John, Antony: Five Flavors of Dumb

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Comments

[quiet_rebel]

Sounds like my kind of book! I just reserved it from my library!

[calico_reaction]

Oh fun! Please let me know your thoughts (and holler here, because I'm not reading friends list anymore)! :)

[mambo_chocobo]

I'm reading this right now! I'm enjoying it too. The cover really is awesome, and it looks even better up close and personal.

[calico_reaction]

It does! It's also the kind of cover that if I'd bought the e-version, I would've broken down and bought the hard copy too anyway!

[mambo_chocobo]

Yes! From the stage to the placement and pose of the model, to the wallpaper underneath and the font they use for the title... it's just perfection. I just finished the book and am writing a review myself, and I agree with everything you said. Definitely an amazing read.

[geminai5]

Definitely adding this to my to-buy list!

[calico_reaction]

Woot! When you read it, let me know your thoughts!

[ardys_the_ghoul]

However, and this is both funny and a concern, but I was startled that a mother would pop out her boob to feed the baby not just in front of her teenaged daughter, but the younger, teenaged son.

I can tell you that my mom would not do this, and did not do it when she was nursing my brother, despite the fact that I was only 3-4 years old at the time. She used a baby blanket to cover herself.

But I can also tell you that my mother is very conservative and very self-conscious, so that is completely in character for her. My family isn't large--it's just my brother and me--so I can't speak to whether it would be different in a larger family.

[calico_reaction]

Thanks for the commentary! :)

[jncar]

I don't usually read contemporary novels, preferring historical and fantasy, but I've seen so many great reviews of this book that I might just try to find it at my local library

[calico_reaction]

Thanks for sharing! Like I said, this is a completely foreign thing to me, so it's cool to learn about.

If you read this book, do come back to share your thoughts!