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lovemyfamily- thanks for the reminder, I just added it to my to read list too.
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Sorry to jump in late. But I heard about the book "Shades of Grey" on Good Morning America and it's supposed to be all the rage and impossible to get ahold of because it's sold out and there is a waiting list to buy it. Has anyone read it or is it really that good? My book store won't have it in stock until April. Thanks!
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Bedo--I have heard about the book but haven't read that one. Will need to check it out. I am reading mostly on my kindle now so ebooks are easier to get.
Someone recommended to me "The Fault of Our Stars". It is actually young adult fiction and centers around two teenagers with cancer. The book was a fast read but was so engaging, the characters were amazing. I never read young adult fiction but I read this one and it was really good. Highly recommend it.
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Checking Amazon, I counted 7 books titled Shades of Grey (or Gray). Who's the author of the one you're talking about? Or is it Fifty Shades of Grey from the previous page? I don't watch much TV so I'm out of the loop.
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"Erotic novel '50 Shades of Grey' unites gals, unnerves some guys
By Jo Piazza
Published March 14, 2012 | FoxNews.com
The hugely popular erotic novel "50 Shades of Grey" is quickly becoming universal water cooler conversation for women from all walks of life.
Everyone from so-called "mommy bloggers" to hardcore feminists is hailing the tome as a triumph for women, in spite of the book's strong themes of female submission at the hands of a high-powered man.
They also say men who feel differently should butt out.
If you haven't heard about "50 Shades of Grey" yet, you likely will soon. The independently published erotic novel is plunging into the mainstream this week after being acquired by Vintage Books for a seven-figure sum. Written by a little-known London author named E.L. James, it relies heavily on "BDSM" -- bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism.
Vintage Books, part of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, just released a new e-edition of the book and plans to do a 750,000-copy print run as soon as possible.
The book, which began as fan fiction of the "Twilight" series, has been called "mommy porn" and "Twilight for adults." It has more than 16,000 reader reviews on the social networking site GoodReads and has sold out in bookstores nationwide. It has blown up due to word of mouth, Facebook sharing and its popularity on women-centric blogs.
According to the website GuruMommy.com every woman in Armonk, N.Y., is reading the book, and some are so obsessed that they are forgetting to pick up their kids at school. More than that, "when you put the book down, you will actually want to have sex with your husband. Like, a lot," writes Linda Meadows, the "Gurumommy," a Los Angeles mom of three........"
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Here's the link for the rest of the article:
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I'll stick to Dr. Seuss! Speaking of which...The first book that I read on my own was, "Are You My Mother." I still get a tingle when I see the book, remembering how accomplished and independent I felt when I read it on my own that very first time!
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Voraciousreader. Errr, oh! LOL Thanks for the link :O
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Bedo...Enjoy!
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One more thing....I'm always late for the party! It took me 5 years before I got around to reading that sliver of a book, The Bridges of Madison County. Still don't get what the fuss was about....
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with Bridges you have to see the movie......one of the few times a movie has surpassed a book IMO
edited to add that I went Bridges of Madision County with some girlfriends. After it was over, one of the ladies commented on how perfectly silent it had been in the theater as the final credits rolled. "Yes," said the other friend, "that's because the ladies in the audience were all crying and the men were all asleep."
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Ruth... I snoozed through the movie which is surprising because I love Eastwood....
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I have read all 3 of the Fifty Shades of Grey books and I can honestly say I really liked them! Is there some detailed sex? - yes, but it's truly the story and the characters that I found completely engrossing. I couldn't put them down.
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Summer, I worry I might be turned off by the S &M. What do you thinkg? Ruth, would love to have been in your class that day--what a fun idea!! I love scary stories around a campfire.Binga, I usually don't like Steven King--or I should say I haven't given him a chance, but I am liking the JFK book so far. Readers unite! xo
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Okay! Okay! If you folks must know...after reading The Story of O, I read My Secret Life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Secret_Life_(erotica)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Life-Victorian-erotic-classics/dp/0786703466
Has anyone read THAT book???????
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Lovemyfamily - The S&M is a key component to the book however there is a "reason" it is a part of his life and THATS the journey the story takes you on. Does that make any sense? I think you should give it a try
Voracious - LOL no, I haven't read either one but I will certainly look into them!
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Just returned from the library and spoke to my favorite brainiac librarian who has read both The Story of O and 50 Shades of Grey. Back in the day she read The Story of O for a feminist class. (Boy oh boy the excuses people give for reading erotica...She "had" to read the book for a class...hmmm...)
