tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214358853640360621.post566834469007088468..comments2024-02-28T05:22:16.853-05:00Comments on I Won't Fear Love: Department of gripes and observationsJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745262857388007041noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214358853640360621.post-19327169943844247022012-06-02T11:33:12.844-04:002012-06-02T11:33:12.844-04:00No interest in 50 Shades, but I really appreciated...No interest in 50 Shades, but I really appreciated Drift. I think everyone should read it--and never say that about anything other than R. W. Emerson's Self-Reliance. It didn't tell me anything I didn't know, but reorganized my prioritization of 20th century political, economic and military history. Since reading it, I feel like I don't want to hear anything from pundits mouths this election season other than a discussion of our corporate war making machines.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887313952590843057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214358853640360621.post-32534138795702198512012-06-02T10:27:45.954-04:002012-06-02T10:27:45.954-04:00Well, hell. 50 Shades is one of those books that I...Well, hell. 50 Shades is one of those books that I wanted to read only to see what hype was, hopefully so that I could hate on it while everyone else raved about it. (I tend to want to do that with things that are instantly trendy.) I can't stand weak narration. I might not read it after all. Maybe if I get bored enough this summer....<br /><br />I miss you, too, Tash!JW Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16865232770753428076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214358853640360621.post-73086779382221992922012-06-02T09:33:02.372-04:002012-06-02T09:33:02.372-04:00I haven't read 50 Shades yet & based on th...I haven't read 50 Shades yet & based on the reviews, not sure I will. If I do -- e-reader all the way, lol (thanks for posting that SNL clip -- hilarious!). Mel did a couple of posts on the book(s) at Stirrup Queens recently that you should check out. <br /><br />And Tash, good to see you here too! ; )loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214358853640360621.post-86390153462695664122012-06-02T07:28:53.446-04:002012-06-02T07:28:53.446-04:00I too am apparently living in a cave because I had...I too am apparently living in a cave because I had no idea that 50Shades existed until the parodies started rolling in. And I think I'm fine getting the gist through them, frankly. Everyone I know who admits to reading it thinks it's shit, and I'm finding it a a bit amusing that a pile of shit would catch fire. Or maybe that's not remotely surprising now that I reread my metaphor.<br /><br />But that's kinda what book clubs are for and why I find them fun: you don't always have to like the book to have a great conversation with smart women. (We read Patchett's *State of Wonder* last month and unanimously hated on it.) <br /><br />You're making me look bad. I have a post I've been re/writing since February and look, still not up. And I'm not even pregnant nor do I have any exciting news to report (relatively speaking). Nice to see you here again.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376651134993450207noreply@blogger.com