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Bad book review

#1 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:30 pm

Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins. It was $5 in a remainder bin. Totally excrutiatingly poorly written, hyperbolic dialogue, stick figure characters, just gunk and trash.

I loved it. It was a perfect book for when you don't want to think about anything of import at all.

Really, really bahd theatuh.

Embodiment of trash.

Most excellent for the 15 minutes it took to read.
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#2 Post by minimetoo26 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:31 pm

You had me at "Jackie Collins"...
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Re: Bad book review

#3 Post by Bob Juch » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:32 pm

Beebs52 wrote:Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins. It was $5 in a remainder bin. Totally excrutiatingly poorly written, hyperbolic dialogue, stick figure characters, just gunk and trash.

I loved it. It was a perfect book for when you don't want to think about anything of import at all.

Really, really bahd theatuh.

Embodiment of trash.

Most excellent for the 15 minutes it took to read.
Just like all her other books?
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Re: Bad book review

#4 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:33 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins. It was $5 in a remainder bin. Totally excrutiatingly poorly written, hyperbolic dialogue, stick figure characters, just gunk and trash.

I loved it. It was a perfect book for when you don't want to think about anything of import at all.

Really, really bahd theatuh.

Embodiment of trash.

Most excellent for the 15 minutes it took to read.
Just like all her other books?
Yes! I love her. She's just totally low rent. It's awesome.
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Re: Bad book review

#5 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:35 pm

minimetoo26 wrote:You had me at "Jackie Collins"...
Isn't she just the perfect timewaster?
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Re: Bad book review

#6 Post by minimetoo26 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:38 pm

Beebs52 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:You had me at "Jackie Collins"...
Isn't she just the perfect timewaster?

And it lasts longer than an Us Magazine!
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Re: Bad book review

#7 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:41 pm

minimetoo26 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:You had me at "Jackie Collins"...
Isn't she just the perfect timewaster?

And it lasts longer than an Us Magazine!
Well, not much. But there aren't all those subscription inserts to pull out and throw away. So it's a draw.
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Re: Bad book review

#8 Post by minimetoo26 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:43 pm

Beebs52 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote: Isn't she just the perfect timewaster?

And it lasts longer than an Us Magazine!
Well, not much. But there aren't all those subscription inserts to pull out and throw away. So it's a draw.

Yeah. What slows me down with the Us is I have to stop and think, "Just who the hell ARE these people, anyway?", then I realize they're from "The Hills." Then I realize I don't give a shit and turn the page...
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Re: Bad book review

#9 Post by Beebs52 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:45 pm

minimetoo26 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:
And it lasts longer than an Us Magazine!
Well, not much. But there aren't all those subscription inserts to pull out and throw away. So it's a draw.

Yeah. What slows me down with the Us is I have to stop and think, "Just who the hell ARE these people, anyway?", then I realize they're from "The Hills." Then I realize I don't give a shit and turn the page...
See, that's where it's useful. You can't do that with some of the people you have to deal with on a daily basis, so turning the page is a very useful catharsis.
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Re: Bad book review

#10 Post by minimetoo26 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:54 pm

Beebs52 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote: Well, not much. But there aren't all those subscription inserts to pull out and throw away. So it's a draw.

Yeah. What slows me down with the Us is I have to stop and think, "Just who the hell ARE these people, anyway?", then I realize they're from "The Hills." Then I realize I don't give a shit and turn the page...
See, that's where it's useful. You can't do that with some of the people you have to deal with on a daily basis, so turning the page is a very useful catharsis.
Let's find earplugs that look like hearing aids. Then when we ignore people, we can pretend we're deaf AND they might even be nicer to us!
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Re: Bad book review

#11 Post by minimetoo26 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:55 pm

minimetoo26 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:
Yeah. What slows me down with the Us is I have to stop and think, "Just who the hell ARE these people, anyway?", then I realize they're from "The Hills." Then I realize I don't give a shit and turn the page...
See, that's where it's useful. You can't do that with some of the people you have to deal with on a daily basis, so turning the page is a very useful catharsis.
Let's find earplugs that look like hearing aids. Then when we ignore people, we can pretend we're deaf AND they might even be nicer to us!
OMG:

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It's really THAT bad!
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Re: Bad book review

#12 Post by kayrharris » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:04 pm

I've run out of bad things to say about HK. I'm shocked at this
weekend's sheninigans!! Shocked! :shock:
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#13 Post by silvercamaro » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:06 pm

kayrharris wrote:I've run out of bad things to say about HK. I'm shocked at this
weekend's sheninigans!! Shocked! :shock:

It's Annie's fault.

Annie says it's Evil Squirrel's fault.

Evil Squirrel says it's Lizbit's fault.

She blames me, but I am innocent, driven-snow-wise.

I can't afford to blame Rexer, though.
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Re: Bad book review

#14 Post by kayrharris » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:34 pm

LOL!!! Me either! It's LB's fault!
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