His super-evilness is uninteresting to me. There's no there there. Just because some people chew scenery in real life doesn't mean that's an enjoyable addition to a narrative.

Lots of real things don't entertain me. I think I'd be more involved if he was dialled down a few notches, or there were...I'm not precisely sure which reaction from which person, but that could mitigate it a bit. I just FF over his scenes and hope not too much plot was being developed there.

If it doesn't please, it doesn't please. I rather enjoy hating Joffrey for his ridiculousness. I just thought it was interesting that he's based on real people.

So, when you highlight and annotate, Kindle communicates this back to the mothership.

It's a bit misleading to title this [link] Most Highlighted Passages of All Time because just a glimpse of the results shows you how skewed the sample is.

Also--where are the boys at?

Passing along a "what was that book" request from my professor:

Question for you all: about two weeks ago I was listening to a book review on NPR. The book is historical fiction, set in London in the early twentienth century, focused on two women, one the maid (or housekeeper) for the other. It also features the suffrage movement. But I can't remember the author or title. any ideas?

Could she mean the first Maisie Dobbs book? Maisie grows up in service to a wealthy woman, if I recall right, who then gives her an education. It's a mystery series, though.

Actually, forget that -- if they were reviewing it, it's something new, I would imagine, and the Maisie Dobbs books aren't.

It sounds like Frances Osborne's "Park Lane".

I just scanned [link] but didn't see anything likely.

I am pretty sure it's the book I mentioned. I remember the interview.

Yup, that's the one! Thank you! It was on Diane Rhem. [link]

You're welcome!