reading and weeping
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orangerfulI know I keep complaining about this book Marked but it is so PAINFULLY bad, I just have to share:
In the chapter I read today, she went to Equestrian class, and instead of saying the barn smelled like manure or shit or crap, the character said the barn smelled like, and I quote:
"poopie".
Yes, a book written for Young Adult readers has the word "poopie" in it. And not just once, but several times!
It's her internal monologue. No one says "poopie" in their internal monologue. Especially a 16 year old girl.
I cannot stand this book. I wish someone would just sum up the whole story for me so I wouldn't have to finish it. It's just sooooooo stupid. The narrator is such a snobby little bitch. She's just so much better than everyone else. And maybe she is because everyone else in the book is a cookie cutter stereotype that makes me want to scream.
AH!
On the other hand, I'm on the last disc of "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I'm sort of proud of myself, because I figured out a bit of the mystery right from the start, though the rest of it I was like "wtf!". But it was good. I've got the next one on hold.
It did remind me of a minor issue with audiobooks - when bad things happen, you can't skim over them. And not only that, you have to roll up your windows in case you end up at a stop light and the author decides its time for a sex scene!
Big Bang Theory last night was hilarious. But it made me want chocolate. Also, clearly I've been hanging out with AD too long because seeing Wolowitz with eye liner and his hair done up made him seem a lot cuter.
Oh, and I won a free Xbox360 controller just for replying to a post on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
morefun_xbox360! They should post a little mini-interview with me later this week too. There goes another 30 seconds from my 15 minutes of fame!
Okay, I need to get to bed. Actually have to wake up early tomorrow...and after working two nights in a row right after a weekend, that is gonna be rougher than usual.
In the chapter I read today, she went to Equestrian class, and instead of saying the barn smelled like manure or shit or crap, the character said the barn smelled like, and I quote:
"poopie".
Yes, a book written for Young Adult readers has the word "poopie" in it. And not just once, but several times!
It's her internal monologue. No one says "poopie" in their internal monologue. Especially a 16 year old girl.
I cannot stand this book. I wish someone would just sum up the whole story for me so I wouldn't have to finish it. It's just sooooooo stupid. The narrator is such a snobby little bitch. She's just so much better than everyone else. And maybe she is because everyone else in the book is a cookie cutter stereotype that makes me want to scream.
AH!
On the other hand, I'm on the last disc of "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I'm sort of proud of myself, because I figured out a bit of the mystery right from the start, though the rest of it I was like "wtf!". But it was good. I've got the next one on hold.
It did remind me of a minor issue with audiobooks - when bad things happen, you can't skim over them. And not only that, you have to roll up your windows in case you end up at a stop light and the author decides its time for a sex scene!
Big Bang Theory last night was hilarious. But it made me want chocolate. Also, clearly I've been hanging out with AD too long because seeing Wolowitz with eye liner and his hair done up made him seem a lot cuter.
Oh, and I won a free Xbox360 controller just for replying to a post on
morefun_xbox360! They should post a little mini-interview with me later this week too. There goes another 30 seconds from my 15 minutes of fame! Okay, I need to get to bed. Actually have to wake up early tomorrow...and after working two nights in a row right after a weekend, that is gonna be rougher than usual.
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Date: 2009-10-08 01:13 am (UTC)It's funny because if you go on GoodReads, you can see who the target audience is. All the people that time like me dislike the book. AND ALL THE PEPEL THAT OMG ABOUT IT TYPE IN ALL CAPS LOLOL!!!! I LUV THESE BOOKS THEY ARE THE BEST OMG!