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Posted by Racer on September 30, 2004, at 12:28:42
I've been having a lot of trouble reading lately, and it's very, very distressing for me. The other day, in Costco, I picked up a paperback, though, that gave me a new strategy: I opened the cover, sat down -- and had great difficulty getting up again until the book was finished! Wheeha! I can read -- as long as it's not 'good for me'!!! So, I did it again.
The specific potato chips in this case, since my local Costco no longer stocks Ruffles BBQ flavor (my cat's favorite), is Patricia Cornwell. First I read "Blow Fly", now I'm reading "Unnatural Exposure" -- which I think is a better book all the way around. It also has a story line that I really, really like -- involving bioterrorism.
Now, don't get me wrong. These have all the nutritional value of a can of Pringles. They're not great books, and Blow Fly isn't even all that well written. But they're still page turners, in their own way. For those of you who, like me, have been having trouble concentrating well enough to read, they may be a reasonable facsimile to books. In fact, maybe we can compare them to something like Ensure for people who can't really eat?
Hope that helps someone. They've certainly helped me. (And, bless my husband, I've got more relief on the way: my husband *finally* got around to subscribing to New Scientist magazine for me! Yippee!! I can *always* read that!)
Posted by NikkiT2 on September 30, 2004, at 15:20:21
In reply to Escaping into Potato Chip Books..., posted by Racer on September 30, 2004, at 12:28:42
I am a huge fan of potato chip books!!
In my last post about mmy shopping trip, I mentioned a book called "Sabriel".. I gobbled that up *grins* Then the sequel "Lirael", and now onto the third "Abhorsen". They're kids books, same kind of age as "His Dark Materials" (sorry, I refuse to do them all, as to link them here I have to use the American name of the golden compass, and its something I haaaaaate!), but I've loved them!!
Kids books are my normal potato chips books!!
Posted by Racer on October 1, 2004, at 12:38:15
In reply to chips and dips » Racer, posted by NikkiT2 on September 30, 2004, at 15:20:21
[takes thumb out of mouth] "Me, too!"
Only, in my case, I go upstairs to our guest room -- where you can stay when you come and visit ;-) -- and take books off the bookcase in there. Mostly horse stories, for adolescent girls, but a few things like John Christopher's Tripods series -- "The White Mountains", "The City of Gold and Lead", and "The Pool of Fire" -- and some other classic kids books, "Mistress Masham's Repose", "The Egypt Game", "Half Magic", and so on.
There is something so very soothing about children's books, isn't there? If you like those, my dear, try Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" -- not a kids book, but the same 'feel' for adults. Lovely book. "Seventh Son" is similarly magic for adults. Warning, though: Scott is Mormon, through and through. The Alvin Maker series, which starts with "Seventh Son", is his fictionalized -- and idealized -- story of Joseph Smith. Sometimes that bothers me a lot, but the first three Alvin Maker books are so good I hardly care.
Posted by gardenergirl on October 2, 2004, at 1:41:05
In reply to Re: chips and dips » NikkiT2, posted by Racer on October 1, 2004, at 12:38:15
Finally! Thanks to the light therapy lamp and my morning 30 minutes.
gg
Posted by Racer on October 2, 2004, at 9:37:58
In reply to I finished a potato chip book, too!, posted by gardenergirl on October 2, 2004, at 1:41:05
What potato chip book did you finish? C'mon! We told, now your turn!
Posted by gardenergirl on October 2, 2004, at 19:51:28
In reply to BUT ---- » gardenergirl, posted by Racer on October 2, 2004, at 9:37:58
Oh lordy....I've been working on it for so long I forget...It's by Nora Roberts...maybe "Bloodlines"? Wait, no, it's "Birthright".
gg
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