What are you reading right now? (September)
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What are you reading right now? (September)
I just finished The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. I liked it, but it wasn't as richly woven as Secret Life of Bees. Most of the characters seemed sort of flat to me.
Now I'm on a fluffy chicklit: Tuesday's Child by Louise Bagshawe. It's about a tomboy who turns feminine to get a much needed job...and most likely finds love. We'll see.
Now I'm on a fluffy chicklit: Tuesday's Child by Louise Bagshawe. It's about a tomboy who turns feminine to get a much needed job...and most likely finds love. We'll see.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
I think I'll read No Logo next, because Crystal reminded me that it's sitting on my bookshelf and I haven't read it yet.
I think I'll read No Logo next, because Crystal reminded me that it's sitting on my bookshelf and I haven't read it yet.
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Blush, I didn't like The Mermaid Chair very much at all.
I just finished reading Down & Out in the Magic Kindom. It's kind of like Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy meets The Time Travlers Wife set in Disney World. It was a good quick read.
I just started Disney: The Mouse Betrayed about all the evil corporate stuff Disney does
Anyone sensing a theme here?
I just finished reading Down & Out in the Magic Kindom. It's kind of like Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy meets The Time Travlers Wife set in Disney World. It was a good quick read.
I just started Disney: The Mouse Betrayed about all the evil corporate stuff Disney does
Anyone sensing a theme here?
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When I used to work at Books-a-Million, that book was shelved right near the customer service desk. I used to read a few pages of that book every day, when things were slow... I never made it through, though, and keep intending to see whether my library has it so that I can finish it!mellenhead wrote: I just started Disney: The Mouse Betrayed about all the evil corporate stuff Disney does
Yay! They have it! I think I may go to the library this afternoon. No Logo can wait
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I went to the library and got...
Moving to a Small Town - seems relevant, if we move to the mountains!
Disney: The Mouse Betrayed - yes mellen, I'm a copycat
The Joy Luck Club - I think I'm one of the only people on earth who has never read this!
The Lovely Bones - I'm a little skeptical, but a lot of people have said it's good
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting - they didn't have The Unbearable Lightness of Being, so I figured I'd try this instead
Moving to a Small Town - seems relevant, if we move to the mountains!
Disney: The Mouse Betrayed - yes mellen, I'm a copycat
The Joy Luck Club - I think I'm one of the only people on earth who has never read this!
The Lovely Bones - I'm a little skeptical, but a lot of people have said it's good
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting - they didn't have The Unbearable Lightness of Being, so I figured I'd try this instead
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Okay, Disney: The Mouse Betrayed COMPLETELY sucked. The first part was okay, if a bit sensationalist and unbelievable. The middle part was pretty boring and I skipped much of it (I don't care about the details of the movies that Miramax makes).
They completely lost me at the end. When they started denouncing the company for having gay employees, consulting with a "left-wing activist" (whose degree of evil was evidenced by him being an editor for <gasp!> The Nation, which is a damn good magazine) and complaining about Pocohantas being anti-European, I practically threw the book across the room. Get that conservative propaganda out of my house!!!!
They completely lost me at the end. When they started denouncing the company for having gay employees, consulting with a "left-wing activist" (whose degree of evil was evidenced by him being an editor for <gasp!> The Nation, which is a damn good magazine) and complaining about Pocohantas being anti-European, I practically threw the book across the room. Get that conservative propaganda out of my house!!!!
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