I can't think of any books I regret reading because I'll stop if I'm not enjoying it, the last being The Time Traveler's Wife. I was so bored.
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Glamcookie - Dec 09, 2009 11:29:06 am PST #24000 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
javachik - Dec 09, 2009 11:29:17 am PST #24001 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
ita, I really loved the humanity in that book. The amount of forgiveness and acceptance of loving people for who they are overwhelmed me. I remember being so thankful for the inherent and implicit goodness of that book.
I don't know if that would change on cd. I can't deal with audible books because the reader either talks too slowly or too quickly. I am picky! I get annoyed by voices too. About the only one I like is David Sedaris reading from his stuff.
Allyson - Dec 09, 2009 11:29:41 am PST #24002 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Thanks guys. I think I might go with the DNA charm, but there's also a cute microscope charm. Bleh. I hates shopping.
sumi - Dec 09, 2009 11:30:07 am PST #24003 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
ita, did you see Scifiwire's list of the 18 Best "bladed" weapons (I would have said "edged") in Science fiction movies and tv?
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2009 11:30:18 am PST #24004 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I can't deal with audible books because the reader either talks too slowly or too quickly.
Some mp3 players let you vary the speed without shifting the pitch.
javachik - Dec 09, 2009 11:31:14 am PST #24005 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I hated tons of books that my old book group chose, especially one of the books about a painting going through time/different peoples' hands? Girl in Hyacinth Blue? Gawd it was so awful. I marked some of the atrocious passages and read them aloud to my book group. One particularly nasty passage was about an 11-year-old girl, writing in the first person, talking about her underwear feeling moist? OH HELL NO.
Some mp3 players let you vary the speed without shifting the pitch.
I seem to remember that, but by the time I was using an iPod and Audible.com, I was already too annoyed by the voices. And I had stopped commuting so much!
javachik - Dec 09, 2009 11:34:57 am PST #24006 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Grits:
Could someone please come here to my home and explain to my dogs that just because I am working from home, it doesn't mean that I am here to entertain them??!
msbelle - Dec 09, 2009 11:36:36 am PST #24007 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
b/c I am of one mind at the moment...comparison of the 4 lowest priced houses in my current search
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 09, 2009 11:36:58 am PST #24008 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm glad they included Karl Ruprecht Kroenen's tonfa blades from Hellboy, as those are the coolest weapons I've seen in a long while.
megan walker - Dec 09, 2009 11:38:43 am PST #24009 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Books I regret reading Based on user votes.
I assume that it's not just the quality of the book but the subject matter.
For example, I recommend The Kite Runner, but I generally warn people that they might find it disturbing. I had no idea what the major plot points were before picking it up, so I can see where someone might regret reading it. There's a reason I chose not to read The Lovely Bones.