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The Black Isle by Sandi Tan

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Jul 15, 12

bookshelves: read-in-2012
Read from July 02 to 15, 2012

Yikes! This was my first book to read for the Net Galley Knockdown and I really wanted to like it! I will have to go with a 2.5 because of the very choppy writing, unlikable characters and weird octopus sex. Formal review to follow!

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Reading Progress

07/02/2012 page 20
4.0% "I don't know what I'm doing!!! I started a 4th book!!!???"

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message 1: by Penny (new) - added it

Penny octopus sex??


Aaron (Typographical Era)  WAIT. WHAT?!!? Is that a funky position or are we talking about two actual sea creatures?!?!?


message 3: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Ok -- laughing out loud over here!


message 4: by Jack7609 (last edited Jul 16, 2012 06:21pm) (new) - rated it 2 stars

Jack7609 Oh no! It was an actual sea creature octopus having sex with a woman and she was right into it. Apparently it is called "tentical porn" and it is big in Japanese Anime (according to my 13 year old son!!! Yes-- I did ask him what the hell kind of shows he has been watching!!!). And it wasn't only once in this book-- it was the lighthouse operator's wife's thing. (???)


message 5: by Penny (new) - added it

Penny People should be warned in advance! And 50 Shades thought it has something going for it - it's got nothing on kinky octopus sex!


Aaron (Typographical Era)  How exactly did you start that conversation with your son?

Jackie: (shaking head)
Son: What's wrong?
Jackie: Octopus. I never would have thought about trying to make it fit...
Son: You're so weird mom. What are you even talking about?
Jackie: You know....copulation....
Son: ....
Jackie: Getting gently rocked by the sweet suction of slippery octopus appendages.
Son: OH! Tentacle sex! Why didn't you just say so? (walks away)


message 7: by Penny (new) - added it

Penny hahahahaha!! Like duh mom! It's the latest thing man! hahahaha! We're so old! ☺


Jack7609 Lolololol!!! Exactly!! ;)
(oh! Too funny!)


message 9: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth What the.....?!
I'm still trying to cope with the fact that there's such a thing as tentacle porn. Hope it took her to dinner first.


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