tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post114471740850595115..comments2023-11-28T02:14:46.571-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts of the Reading Obsessed: I'm a freak...Tara Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963704767440694312noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144994185024069552006-04-14T01:56:00.000-04:002006-04-14T01:56:00.000-04:00You're not a freak - I enjoyed Sarah's Child the f...You're not a freak - I enjoyed Sarah's Child the first time also but I did have a reaction to the hero that maybe he wasn't going to be the greatest father/husband in the world but I would have to re-read to get a better understanding.<BR/><BR/>I haven't ever returned a book that I have tried to read. I have returned a book when I discovered I already owned it (like just tonight with MJD) AND I have discovered that in order to find the right book for decorating or about a specific topic, sometimes the only way to find out is to order it online (because it's not in any bookstore in the country) and see if it is what you need. I ordered a book on fabric once because I wanted to know the basics but the book that showed up was about design patterns or something and was not what I was looking for so I had no problem returning it. Sometimes the blurbs make you think you know what it is about and it turns out it isn't the info you need. I did find the perfect book but I wasn't going to get stuck with the $30 one.<BR/><BR/>Also, don't know if you know this but the staff her in Canada (Chapters) can take a book off the shelf and *borrow* it and then put it back like a frickin' library! I was so shocked when I discovered this a couple of years ago. I had asked an associate for help and she goes to the section and says, well, I just finished reading it so it was here. I asked her what she meant and she told me about how employees can borrow the books and read them. The shock still hasn't worn off - may explain some of those broken spines you see. Oh and we have chairs where people will sit all day and read a book. Ugh. I so won't read in bookstore, it feels weird.<BR/><BR/>3. Cheaters - same as you although once upon a tender age I was dead against it. Now? Motivation and such would play a big role. IRL - fo-gediboudit!<BR/><BR/>CindySCindyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349459903336460467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144865209240347842006-04-12T14:06:00.000-04:002006-04-12T14:06:00.000-04:00there there tara is it ok...as long as I can alway...there there tara is it ok...<BR/><BR/>as long as I can always email you for the answers if I can't figure them out I forgive you *g*<BR/><BR/>WHAT? I need to be able to point and laugh! And well I will even link to the blog ;). I. Do. It. All. For. YOU!sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342302708116383329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144838209185726682006-04-12T06:36:00.000-04:002006-04-12T06:36:00.000-04:00Sybil, I'm hanging my head in shame, you're probab...Sybil, I'm hanging my head in shame, you're probably right.Tara Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963704767440694312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144801740271762442006-04-11T20:29:00.000-04:002006-04-11T20:29:00.000-04:00HEY! Tara isn't this sort of like an author revie...HEY! Tara isn't this sort of like an author reviewing a book but not naming the title or author of said book they are talking about?<BR/><BR/>hmmm<BR/><BR/>just a blogger talking about a blog without naming names making other poor bloggers go hunt so they can point and laugh as well.... (or message boards)<BR/><BR/>*eg*sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342302708116383329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144801605698251692006-04-11T20:26:00.000-04:002006-04-11T20:26:00.000-04:00LOL sure I will add Sarah's Child to Duncan's Brid...LOL sure I will add Sarah's Child to Duncan's Bride, Shades of uh something, that family series and Cry No More....<BR/><BR/>I can't think of a reason to ever return a book that a person has read. Then again I wouldn't buy a dress, wear it and return it. I can see buying a book, not getting past 50 pages and returning it.sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342302708116383329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144769847163927932006-04-11T11:37:00.000-04:002006-04-11T11:37:00.000-04:00Hey Jay, I don't have a real problem with someone ...Hey Jay, I don't have a real problem with someone else returning a book that they 1. couldn't read or 2. didn't damage in the process of reading but not finishing. It's a guilt thing for me.<BR/><BR/>I do have a huge problem with someone reading an entire book and then returning it damaged.<BR/><BR/>As to handling returns, I'm curious how different bookstores handle it. I have a friend who owns an indie book shop and she doesn't buy directly from the publishers, she uses Ingram, and I'm not sure they take books back, I'll have to check this out.Tara Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963704767440694312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144768678274143612006-04-11T11:17:00.000-04:002006-04-11T11:17:00.000-04:00I dunno, I've returned 3 books because they were j...I dunno, I've returned 3 books because they were just. that. bad. I liken it to buying a sweater then realizing when you get home you really dont like it. Should you really have to keep a sweater that you know you're never going to wear, and if you stare at it long enough, might actually begin to hate, just because you made the mistake of impulsively buying it? The 3 books I returned, I never made it past page 50, and in one of them I stopped at the end of the 2nd chapter. I'm a gentle reader so the books didn't show any wear and I'm sure the bookstore put them right back on the shelves. Though, if they did accept a return of a book that has the spine cracked, couldn't they just include that in the publisher returns? That's what I would do if I was running a bookstore...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144766392459016192006-04-11T10:39:00.000-04:002006-04-11T10:39:00.000-04:00Jane, I didn't have a problem with it in TMB, my o...Jane, I didn't have a problem with it in TMB, my only issue with TMB--I didn't like how heavy handed the foreshadowing was about 'women falling in love with him' and then the ex-mistress shows up with the baby and the whole scene that followed, and the hero's epiphany only comes after that.Tara Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963704767440694312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144765004224668452006-04-11T10:16:00.000-04:002006-04-11T10:16:00.000-04:00I think it is Penguin that does have a money back ...I think it is Penguin that does have a money back guarantee. I saw that in the back of one of the books that I read recently.<BR/><BR/>As for cheating - I don't mind it so much in the backstory but you have to do a good job in making up for it during the story and I was never sold on the Marriage Bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144756696315072382006-04-11T07:58:00.000-04:002006-04-11T07:58:00.000-04:00Sybil--LOL.3. I'm a EJ fangirl, not rabid enough ...Sybil--LOL.<BR/><BR/>3. I'm a EJ fangirl, not rabid enough to "love" everything.<BR/><BR/>2. Saw your post, if you hadn't of asked the question, I would have.<BR/><BR/>1. Now, aren't you curious, and want to read this one to see about all the hubbub??<BR/><BR/>TaraTara Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963704767440694312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11597422.post-1144725887951710042006-04-10T23:24:00.000-04:002006-04-10T23:24:00.000-04:00LOL I just linked to three and thought you didn't ...LOL I just linked to three and thought you didn't mind it. But I am guessing your EJ luv threw me.<BR/><BR/>2 check I even asked when I saw it on the blog<BR/><BR/>1 no clue but haven't read the book either ;)sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342302708116383329noreply@blogger.com