it gives the descriptions so much character

My sister was pointing out to me that pretty much all Stephen king books since he got hit by that person drive g a van has some sort of mention of bad drivers in it. Tbh I've not read that much recent king , so I can't speak to the accuracy of her observation.

Continue your meds and seeing your therapist regularly, for sure, and share that you're still having these issues. Maybe try listening to some music without lyrics--classical, new age. Just make it something relaxing and not stimulating. There was this album called Music for Accelerated Learning that I used to listen to when studying. Very calming.

No. I just want to enjoy the writing. If I find out an author I like is a rotten person, I don't feel right about buying or reading any more of their stuff. I'd rather remain ignorant.

Abe is part of amazon; thats why there’s a link to Abe on the page if amazon doesn’t have it

wait until after the weekend.. Maybe Tuesday to see if they CANCEL the $45 order. there's probably no way to just charge you $15 with no package or goods "attached"

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>so why is it trying to charge the whole order again?

because it's easier for everyone that way.

First time I'm hearing that too, now, that's depressing indeed

I'ts cool for pre-teens who like RPG and soft witchcraft.

A lot of people hate it. I liked it. For the grumps on this thread, I do not have any "Live, laugh, love" signs in my house. And I am not a beginning reader. I have been reading all my life and often read classics.

Is The Alchemist my favorite book? No, but I enjoyed it. It has a whimsical, magical flavor to it that I enjoyed. And I like the way the story comes full circle in the end.

I recently read it, and I liked it. Didn't love it, probably won't read it again, but definitely better than most books I've read recently. Granted, I was looking for something quick and simple after just finishing Crime and Punishment, so that may be a factor.

I will say I found the book extremely predictable. The foreshadowing in this book is not subtle. I know most people take away the "Personal Legend", but that just didn't really resonate with me. Why I liked the book was learning the Language of the World, that connected with me.

Alibris obviously hasn’t reached critical mass yet

Not interesting at all

Alibris is still out there.

I didn’t know AbeBooks was an Amazon subsidiary, that’s depressing information

So am I.

He’s talking about AbeBooks

>Just read their books and be happily ignorant.

I mean it kind of leaks through into a lot of their books, doesn't it? I used to think I hated scifi because of how much sexism and racism was obvious in 20th century stuff (not all of it but a lot of it). Thankfully things are a lot better now!

Didn't like it, can't remember why.

Amazon isn't what it used to be.

A good example: The Collector by John Fowles. I empathized with the male MC's way of thinking because I could see how his upbringing could lend itself to his particular mindset, and while the female MC was a bit snooty at times, she was so utterly helpless despite trying every trick she knew to escape that I was definitely rooting for her the whole time.

And then I got to the end where the lesson the male MC learned from his time with her was >!to kidnap another woman but this time be more cruel.!< I wanted to scream at him because at that point there was no empathy left for him, he was deliberately choosing to be the most selfish bastard possible. Great book. Great characters. Still wanted to strangle the dude.

I’ve not read Mists of Avalon and I refuse too after leaning about MZB’s personal life. I read most of the Darkover series before my mom mentioned her being problematic as a person. Mom’s a librarian who owns every single book MZB and her cohorts wrote. She loves them and frequently rereads both Darkover and Mists of Avalon. I understand that she can compartmentalize the books from the person but I can’t do it.

Oh, I definitely do! Because by knowing the author's surface-level background story after reading a book of theirs for the first time, I got to know what advocacies he/she is fighting for. But I also agree with the other commenter here that it is a double-edged sword. Looking them up can either (1) make you read their next releases or (2) turn you off from something (e.g. critical opinions) that doesn't align with yours.

I can only think of J.K. Rowling from this. I know how well-written her HP books are but after knowing about her side on LGBTQ matters, I stirred clear from her literary pieces. I have always believed that literature should be an empowering tool that represents the grievances of the marginalized and opens up a whole new world of possibilities. So hearing about her take... It honestly just doesn't sit right with me.

Kudos to Neil Geiman though! Haha! Cool and very socially aware dude.

Ugh. That book is to eastern philosophy as The Alchemist is to young middle class white girls’ world view.

It’s an alright book if you’ve never read any Buddhist texts. But basically it’s inert and vapid. A good starting off point, I suppose.

Edit: that came off with a lot more heat than I intended. I didn’t mean any offense, just that I found it to be largely in the same category as The Alchemist. If it helps anyone, then it will have done its job.

but his Glass Bead Game is more complex and interesting