tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post6146224260153843798..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: The DNF Hit ParadeWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-69609540488256839472010-03-15T15:11:44.795-07:002010-03-15T15:11:44.795-07:00Jessica: I almost did pick up a mystery/suspense. ...Jessica: I almost did pick up a mystery/suspense. Went with erotica instead though :)<br /><br />Anna: Yeah, that's what it read like to me. Like the author wanted to include all of her favorite hero tropes, and it came out a big ol' mess instead.<br /><br />Amy: I'm not a massive medieval fan, but I do enjoy them as the occasional pallet cleanser. <br /><br />Kristie: I would kill to be on a reading jag right about now - but I've been pretty "steady" of late (DNFs and all) so I really can't complain.<br /><br />Sandy: This one started out "OK, but nothing spectacular" for me, but as it wore on, so did my patience. These days if I don't promise a review to anyone, I don't finish books that aren't gellin' for me.<br /><br />Sula: It was SO a buffet. You name the character trope, it was probably represented somewhere in the book.<br /><br />Jami: I'm trying to imagine Sherlock Holmes and Sam Spade hanging out together, and that's a real brain bender! <br /><br />And sometimes only the F-bomb will do. Shooting off your toes would be one of those instances - LOLWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-70517179032290135542010-03-14T13:35:19.176-07:002010-03-14T13:35:19.176-07:00No shame in not finishing a book. There's been...No shame in not finishing a book. There's been a few of those for me. Two were Stephen King books that just made no sense. One was this mystery novel that was suppose to be all these fictional detectives trying to figure out who was the murderer in Edwin Drood. I just couldn't get past Sherlock Holmes hanging out with Sam Spade. It didn't work for me.<br /><br />I have known people IRL who think that losing your temper, even when justified, is always wrong. My mom is one of those. So she'd probably see the hero's bad temper as a curse. Not that I'm justifying bad writing. I'm just saying there are people like that the the real world. <br /><br />In fact, to illustrate some of my mom's repressive tenancies, we were talking about how women today think nothing of dropping the F-bomb every other word and I said, "I can see saying it if you shot yourself in the foot" and she instantly said, "You can't say it even then!" Yep, according to my mom you can't say "Fuck" even if you blow off your toes.JamiSingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756726189949304645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-82813263322258881232010-03-14T11:06:55.481-07:002010-03-14T11:06:55.481-07:00when picking up the book is makin' you angry, ...when picking up the book is makin' you angry, it's time to just DNF and move on. Life is too short for bad books. Great review tho. I like the buffet analogy. :)sulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470361085886637371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-43152151758907297512010-03-14T09:45:07.000-07:002010-03-14T09:45:07.000-07:00Thanks for the honesty. I am about ready to do the...Thanks for the honesty. I am about ready to do the same with Street Game by Feehan. I just get tired of the repetiion. Her plots are good but get on with it. I just need to heck with it and throw it in the donation pile.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916013585763585093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-41348800679943947952010-03-14T08:16:16.884-07:002010-03-14T08:16:16.884-07:00I'm sort of having the opposite problem - and ...I'm sort of having the opposite problem - and mine is much better. My reading mojo has taken over and that's all I want to do - read, read, read!! And there's been some excellent ones in there!<br />It does sound like you need to change up to something different.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-5406754779297218192010-03-13T22:34:49.502-08:002010-03-13T22:34:49.502-08:00Crap, I have this one in my TBR. Shocker, no? I ...Crap, I have this one in my TBR. Shocker, no? I may give it a whirl just for fun soon.<br /><br />I thought I'd picked a dud when I chose my challenge book -- THE KING'S MISTRESS by Terri Brisbin. Its medieval setting is one of my least favorite, but I'm liking it!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931747691173729051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-78272750047914648232010-03-13T18:42:16.070-08:002010-03-13T18:42:16.070-08:00Eeek! Wow, that's a lot of contradicting stuff...Eeek! Wow, that's a lot of contradicting stuff to fit into one book. LOL, the author probably couldn't decide how to portray him, maybe. Thanks for the heads up about this book, it doesn't sound like a great reading experience. A erotic contemporary? I've been on a kick of those lately, lots of fun. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-50745373027259335592010-03-13T15:20:53.099-08:002010-03-13T15:20:53.099-08:00LOL! Great non-review. You can choose a mystery fo...LOL! Great non-review. You can choose a mystery for the TBR challenge -- maybe that would be palate cleansing after this disaster?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com