Fifty Shades of Grey
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dont like it ..dont read it
Jenna wrote: "Lorie wrote: "Mary wrote: "Jenna wrote: "see that was one of the reasons why they said the nook was better, because theres a memory card slot and like i said before about the pixels or something, b..."I was the SAME way, at first! SOOOO against ereaders...I actually despised them for trying to replace beloved paperbacks lol. I loved the feel and smell of books and wanted nothing to do with ereaders. But now I love every single little thing about them as well as being able to purchase a book with the tap of a finger! I bring it everywhere I go, as well. :)
Jenna wrote: "Lorie wrote: "Mary wrote: "Jenna wrote: "see that was one of the reasons why they said the nook was better, because theres a memory card slot and like i said before about the pixels or something, b..."ME TOOOOO! When I bought my husband the Fire I was like, "pshhhh! I'd much rather keep building my lovely library of physical books." but then I started reading some on it and I was like, "HOLY CRAP. BEST. THING. EVER." I then persuaded him that I needed an e-reader asap! =P I got a cute little cover for it with a matching light! I absolutely love it!
just found the best picture ever on facebook haha its two woman reading fifty shades of grey and darker and it says Woman are to classy to watch porn but they will read the f**k out of it
Mary wrote: "Lorie wrote: "I love my Kindle too. Best $100 I've ever spent. =)."
I got the $79 version and my computer programmer son-in-law took the advertisements off for me. So the Fire is backlit??? If ..."
Yup it sure is! It has an LED screen just like a computer. The Kindle Fire is an awesome tablet though for the price but it was really harsh on my eyes. I was going to get the normal Kindle as well, Mary but then I started poking around on the Kindle Touch at Best Buy and realized I felt more comfortable tapping the screen than pushing the buttons! Mine still has the offers but it doesn't bother me too much and I've actually bought a couple of things because of them. =)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79... has anyone else read this?? Im tryin so hard to get into it but i cant haha ya thought 50 was bad writting this is worse its POV of a 5 year old so its written like a 5 year old
Jenna wrote: "just found the best picture ever on facebook haha its two woman reading fifty shades of grey and darker and it says Woman are to classy to watch porn but they will read the f**k out of it"LOL! I've seen that! Some of the 50 shades of grey memes are pretty funny.
Ellie wrote: "MThank you so much! Which one would you suggest? One book that stood out in my mind was The Far Pavillion. It truly was an epic and dramatic love story. I loved Janet Daily and her Texas rancher series, Rosemary Rogers, Kathleen Woodiliss(?). There were so many, I can't remember all their names. I'd read an average of 2 or 3 books a week, (and I had a full time job). Now that I'm retired I might get in 2 or 3 a month. I belong to several writing groups and have found a love for writing stories (when I'm not playing golf). I picked FSOG up because I was curious and loved the story. I've found some of the best authors have had editing issues. It happens to the best. This is why I cut James some slack. It's her first attempt and she hit the jack pot. I'm happy for her. ."I also loved the Far Pavilions. Great epic novel. It all depends on what you like. For historical, I would recommend Laura Kinsale's "The Shadow and the Star" and "Flowers from the Storm." Flowers from the Storm has a heroine who is a Quaker and a hero who was a libertine before he has a stroke. It is one of the most poignant romances I have read. The Shadow and the Star takes place both in England and Hawaii and has some wonderful historical elements about Hawaii. Her books are somewhat angsty. Another good historical romance author is Karen Ranney. She has a series of Scots' romances that are hit and miss, but her stand-alone titles are very well written IMO. Some of her good ones include: Tapestry, My Beloved, After the Kiss, and Upon a Wicked Time. The latter (UAWT) has a very BAD boy hero that you are sure cannot possibly be redeemed. I just love her writing style though...it is very descriptive and almost ethereal. Anne Stuart also has dark heroes. Her most famous historical is probably To Love a Dark Lord. Linda Howard, Rachel Gibson and Jennifer Crusie all write contemporary romance. Howard has extremely alpha male heroes. Crusie's writing style is very quirky and my favorite of hers is Welcome to Temptation. As far as epic, Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series is great. It spans the time frame from the Battle of Culloden to the US Revolutionary War (this is a time travel romance). Tell me about the types of characters, settings,etc. that you like to read about and I will give more recommendations.
i seen that on fb too :)
Lorie wrote: "This made me laugh:"
There needs to be a LIKE button on here!
Jenna wrote: "just found the best picture ever on facebook haha its two woman reading fifty shades of grey and darker and it says Woman are to classy to watch porn but they will read the f**k out of it"That actually makes me happy!!!! Why shouldn't we be able enjoy porn too. Who cares if you watch it or read it. (not that I'm that into porn, I'm actually not) but if its ok for classy men, then why not classy women. Truthfully, I think Sex In the City is partly responsible too.
Karen wrote: "Jenna wrote: "just found the best picture ever on facebook haha its two woman reading fifty shades of grey and darker and it says Woman are to classy to watch porn but they will read the f**k out o...":)i dont know how she posted the pic or id post that one on here
Karen wrote: "That actually makes me happy!!!! Why shouldn't we be able enjoy porn too. Who cares if you watch it or read it. (not that I'm that into porn, I'm actually not) but if its ok for classy men, then why not classy women. Truthfully, I think Sex In the City is partly responsible too. ."Well, I think women need to grab on to their own sexuality with both hands since there seems to be a political element that would strip us of it.
Jenna wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79... has anyone else read this?? Im tryin so hard to get into it but i cant haha ya thought 50 was bad writting this is worse its POV of a 5 year old so..."
When I was in my 20's, I used to read a lot of Stephen King books. Those had also been said to be written at the 3rd grade reading level. In fact many many popular writers write at younger reading levels. And even now, one of my favorite books is "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, which is actually published as a YA book. Guess that puts me back in elementary school, even though I've earned two bachelor degrees and a masters.