Anyway, she said she liked The Story of O much better than 50 Shades of Grey. She said the character in The Story of O was more empowering. On the other hand, as she was blushing...she told me that 50 Shades of Grey was a guilty pleasure. I asked her if I should read it. She pretty much knows my "taste" in books. She didn't think I would enjoy it. I guess I just might wait a few years to read it...
BTW....87 year old beloved mom is reading Geoff Dyer's new book Zona, which Dyer autographed for her...and loving it!!!! Atta girl! Did I also forget to mention that she is a lung cancer survivor too! Yeahhhh!
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Gee, I'm not sure if it floats my boat, but I want to know what all the buzz is about, and if those uptight Westchester County, NY ladies are reading it, it makes you wonder.... I grew up in Bedford Village, NY and it is Definately not a hotbed of erotica! LOL Ah the secret and guilty pleasures of the Golf and Tennis Club Ladies. LOL
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Voracious: I think I'll wait on the Fifty Shades too. I remember someone in college had a copy of Lolita smuggled from England. We were so embarrassed. And I have to own up to reading My Secret Garden - Women's Sexual Fantasies (1973 - such a long time ago).
Not to be confused w/one of my favorite children's books The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. My Mother read that to us when we were kids & I read it to my son, who is now in his 40s. I had lots of fun re-reading my favorite children's books a few years ago - including my old Nancy Drew books. Are You My Mother was one of my son's favorites. Did anyone else ever read The Borrowers as a child? I loved the idea of people who lived behind the wainscoating or the mantel. Might be time to read Lord of the Rings again, or at least The Chronicles of Narnia.
Currently reading Joyce Carol Oates' short story collection The Female of the Species - Tales of Mystery & Suspense.
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Loved Nancy Drew. I still remember the plot of The Hidden Staircase....with the swaying chandelier, the creaking step and the tunnel that led to the river.
How about Trixie Beldon or The Bobbsey Twins?
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Ned Nickerson. Carson Drew. Hannah the maid. Bess and George the best friends. LOVED Nancy Drew! Also Trixie Belden and the Bobbsey twins. xo
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I had a crush on Bert Bobbsey!
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I had a crush on Bert Bobbsey!
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I also loved, loved, loved "Cutting for Stone" so I must check out your other picks.
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I just finished "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" and really enjoyed the main characters.
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Ruth... I started reading Killing Lincoln and am enjoying it thanks to you! I hear O'Reilly is writing Killing Kennedy and it should be published later this year. I am also reading The Lady in Gold. I MUST recommend to you Geoff Dyer's The Missing of the Somme. It's one of his earlier books that has just been published on this side of the pond. It's barely over 100 pages long. It is the most fantastic book that I've ever read about the subject of war. My opthamologist is also reading it and both of us are speechless. I can't even begin to describe how amazing it is. I read sentences and paragraphs over and over admiring his command of the English language and his brilliant descriptions of images and ideas.
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A 'war' book I read as a teenager, that has really stuck with me, is All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many soldiers when returning home from the front. It was published 1928 in the Germany and was one of the books banned and burned by the Nazis.
edited to add that I was taking an upper German class at the time & read it in the original language....which made it even more powerful (and makes me think that any book translated has to 'lose something in translation').
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ruthbru, All Quiet on the Western Front is one of my favorite books, too.0
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Geoff Dyer mentions All Quiet on the Western Front in his book. He believes it is the best book on the subject of war. He goes on to describe the book's significance relative to other war books that were written. Again, his ideas are brilliant.....
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Ruth... Regarding translations... When my friend accompanied me to meet Geoff Dyer last week, she asked him about translations of his work. Again... The reply that he gave her was brilliant. Interestingly, he mentioned he got into an argument with a German translator who was translating his book about a Russian movie into German. The German translator said that Dyer's Russian translation was wrong and that Dyer should correct his book. Dyer went on to say that the Russian translation was HIS perception and that he would not correct it.
I guess that's where we get the expression, "lost in translation.". I guess we all bring our own perceptions to a discussion regardless of what language we are speaking....0 -
Ruth I AM impressed (reading in the original german). I wll look for the book, Alls Quiet--isn't it a movie too? REading 11/22/63 and can't put it down. Also, heard a great interview on NPR--Winterspon? I think was her name--got to look up her books. So fun to share here! xo
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