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Many of our non-NA members don't have access to Overdrive library books, Jon. And I suspect that several of the editions have added material at the end. I'm not going to worry about which version folks are able to acquire, and I doubt it will make a material difference. Can we please stop obsessing. This is about READING. And discussing the book. Not quibbling about page counts. (Last and final warning.)
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I struggled with what to nominate this month. I'm going to go with The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer.
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Oooh, goody. An excuse to read a Georgette Heyer Regency. Or, really, re-read. But whatever, I'll second it.
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It seems I have some tickets left, as do a few others, so...
I nominate The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie. From Goodreads: Quote:
Christie is a favourite curl-up-in-the-corner-with-something-familiar sort of read, and The Man in the Brown Suit is a favourite Christie. Lively and funny. Lots of editions out there, I tend to prefer the larger publisher editions because I assume those are legit, whereas I'm not so sure about some of the others. Example prices: Kobo US $9.99, Kobo CA $11.99, Kobo UK £3.99, Kobo AU $5.99. |
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Hey, folks. One day left to get your nominations and seconds in. I see we still have one languishing for a second, and it looks like a fun book, but I'm out of tickets. Plus there's still time to add a new one and get it seconded. So, what ARE your guilty pleasures to read in this highly unusual time?
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What the heck. We need something really trashy. I considered V. C. Andrews's My Sweet Audrina, which apparently outdoes even Flowers in the Attic, but I decided to go with a trash classic, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1966, 454 pp.), instead.
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I can't really see me voting for either of the two books currently waiting for a second, but I have a third ticket to spend and it seems a shame to waste it so ...
I second Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann. After all, Captain Kirk and Spock named Jacqueline Susann as one of the "Giants" of our time. ![]() |
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Well, we still have one book looking for a second. Last Call. This closes down when I log on in the morning.
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I'll give my last nod to a book that's a bit trashy as well...Exit to Eden by Anne Rice.
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Catlady, I thought of you this morning. The Wall Street Journal on Saturdays is doing a “comfort reads” section during this quarantine lockdown period. Today’s feature was a full page on Valley of the Dolls. The teaser is “Take in the Trash: A classically cheesy read that’s soothing right now” and the article is “High Time for Low Brow.”
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