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TW Thread Guide, Newbies Welcome and Q&A Thread #6 ~ Where Do We Go From Here?
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Problem is, I don't really know where to go from there. We were just agreeing that it's important to do our best. |
:lmao: Wow. Where do we go from here... thinks of Buffy the Musical song.
What are you reading? Still about Catherine? Edited because I forgot to say Thanks for this new thread, too, Sunny. :hug: You rock. :D |
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I'm still reading about Catherine, though a little less these days. I got caught in a bunch of chick lit books. :lol: You know, books where they kiss at the end? I just get swallowed by them. :) |
I don't know if I've ever ready any of them.
I tended to go for self-help and Stephen King and VC Andrews, which didn't have a lot of happy endings. I'm so glad you have them and you've been enjoying them. |
I love chick-lit books, when they're well written.
Bad writers or stories that make no sense exist in all genres, including chick lit. But, when it's done well, chick lit is such a joyful little genre. It's funny and touching and sweet. It's about women who have real problems, but who find solutions. It's about families and friendships. And it always ends well. :lol: That's important to me. |
Hm, I may have to look into those to start my reading enjoyment again.
Give me some titles & authors if you still have them. :) Look at me, being all bossy. :lol: If you wouldn't mind, I'd appreciate it. Happy endings sound very appealing to me. And I'm so glad you like them so much. |
I like British authors best, personally.
Milly Johnson is great. So's Jill Mansell. If you prefer to stick with American writers, Cara Lockwood was good. Except don't read Pink Slip Party. That one was annoying. How's that? |
That's great Sunny! :clap:
Thank you! |
There's one of Milly Johnson called Here Come the Girls.
It's really, really good. Like, it might be one of my favourites of hers. But I would like to give you the heads up that it has four women and they all have experiences with being not treated very nicely. There is no violence in it, but three of them are involved with not very nice men and the third had a difficult childhood. It's my favourite because all four women find joy and happiness, in large part through the friendship they develop between them. I did want to forewarn you, though, because of the not nice men they start off with. Another favourite of mine is The Birds and the Bees. No warning for that one. :) |
Thanks for letting me know, Sunny, cause I'd have started reading and been like "this doesn't seem like a happy book" :lol:
I love friendship stories-and how people grow and change through their friendships. So that one will be a big hit for me, too. |
I love Milly Johnson because her books end well, but people have realistic struggles, you know?
It's not empty happiness, you know? The women you root for get to a happy place and they deserve it, you know? And that book especially is awesome, because it's about the women becoming stronger together. But that also means they have problems. :shrug: It's that thing where you can tell someone deserves better than what they accept, what they have. And the books are awesome because they're about the women figuring that out for themselves. |
That book/books/theme is something that will really work for me.
Thank you for telling me about her, and the types of books they are. Going to look when we go to the library, and if they don't have them, my next stop is Amazon. |
That's what Milly Johnson does best, as far as I'm concerned.
She introduces the reader to lovely women who aren't being treated well and then she has them find the strenght to go after their happiness. And she always has female friendships, which is an important thing to me. Because it's a real universe, you know? The women need to realize they deserve to be treated better, but they need support, too. Oh, and of course she has lovely men who have the emotional depth and maturity to treat these women the way they deserve to be treated. :) |
All of that sounds absolutely awesome, and right up my new alley.
I'm sure I'll be thanking you for introducing me to Milly, and her stories. I think I'm going to really enjoy them. |
:lol: Well, try them first and see how you like them, okay?
You don't even have to start with Here Come the Girls. I was mostly telling you about that one because I wanted you to be aware that there is some bit of nastiness in it. It's all worth it in the end, and not just at the very end of course. It'd be stupid to have the women go through a lot of sadness and pain only to have a happy ending in the last two or three pages. That's not how Milly Johnson writes. The good stuff starts way before that, but it's subtle. Like when you learn new things. It's a little bit at a time. |
I'm so glad she doesn't write like that.
I guess most people have badness, and then it's resolved in the last few pages. I'm glad to know there is bad and good spread throughout the book. I will search for her name at the library, then get the book that seems interesting to me, or books. :) Also, I like subtle. |
It's certainly subtle, like I said.
Because I count "good friends" as being something good. It doesn't change that they may still be with bad men. But, you know, it's promising for the future. :) And I can't emphasize how much they end well. |
That's so true-good friends can definitely be with bad men.
That's so good. We may go to the library before the weekend. |
I got a bunch of new books in the mail over the last couple of weeks.
My brother gave me a gift certificate for my birthday, right? Well, I bought used books with it and they've been arriving. It's been a bit like Christmas everyday. But it's wrapping up. Only three more to come. |
Oh mail like that is so awesome.
It's great getting something we like so much, in the mail. It really is like Christmas every day. :party: What kinds of books did you get? |
I kinda got all kinds of books. :lol:
I was just looking at my Wish List and seeing which ones were really cheap and in good condition. :) So I got all the Milly Johnson books I don't already own, I got some history books, a couple young adult novels and some just straight up novels. |
That's fabulous for you Sunny!
I definitely think you enjoy such a variety more. Haven't been to the library yet, not till next week, but I'm sure we'll have some of Milly's books. We have a huge library here. |
It's the impulse thing.
See, if I have to wait for a book before I can read it, I never read it. :lol: So I buy stuff that looks good and, eventually, when I decide I want to read it, it's there. :) |
Hey, that's a really good plan. :look:
That never occurred to me. :lol: |
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