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I have never understood . . .

mollybgood — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:49:56 GMT

the love people have for

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
and
the books written by the Bronte sisters

What can't you wrap your head around

in the book world?

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:00:37 GMT

Audrey Hepburn: I know she never wrote a book,but is not a good actress . To Kill a Mockingbird: Atticus who was awake in the morning

The last lines of the book about people who bring food when there is a

death in the house

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luv-the-Q — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:30:50 GMT

I thought I was the only one who felt that way about Mockingbird.

Katherine Hepburn is one that I can't wrap my head around.

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traveler — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:36:08 GMT

Are you talking about movies or books?

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:41:44 GMT

I think we are talking about books,but had to throw these things in just for the heck of it. I never could get the Katherine Hepburn thing either.

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withaK — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:05:22 GMT

The Great Gatsby...................A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius..........The Corrections

I also don't still understand the Oprah v. "A Million Little Pieces" bruhaha. From what I remember the author altered a few facts to protect the family of a woman who OD'd. He did not change the fact that she died of an overdose.

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QVCkitty1 — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:07:17 GMT

Hemingway, I had to read a few of his books in school, and you could not pay me to read another.

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ChynnaBlue — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:22:07 GMT

50 Shades of Grey. I tried to read it and it was so poorly written that I didn't even get to the part where she met the guy.

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ChynnaBlue — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:36:05 GMT

@withaK wrote:
The Great Gatsby...................A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius..........The Corrections

I also don't still understand the Oprah v. "A Million Little Pieces" bruhaha. From what I remember the author altered a few facts to protect the family of a woman who OD'd. He did not change the fact that she died of an overdose.

You remember incorrectly. It was supposed to be a memoir and he lied about many of his own experiences as well as the girlfriend. It was sold as a memoir of a person overcoming a drug addiction and much of it was fictionalized. He originally wrote it as a novel and no one would publish it, so he sold it to them as a memoir. It was not. He lied about his criminal record and many other things. He says there was a real Lily, but given the number of lies he told to get the book deal and sell books, it's impossible to be sure. He lied to a lot of people to make money. He made people feel empathy for him that he didn't deserve and people don't like to be conned.

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Peaches McPhee — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:45:41 GMT

Throwback to the 80s: Danielle Steele! My word, she was popular and wrote a ton of books. Tried one, one time, and thought, "This is so badly written, I cannot even read it."

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traveler — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:55:45 GMT

Did you mean Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's? Not understanding the Katherine Hepburn comment?

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magicmoodz — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:56:26 GMT

@withaK wrote:
The Great Gatsby...................A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius..........The Corrections

I also don't still understand the Oprah v. "A Million Little Pieces" bruhaha. From what I remember the author altered a few facts to protect the family of a woman who OD'd. He did not change the fact that she died of an overdose.

I'm glad it isn't just me. Several years ago a colleague loaned me "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" with rave reviews from her brother who happens to be part of the literary world in New York.

Hmmm, I wasn't feeling it.

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lovescats — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:28:46 GMT

@mollybgood wrote:
the love people have for
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
and
the books written by the Bronte sisters

What can't you wrap your head around
in the book world?

the appeal of j d robb

Re: I have never understood . . .

Sunnyfield — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:30:22 GMT

"Eat Pray Love" - can't remember the author, but I was bored to death...can't understand the hype.

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lovescats — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 23:42:50 GMT

@withaK wrote:
The Great Gatsby...................A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius..........The Corrections

I also don't still understand the Oprah v. "A Million Little Pieces" bruhaha. From what I remember the author altered a few facts to protect the family of a woman who OD'd. He did not change the fact that she died of an overdose.

I can agree with The Corrections

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Caligurll — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 23:49:07 GMT

How I enjoyed Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms so much but could not get into any of his other books.

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Caligurll — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 23:56:18 GMT

@Sunnyfield wrote:
"Eat Pray Love" - can't remember the author, but I was bored to death...can't understand the hype.

@Sunnyfield I agree. So many of the women I worked with loved and raved about the book. I barely made it through the eat part and put it down, never to pick it up again.

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sandy53 — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:14:09 GMT

...the appeal of books about vampires, books where the characters are sociopaths/psychopaths, and horror.

I am glad there are so many kinds of books that I do like!

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Caligurll — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 03:59:06 GMT

@sandy53 wrote:
...the appeal of books about vampires, books where the characters are sociopaths/psychopaths, and horror.

I am glad there are so many kinds of books that I do like!

And I love them! From Bram Stoker's Dracula to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, I'm guilty of loving them!

I like a lot of horror story books, but I don't necessarily enjoy watching movies or tv series that are too graphic. I'd rather leave the really gory details up to my imagination.

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sunala — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:44:12 GMT

@Peaches McPhee wrote:
Throwback to the 80s: Danielle Steele! My word, she was popular and wrote a ton of books. Tried one, one time, and thought, "This is so badly written, I cannot even read it."

@Peaches McPhee - OMG I am SO with you!

The few books I've read of hers were wretched. Her very early ones were somewhat tolerable, and I did read a few, but as time went by, UGH. She writes the same characters, just in different places in different situations. And I hate all of them lol

Rushing Waters, the one she wrote about Superstorm Sandy, was abominable. I only read it because I thought MAYBE she would do a good job on it. I laughed as I read it, so in a way it was a form of amusement for me. The plot (and especially the facts) were totally ridiculous! Never ever again.