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Got to see my sweet little nieces, up from Florida with my Beloved's middle brother and his charming wife, B. She's a librarian, and reads a lot, so I always get cool book recs from her. She's not a lit snob, and likes a variety of books -- we have some significant overlap in our tastes, which is nice. We both like Gabaldon, though she goes for the Outlander series more than the Lord John Mysteries. (Me, I enjoyed the first couple Outlander books after about 150 pages, but the mysteries are more fun for me, now. Haven't even bothered with the latest outlander thing yet. The love is gone.)
But, she really dug the Twilight books. I haven't read them, but considering what most of you have said about them, I was a tad surprised. She likes Vampire stories more than I do, but doesn't go in for mysteries or thrillers much.I'm not mystery or thriller genre buff, per se, but I do love stories with those elements.
Anyway, she recommended Jasper Fforde, and proffered some early Laurell K. Hamilton with just the right blend of praise and embarrassment about what her novels later became. Hee! Plus, she sometimes supplies me with books, and definitely knows what's fun. So we had a great talk.
It was a fun day, if still very rainy and unseasonably warm.
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Today is my hot cousin's birthday. Well, most of my cousins are hot, in one way or another, but the cousin of which I speak was the one I was closest to growing up. He was chubby most of that time but got very lean in his teens, and would have been a stud muffin if he wasn't so very shy. Maybe I'll get to wish him a happy birthday when we go up next week. He's been on my mind lately, a single dad just sort of getting by, keeping his head down. I hope he's happy.
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The writing is going well enough. I may finish the draft with the year!
But, she really dug the Twilight books. I haven't read them, but considering what most of you have said about them, I was a tad surprised. She likes Vampire stories more than I do, but doesn't go in for mysteries or thrillers much.I'm not mystery or thriller genre buff, per se, but I do love stories with those elements.
Anyway, she recommended Jasper Fforde, and proffered some early Laurell K. Hamilton with just the right blend of praise and embarrassment about what her novels later became. Hee! Plus, she sometimes supplies me with books, and definitely knows what's fun. So we had a great talk.
It was a fun day, if still very rainy and unseasonably warm.
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Today is my hot cousin's birthday. Well, most of my cousins are hot, in one way or another, but the cousin of which I speak was the one I was closest to growing up. He was chubby most of that time but got very lean in his teens, and would have been a stud muffin if he wasn't so very shy. Maybe I'll get to wish him a happy birthday when we go up next week. He's been on my mind lately, a single dad just sort of getting by, keeping his head down. I hope he's happy.
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The writing is going well enough. I may finish the draft with the year!
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As for the Twilight books, I guess you just have to be there. My kid said they were much worse than the movie, lots of angst and drama and introspection. **shrugs**
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That's just exhausting, and kind of boring and predictable. I admit, I like that her female characters aren't subby, and I like the BDSM flavor of most of it. I liked, probably the first ten or so Anita Blake books and the first couple Merry Gentry ones. It's just when the plot becomes an excuse for a sex scene it loses my interest. But maybe that's just me.
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