Lorie wrote: "This made me laugh:"
That is pretty funny!!!
no karen, this is like way worse then 3rd grade reading level this is like UGHHHH hang on let me look in my nook and ill write a few lines from it to prove how hard it is to get into
"There's a cat in the second pictures, in the third it's on the pile of rocks. Rocks are stones, that means heavy like ceramic that Bath and Sink and Toilet are of, But not so smooth" that is one line there are others far worse
i think this is gonna be one of those books i just have to push away and not read, im on page 13 and i had to struggle to get that far, its just fragments of sentances and its making it confusing and hard to keep up with the story
I was curious about reading levels and just put an excerpt of Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" into the Fleisch-Kincaid Readability calculator. It came out 9th grade level. Now I need to find an excerpt of FSoG.
FSoG is 5th grade level.
That is awesome! What is this readability calculator, and where can I get one?? Lol
Kinsale is at a 9th grade level as well.
Pride and Prejudice is grade 11.
Thanks, I bookmarked site! Is there a way to select and copy words from ereader, though? I only see highlighting options when I select. Or do you do this on computer?
Jenna wrote: "what was Room?"7th grade. Can you all tell I am a nerd and easily amused?
Kris wrote: "Thanks, I bookmarked site! Is there a way to select and copy words from ereader, though? I only see highlighting options when I select. Or do you do this on computer?"I am just looking up excerpts so I can copy and paste.
Stephen King's "The Green Mile" tops out at 11th grade.
i dont see how thats 7th grade....thats crazy lol :)
Jenna wrote: "i dont see how thats 7th grade....thats crazy lol :)"I think it probably depends on the excerpt you put in there. IF we put in an entire book, the grade levels might change.
true, but whatever the grade i dont think i can read it, anyone have any other recomendations? im wanting a change thats why im not goin to the next BDB book
Jenna wrote: "true, but whatever the grade i dont think i can read it, anyone have any other recomendations? im wanting a change thats why im not goin to the next BDB book"What kind of books are you interested in?
i like paranormal Romance, but im wanting something different i guess
What is the highest level it will register? Does it start giving ratings of college degrees as levels? (lol) Or does it stop at 12th grade? (Sorry for all these questions, I'm a real inquisitive person by nature...sometimes reaching "Uncle Buck" levels of consecutive questions:)
Kindle is fab, Ive been using the a kindle for a few years now. If you spend a little extra you can get a cover with a light which draws power from the kindle battery. I recently bought a kindle Fire for my daughter, it is backlit, but the main reason I bought it was because children's illustrated books look much better than the black and white screen.
You can also load movies onto it. We do a lot of long country drives and the kids can watch a movie on the kindle fire when they become bored. It is essentially a tablet, and as far as tablets go, it is one of the cheapest on the market.
Jenna wrote: "i like paranormal Romance, but im wanting something different i guess"Do you want romance or some other genre? Time travel?
im thinkin a different genre....time travel???? maybe
Kris wrote: "What is the highest level it will register? Does it start giving ratings of college degrees as levels? (lol) Or does it stop at 12th grade? (Sorry for all these questions, I'm a real inquisitive pe..."I just put an excerpt from a legal text in there and it registered grade 13.
B3cs wrote: "Kindle is fab, Ive been using the a kindle for a few years now. If you spend a little extra you can get a cover with a light which draws power from the kindle battery. I recently bought a kindle F..."
u can get the nook tablet for the same price as a kindle fire but its 8 gb u can get a 16 gb for 50 bucks more and both come with a memory card slot, LMAO i should be a spokesperson for B&N for their nook :D
Jenna wrote: "B3cs wrote: "Kindle is fab, Ive been using the a kindle for a few years now. If you spend a little extra you can get a cover with a light which draws power from the kindle battery. I recently boug..."
I looked at the Nook but they are not available to Australian Residents :(
B3cs wrote: "Jenna wrote: "B3cs wrote: "Kindle is fab, Ive been using the a kindle for a few years now. If you spend a little extra you can get a cover with a light which draws power from the kindle battery. I..."
really that sucks :(
Mary wrote: "http://www.standards-schmandards.com/..."Thanks for this link, I'm going to waste a lot of time on this haha
B3cs wrote: "Mary wrote: "http://www.standards-schmandards.com/..."Thanks for this link, I'm going to waste a lot of time on this haha"
I was just thinking the same! Lol
Jenna wrote: "im thinkin a different genre....time travel???? maybe"Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Karen Monings Higlander books
Son of the Morning by Linda Howard
A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux
The Rose Garden by Susana Kearsley
Jenna wrote: "B3cs wrote: "Jenna wrote: "B3cs wrote: "Kindle is fab, Ive been using the a kindle for a few years now. If you spend a little extra you can get a cover with a light which draws power from the kindl..."Yeah I know, I liked the coloured nook because of their selection of illustrated children's books, the animated books and the read aloud funtion. With a 5 year old learning to read I thought that would be great way to support her reading, so I was dissapointed that I couldn't get one.
@Kris - I did a book rating comparison on our rated books and we line up 82% of the time. ;0)
Mary wrote: "@Kris - I did a book rating comparison on our rated books and we line up 82% of the time. ;0)"Nice!! ;) How did you do that?? You are very computer savvyyy ;)
Kris wrote: "Mary wrote: "@Kris - I did a book rating comparison on our rated books and we line up 82% of the time. ;0)"Nice!! ;) How did you do that?? You are very computer savvyyy ;)"
Not really...when you go to your page on goodreads, there is a compare books link.
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I got the $79 version and my computer programmer son-in-law took the advertisements off for me. So the Fire is backlit??? If so, I will not be getting one of those for Christmas!