@4meAndyou there are a lot like that

@4meAndyou Funny, I just finished a mystery novel that was discarded by the library. I found the solution of the mystery to be implausible and unsatisfying. Maybe it's not a good idea to read books the library discards!

Years ago I did check out a book that was listed as sci-fi/fantasy, but it turned out to be about sex and selling oneself to the devil, which was not what I was expecting. I wonder if that was one of the books you got!

@DrWatson No. The first two were about sisters who were half breeds...both human and Fae. The first novel was about the sister who could shape shift between a house cat and a human shape...a were cat...and her were-dragon lover. The second was about the sister that was caught by a group of vampires, and she is now a lesbian vampire. You'll be reading along, and it seems like an action adventure...and then everyone breaks off and effs like bunnies.

The third novel isn't done yet, but it's about a mythical group called the Chosen, who were abandoned by their parents and given special powers. Their mission in life is to save small children who are abandoned. They are opposed by a group called the Others who are evil, but also have special powers.

In this novel, the hero and heroine are wealthy, and they manage to save ONE child...and then they become trapped together in the basement of a castle with a ton of ice and avalanche over their heads, and they eff like bunnies. When they are not effing like bunnies they are remembering their pasts, when they effed like bunnies...🤣

@MarineBob rules for contractors?

@cherokeepatti for covid response teams

@Piper oh thank you for sharing

@JupiterDreams i read mockingjay and that trilogy.

@AliceinWonderland It's a great series :)

@JupiterDreams I read the Hunger Games series before seeing each movie...all were good.

@DrWatson She hates Trumps guts. Should be a fun read...🤣

@4meAndyou After reading a few chapters, I don't think she hates Donald Trump. The man she has animosity toward is Donald's father, Fred Trump Sr. The way she sees things, Fred Sr. inflicted so much trauma on his children that none of them were able to develop into healthy, mature adults. And she blames Fred Sr. for the death of her father, Fred Jr. The impression I am getting so far (and it is still early on) is that she portrays her father reacting to Fred Sr.'s abuse by turning on himself, whereas Donald's reaction to that abuse was to lash out at others.

She tries to write with the detachment of a psychologist. So she explains the difference in the two sons' reactions by the difference in how their father treated each of them. And when she talks of her uncle Donald's childhood, she speaks in terms of loneliness, feeling abandoned, etc.

Yes, the subtitle refers to Donald Trump as "the world's most dangerous man", but the point of the book, at least so far, is to describe the toxic family life that made him who he is today, according to her interpretation of things. (But so far, Donald has not yet emerged as the major character in the book, so that might change as I read on.)

Reading her describe the struggles and eventual decline of her own father breaks my heart.

@DrWatson I have a good friend in RL who doesn't like Trump very much..."He is brash and brags on himself", is his main complaint. I responded, "Nobody cares if he brags about himself, or is brash...because he actually knows what he is doing and is turning this country around in the right direction." (Unlike poo-for-brains who wants to spend 6 trillion dollars and borrow it from the Chinese.)'

The lashing out...sure. Everyone knew that about him especially Hilary Clinton, who goaded him like a chained bear during the 2016 debates.

I wonder how much money Mary Trump would have made on the book if it had not been so heavily advertised as a good Trump bashing in advance. It was supposed to be a tell all.

@wackidywack no i want to read hemingway..

@wackidywack i like reading classics too :)

@AliceinWonderland you know, i hated it at first and only read what was required but i need to read these...maybe when i retire

@Piper hi. yes I've read reviews they're good and bad but bought used copy only $8 and change on ebay not here yet. I came across confederacy completely by accident just browsing in the fiction section at a library in 1990 one day. One of the very few books that ever made me laugh out loud. Hope novel about him is good but I imagine not good enough.. take care

@SW-User there is another biography of John Kennedy Toole called Butterfly in the Typewriter.

@nonsensiclesnail hi. didnt know about that one. Just ordered one off ebay. Thanks

@Thevy29 My son did also. They were not available on audible books, so after I read the series I bundled them up and gave them to him for Christmas, and he really enjoyed them, too. That DOG is a riot!

@4meAndyou

@Thevy29 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

@MoonlightLullaby I have read some of her short novels. [i]A spy in the house of love[/i] and the others in that series.

@DrWatson I'm in awe of her deep thought process, as she was definitely far advanced in intellect than average, yet so full of sadness. It took a lot of bravery to write so boldly.

@MoonlightLullaby Yes, sadness is the word that comes to mind for me as well.

And depth -- I find myself rereading passages quite a bit.

I have not read her diaries, but they have lots of fans to this day.

@AliceinWonderland I like being scared. Or at least thrilled. It’s one of the few emotions I react to. That and happiness.

@Benjr134 i don't read horror, but i like scary movies. i literally screamed in the theater before it was so embarrassing.

@AliceinWonderland I very much enjoy scary movies.

@Montanaman what is it about?

@AliceinWonderland
Gone.
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The Grey.
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@SW-User have you read any of his others? whoa...they have info don't they?

@SW-User i haven't read that yet but i read the one on Patton, Kennedy, the Wild West, and a few others. iw as afraid to read Killing Jesus.

@xuxuguinhu9 lol

@faithfulhusband 🤔