Just Can’t Put the Book Down by Gerri Brousseau

Yesterday my neighbor gave me “Fifty Shades of Grey.”  She said I just had to read this book.  She said she had never read anything like it, and couldn’t put it down.  I told her it was erotica and that I had heard about it, but no … had not had the chance to read it yet.  I read chapter one last night but honestly, I really don’t want to allow myself to dive further into this book because I have things to do.  I can’t allow myself to get so wrapped up in a book that I stop everything because I can’t get my nose out of the book.  (Warning:  If you don’t see me commenting on blogs, it would be because even against my better judgment, I dove head first into this book)  As a writer I know that reading other author’s work makes mine better, but I need to get to work on writing my next book.  I read pretty fast, but this book is 514 pages long!  (So much for the importance of word count for debut authors – Kudos to E.L. James and mega wishes for continued success)  When I start to read a book, I usually set aside a chunk of time to read it daily and sort of fit it into my schedule.  That is, of course, unless it becomes one of those books … you know … the one where your family starts to gather around you at 7 o’clock at night wondering when you will start dinner … the one you are holding in one hand and reading as you stir something you have cooking on the stove … the one you take to the bath with you … all because you just can’t put it down.  The one you can’t wait to finish and when you finally do, you are sad because it ended.  I’m afraid, my dear readers, Fifty Shades will become this book.  Have any of you read it?  Have any of you read a book you simply couldn’t put aside, no matter what?  What book was it?  I remember when I was taking the train 4 hours per day to and from work,  I was so engrossed in the book I was reading that I missed my stop!  Has something like that ever happened to you and if so, what book were you reading?

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