Chhhhhhhhhhhhapter!
Crawled on my hands and knees over broken glass a la Bruce Willis in Die Hard to bring you Mongoose Chapter 30.
It took me quite a while to figure It what I wanted to do in this chapter. So....hope it is well received.
It took me quite a while to figure It what I wanted to do in this chapter. So....hope it is well received.
And really, don't be terrified! There are books where my husband and I both agree that THIS book is FABULOUS, and then there are books that I love but my husband doesn't, or he loves it but I don't. I don't know of any two humans who agree on everything! I'm more worried that if I don't like the book, you'll think less of me. :-)
My husband and I met at a party (which we both attended solely because it was a good-bye party for a person we cared about) where everyone else was drinking and dancing sloppily as they all got drunk, which neither of us thinks is a good time. I was sitting on the sides watching the drunk people act like jerks, and Norman came over to talk to me. We started discussing science fiction, and he shyly confessed that although he knew they were objectively terrible, although he knew the prose was purple and the social attitudes dated, he secretly adored the Lensman novels by E. E. "Doc" Smith. And I said, "God, I love those books! I mean, they're terrible by all known measures, and yet they're SO good!"
We spent HOURS talking about science fiction novels we loved, and after I finally went home, everyone said to Norman, "Hey, Cory only ever stays at a party for 15 minutes! What did you DO to get her to stay for THREE HOURS?" Norman said, "Er, I talked to her?" "Huh," they said, "we never tried that." *rolls eyes*
So Norman and I got together partly because of our mutual love of science fiction, and even WE don't agree on every book. :-)
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Oh if you don’t like it that’s cool, I’m sure we can find ONE we both enjoy! Your turn next. :)
One of my colleagues gave me A Little Life to read. It is bloody harrowing and I’ve stopped reading it. Real life is full of enough terrible things thanks. It’s got amazing reviews and it was very well written but...ugh. No thanks.
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Yeah, I don't do harrowing anymore. I used to be a therapist for adults who'd been physically, sexually, or emotionally abused as children, and I've heard enough terrible things for one lifetime. I mean, it was an honor to be there for people whose parents had failed them, and I don't begrudge a single moment of that journey. But now that I'm done with it, I don't need to hear terrible stuff. I didn't get get the tee shirt for hearing terrible stuff; I got the freaking sweatshirt AND the matching pants! :-)
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So the good thing is, neither of us will recommend anything harrowing so that’s good! :)
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