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I’m an avid reader, some might say voracious. I never feel complete until I’m knee deep in a good book and if I don’t have a stack of at least 10 ready to go? I get twitchy.
Needless to say I live on Amazon and worship their Prime 2 day delivery. (If you mention the word Kindle? You’re dead to me. Reading is, and always will be, a tactile pleasure. Period.)
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About a week ago I did the unthinkable and ran through my unread pile in record time leaving me with *gasp!* only one book unread.
So just as I logged on to cruise the new releases, the husband started hollering at me to go help him with something in the barn. Rushing, I made a few quick picks because bookless is something I can not be. Without fully reading descriptions or reviews, I picked this one about a food critic because it had 4 out of 5 stars.
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Well… technically it is about a food critic. But after sampling an exquisite torta ai fichi e limone, she has raunchy, not to mention quite descriptive, sex with her lover… kills him… and then harvests his tongue to cook and savor later.
Yes. She’s a sexually insatiable Hannibal Lecter.
*Note to self- always read descriptions and reviews*
Seriously, Kindle is a four letter word in my bibliophile repertoire, okay not really but you know what i mean, I love actual books. Somehow I can’t read any electronic version because I get bored and don’t finish, go figure. Anyway, I’m going to have to check that book out, she sounds like my kind of gal….lmao.
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If I’d known what was coming, that would have been okay. But this way it was a bit of a shock.
🤣
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I know what you mean about needing at least one book to read. Have you read any of Louise Penny’s books? C. J. Sansom? Sansom has a terrific series based in Tudor England. Penny has an incredible series based on Quebec police and a community called Three Pines. Fabulous character development in both.
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I haven’t read either…. but I’ll check them out. Thanks!
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NY delis are known for their tongue sandwiches and as a youngster—during the Ice Age–I had many a tongue sandwich!!
I currently have 8 books waiting to be read!!
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I’ll take your 8 books. You can keep the tongue….
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I have been limiting comments because I am so far behind on e-mail it has taken me nearly a week to catch up…but this is worth taking a few moments for comment…:-) 🙂 🙂 Hysterical!!!
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Glad I made the cut. But I understand, with Covid restrictions I’m way too prolific.
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I just started Kindle a year ago. I read both print and Kindle (or library app)…partly because I can adjust the font size and partly because there is no more space for more books so help me god…😬
But hey that book sounds promising. 😄
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I can’t keep my books, we’d be buried like the Collier brothers in a few months. I trade with friends, donate to our local library and drop off at our recycling center for free browsing.
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That’s awesome.
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I’m afraid I’m a Kindle fan. I’d have nowhere to store a book every few days otherwise. The book you chose would not make the cut with me. The cover alone would put me off!
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If you don’t like the cover….. you really wouldn’t like the inside.
😉
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Nah probably not. Definitely no happily ever after or fuzzy wuzzy feelings I bet.
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Not even close!
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Well, ick. I overthink the books I buy to read. Probably why I’ve read so few this past year.
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No review on how the tongue tasted? What kind of food critic is she?
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Oh, there was plenty of description… believe me.
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That sounds like an interesting read. Truthfully, I don’t do Kindle. I am old fashioned and prefer turning pages.
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LOL! I am the same way, total avid reader and I get antsy if I don’t have something picked out, on the go. Although lately (probably pandemic to blame) I’ve been very uninterested or I just haven’t found a good book I can sink my teeth into… Hopefully that changes soon!!! Great post! Yes, reading full description is a must! Lol
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I love nothing more than finding a new author who’s written a 12 part series. I start at one and happily fly through them…
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That book would have landed in my NTBR pile before you could complete your favorite tongue twister.
Not gonna read it.
Wouldn’t enjoy it.
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In a strange way it’s educational. I’m learning lots about gourmet food…. and more about cannibalism than I ever needed to.
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Goodwill. $0.79/ book.
I have to stop going there.
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I buy there as well, but right now I’m not making shopping trips like I used to.
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You can buy on Amazon from Goodwill. And libraries that are selling. Just look under other options. My books no longer need to be new….
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Really? Cool… I didn’t know that.
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Jebus. I was not prepared for that! Phew!
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Neither was I!
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