What are you reading?

[The JD]

I confess...

I'm reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I'm only twelve pages into it, and it's horrid. oKAY, oKAY, she's getting all flushed and flustered during the interview, no doubt responding to his natural dominance or some shit. I GOT it. Is the whole book this overplayed???

[aishah]

Originally Posted by The JD

I confess...

I'm reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I'm only twelve pages into it, and it's horrid. oKAY, oKAY, she's getting all flushed and flustered during the interview, no doubt responding to his natural dominance or some shit. I GOT it. Is the whole book this overplayed???

i heard it was one of those books that was originally an online published fanfiction and the author remade it into an original fiction piece. as a fanfic fan/author myself...it tends to be a little overwrought. i haven't read the book yet though.

[The JD]

Originally Posted by aishah

i heard it was one of those books that was originally an online published fanfiction and the author remade it into an original fiction piece. as a fanfic fan/author myself...it tends to be a little overwrought. i haven't read the book yet though.

Ohhh, got it! That makes so much sense! What character/show/concept was the original focus of the fanfiction?

[aishah]

Originally Posted by The JD

Ohhh, got it! That makes so much sense! What character/show/concept was the original focus of the fanfiction?

i think it was originally an erotic twilight au (alternate universe) fanfiction.

sometimes turning erotic fanfic into original fiction works out pretty well...a friend of mine who is also a fanfiction author managed to get one of her ncis fanfic works published and it's quite good. i've read lots of fanfic that is better than some original fic i've read.

but i think twilight, and fanfiction in general, kind of lend themselves to overwrought, melodramatic sort of romance...so i'm curious to see the reception of fifty shades of grey.

[The JD]

Originally Posted by aishah

i think it was originally an erotic twilight au (alternate universe) fanfiction.

but i think twilight, and fanfiction in general, kind of lend themselves to overwrought, melodramatic sort of romance...so i'm curious to see the reception of fifty shades of grey.

Okay, I'm 50 pages into it, and now that I know it came out of Twilight fanfic, it's ALL I can see. It's set in the Pacific Northwest...narrated in first-person by a young woman described as "closed-off" who spurns all previous romantic overtures, and falls head over heels in love (and hate, and love, and hate) with a rich wise-beyond-his-years and strikingly handsome man with all-knowing eyes and an ever-present smirk. Oh, and there's even a competing love interest, a dark-skinned muscle-bound easy-going best friend. Yep, sounds like Twilight alright.

But then Twilight was based on Pride and Prejudice (as Stephenie Meyer admitted), with the independent and outspoken Elizabeth Bennet having her own love/hate reaction to the rich and aloof Mr. Darcy.

So maybe Fifty Shades of Grey is actually the BDSM version of Pride and Prejudice? Hmmm.

[aishah]

still slowly meandering through sex and disability...also slowly going through spiritual journaling: writing your way to independence by julie tallard johnson. i was looking for journaling books and this one's aimed at teens but i liked the kindle sample so i bought it. a friend of mine rated it badly but i'm not sure how i feel about it yet.

i'm trying to decide which other book i want to read next, now that i've finished the wolves of mercy falls trilogy. maybe madness by marya hornbacher. her book wasted is one of my favorites...it's been a constant companion for most of my life.

[Talon]

Originally Posted by aishah

still slowly meandering through sex and disability...also slowly going through spiritual journaling: writing your way to independence by julie tallard johnson. i was looking for journaling books and this one's aimed at teens but i liked the kindle sample so i bought it. a friend of mine rated it badly but i'm not sure how i feel about it yet.

i'm trying to decide which other book i want to read next, now that i've finished the wolves of mercy falls trilogy. maybe madness by marya hornbacher. her book wasted is one of my favorites...it's been a constant companion for most of my life.

"Wasted"...is one of my favorite books, as well.

Currently, I'm reading "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" by Alan Duff.

[Julien]

Female to Male (FTM) in Film Narrative: Gender Passing and the Re-Creation of Brandon Teena

now that is a heady title and yes it is my dissertation aka manuscript, I'm rereading it to see where I can cut/enhance/proof (again) before sending it to a publisher. Basically it revolves around how the media co-opts BT for their own agendas. As well as a discussion of who has the right to speak for the Trans community. I cover FTM films up to Albert Nobbs (which I haven't seen yet, waiting for the dvd) and will add it to my manuscript.

[Talon]

Originally Posted by Julien

Female to Male (FTM) in Film Narrative: Gender Passing and the Re-Creation of Brandon Teena

now that is a heady title and yes it is my dissertation aka manuscript, I'm rereading it to see where I can cut/enhance/proof (again) before sending it to a publisher. Basically it revolves around how the media co-opts BT for their own agendas. As well as a discussion of who has the right to speak for the Trans community. I cover FTM films up to Albert Nobbs (which I haven't seen yet, waiting for the dvd) and will add it to my manuscript.

Very nice...Julien.

[nycfem]

Talon and aisah,

I'm a fan of Marya Hornbacher too.

I loved Wasted and Madness was good too

I read almost entirely nonfiction and love dysfunctional, passionate memoirs that are written well, of course!

Jennifer

[Talon]

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

Talon and aisah,

I'm a fan of Marya Hornbacher too.

I loved Wasted and Madness was good too

I read almost entirely nonfiction and love dysfunctional, passionate memoirs that are written well, of course!

Jennifer

Well, but of course, doll.......I still need to read Madness.

[Kätzchen]

I've been reading forum threads on the message boards here
and reading from several books lately: yesterday, a co-worker gave
me a book and it is quite interesting, actually.

The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes
Edited by: Roger Wilkes (1999: London, England)


I'm not reading any particular story in order presented within this book.
I am currently reading: Murder Hath Charms (pp. 540-551).

In particular, I appreciate the introduction penned by Editor Wilkes.
Definately a must-read for those of you out there that appreciate this type of subject of interest.

[Arwen]

I'm on the fourth audio book of "Tales Of The Otori" which is "Harsh Cry Of The Heron". I've listened to books 1-3 and really love it. Very atmospheric writing that I love. The author is Lian Hearn.

[aishah]

solerna by anna schubarth - she's a friend of a friend and she self-published this book and it's really quite good it's sci-fi with a bit of a pagan twist. you can get it on kindle.

[femmedyke]

Since my last check in I've read a few more books including: Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent, The Scourge, Outside and The Witch Who Made Adjustments.

That last one was a small fluff book that was just cute and fun.

I'm now beginning Wool (books 1-5) by Hugh Howey and tinkering around Bombshells by T. Elliott Brown and Live Organic (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Lynn Huggins-Cooper.

I adore my Kindle Fire and though I have a small library would love to open it up for those who may want to borrow anything (and vice versa?)

[JAGG]

Academically Adrift by Richard Arum it"s a compelling book, that sure clears up alot of nagging questions, reinforces what I already suspected.

[SugarFemme]

Originally Posted by The JD

I confess...

I'm reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I'm only twelve pages into it, and it's horrid. oKAY, oKAY, she's getting all flushed and flustered during the interview, no doubt responding to his natural dominance or some shit. I GOT it. Is the whole book this overplayed???