Book Club

I am in two book clubs (three but I can not afford to buy the books for the original book club so I do not attend -unless I was able to get a Library book) Two Creative Writing groups -in which I am so blocked I can only write with a prompt or bring in this BLOG to read. Nothing is new with me. So when the Romance Book club book choice for June -left me with such a violent reaction -I perked up -ah ha -thought I -material for a rant and new Blog.

The book of the month was voted on by the nine women who signed up and the Facilitator. Nine women voted -three showed. 

The book was not Romance is was poorly written PORN.

 Reading this NY Times Best Seller listed book made me loose all credibility in this list.

 per Wikipedia:"The list is composed by the editors of the "News Surveys" department, not by The New York Times Book Review department, where it's published.^[6] It is based on weekly sales reports obtained from selected samples of independent and chain bookstores and wholesalers throughout the United States.^[6] The sales figures are widely believed to represent books that have actually been sold at retail, rather than wholesale,^[7] as the Times surveys booksellers in an attempt to better reflect what is purchased by individual buyers. ^{" '}A Stanford Business School analysis suggests that the "majority of book buyers seem to use the Times' list as a signal of what's worth reading".^[27] The study concluded that lesser-known writers get the biggest benefit from being on the list, while perennial best-selling authors such as Danielle Steel or John Grisham see no benefit of additional sales.<sup>[27]'

This book was the first 'adult' book from a young reader Author. All she had to do was dumb down the story and throw alot alot alot of sex scenes in and magic -it was a Best Seller? In our discussion, I objected so strongly I was asked what kind of Romance book did I like? My mind went blank. Then I said Regency Romance, ok so I love reading them on my Kindle.

 But I do read some para normal books with lots of sex - so why am I bothered by this? Was it the public discussion? Next months book is even worse in graphic detail but the author is better. I do not know if I will waste my time reading it. But then what else do I have to do , CLEAN? Write a NY Times Best Seller? I know the story would be better but the sex scenes? well maybe my little sister could write those. :)

 On Dublin Street by Samantha Young -maybe a Beach read / Did not like it.</sup>

A Day in the life.

          I am rewashing the same load of colors a third time –YES someone threw a tissue in with my clothes. I live alone and wash only my own clothes. I should be grateful it was not the load of dark clothes. Someone does that quite often.

          Yesterday, I had my deck power washed, my house power washed and my portable room air conditioners put in. I also had my redwood picnic table power washed. It was an old one my brother in law was getting rid of and I said I wanted it. I did a nice job sanding and repainting it a couple of years ago –then I put a varnish on it. Wrong. So when it start to peel –and peel badly –I decided it needed to be redone –power washing saved me a step. A male friend and my brother both asked me if I was going to have my new handyman paint the picnic? What kind of a question is that? I can still do some things; just not lift heavy air conditioners.

          Now, I am making a list of all my handyman jobs I need done. This man is 55 and seems very nice. He built the neighbors decks and works for them a lot. It seems the neighbor wife is very handy, the husband is not. I want all kinds of things done but I can afford only the necessary things. He also hung my new address sign. I made the tiled address sign in Mosaic class at the County Library.

           So far on my list is a new screen door and new hinges. Oh I would love to have windows boxes and a shed. Maybe by the Fall I can think of more things, that are necessary.