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JustAnotherGen

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23. Me?

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 02:44 PM

Dec 2011

I picked it up because I'm an avid reader, and have several good friends that are avid readers who generally give me great recommendations.

I don't get it - seriously. I'm not a huge fan of adventure based fiction in the first place . . . and for my 'pop literature' I generally stick to James Patterson, C.A. Belmond (love her heroine Penny), Peter Mayle, etc. etc. It was pop literature that turned out to not be the 'mind candy' I sometimes want to enjoy and get lost in. A few chapters in and I'm thinking . . . okay - this is going to be more John Irving than Peter Mayle. Halfway in - I put it down.

Aside from the violence without reason - the author is neither a good writer, nor a stellar story teller.

If you want a good 'story' where the violence that IS in there is not just sexual violence and violence without reason - stick to James Patterson. Yeah - I can read an Alex Cross book in one setting - but that's because Patterson knows how to tell a STORY. He's not trying to be pretentious and call vomiting on the keyboard 'literature'.

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'If you could rape someone, who would it be?' [View all] BlueIris Dec 2011 OP

Good heavens.... I hope they expel whoever was responsible for that (and if this is systemic.... hlthe2b Dec 2011 #1

but, it doesnt exist. it is just in our imagination. 43-60% college males seabeyond Dec 2011 #2

Yep, all just a bunch of extremist radfems making mountains out of molehills. redqueen Dec 2011 #8

have you read "girl with a dragon tattoo". that is in lounge now seabeyond Dec 2011 #9

I tried JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #11

what is it? what makes it the rave today? nt seabeyond Dec 2011 #12

Me? JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #23

that is what i hear from anyone not hyping the book seabeyond Dec 2011 #24

Nope. redqueen Dec 2011 #14

You might also enjoy this review, redqueen Dec 2011 #16

yes. this is exactly what i take from this book. seabeyond Dec 2011 #19

WTF is that blogger taking about when she said Lunacee2012 Dec 2011 #25

that is what i mean. a book about only demeaning women and calling it a feminist seabeyond Dec 2011 #26

I've been meaning to tell you Lunacee2012 Dec 2011 #27

lol and huge sigh seabeyond Dec 2011 #28

Some women really liked it... redqueen Dec 2011 #29

i hear the scene was very very explicit and thorough and long and graphic. the u.s. version seabeyond Dec 2011 #30

Yeah, right. (spoilers below) redqueen Dec 2011 #31

I saw the Swedish version of the film justiceischeap Dec 2011 #37

that fraternity should be disbanded ensho Dec 2011 #3

There is a petition for that Cherchez la Femme Dec 2011 #32

! laconicsax Dec 2011 #4

So much for Higher Education Cigar11 Dec 2011 #5

Unfathomable. GodlessBiker Dec 2011 #6

From the article... ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #7

It's pretty disgusting, isn't it? polly7 Dec 2011 #10

Our culture is a cesspool. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #13

when i got married in 92 and had a kid in 93, this seabeyond Dec 2011 #15

mack CrispyQ Dec 2011 #17

meant macho... lol seabeyond Dec 2011 #18

From Urban Dictionary: CrispyQ Dec 2011 #20

isnt that so fuckin funny seabeyond Dec 2011 #21

It might refer to Pick Up Artist type BS. redqueen Dec 2011 #22

I can't imagine how difficult it must be to be raising sons in this mess. BlueIris Dec 2011 #35

it is such a continuing delicate balance. embrace your manhood and seabeyond Dec 2011 #36

Frat stupidity of the highest order. Gormy Cuss Dec 2011 #33

My sister once said that until humans reach 26 or 27, they're idiots Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #34

Idiocy does not explain or justify what the fraternity did. BlueIris Dec 2011 #38

Quite true Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #39

What the hell?!!! xmas74 Dec 2011 #40