I’m currently listening to The Court of Thrones and Roses series and I’m so tired of the sex scenes. They are highly detailed and last a long time without adding anything to the story. It’s gotten to the point I just skip them and hope nothing important happens.

I’m on the third book right now and it’s the first series in a while that has truly pulled me in with its amazing fantasy world and fun magic system but it will go from important plot developments to a 10 minute sex scene that just brings the story to a halt. I am interested in the love connections and get excited when the characters I ship finally get together but I don’t need every intimate detail of their sex life.

Edit: To clarify I understand that romantic/erotic is a genre that a lot of people enjoy but I’m talking about when sex isn’t the point of the book.

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Used to read books as a kid but now find it difficult to read a few pages

Ok so back when I was a kid reading books was one of my favourite hobbies if not my favourite hobby. I'd try and read at least a couple of books every week.

Nowadays I can't even get through a few pages, it's probably been about 11 years since I last fully read a book. I've been trying to read The Hobbit but I just can't concentrate for some reason, I read the words but after a few sentences I just forget what I've read. I've tried reading other books over the past couple of years and the same thing happens.

It's not like I can't read anything, I read news articles all the time and can still read comic books and manga just fine.

Has anyone had the same issue before? I REALLY want to get back into reading books but can't seem to, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Little House on the Prairie

I was obsessed with these books as a child. Anyone else? I’m currently reading Caroline Fraser’s Prairie Fires, which gives context to those stories and the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family. It’s kind of heartbreaking to learn the true story, but I don’t think it will diminish my love for those books.

Some of the history is too dense and I skimmed some, but it was such a pivotal time in American history that it truly is mostly fascinating. I was really into the swarms of locusts that mysteriously went extinct the same year that Laura’s father, Charles Ingalls died, after causing him years of crop failure and contributing to the families’ abject poverty.

It’s also incredible that once Laura’s mother Caroline died, Laura wrote to her aunt begging for pages of memories of times gone by. If she hadn’t done that, we might not have these amazing historical fiction books that basically raised me.

Tonight I raise my glass to this history (despite the foreshadowing that Laura and her daughter become republicans late in life).

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so I read the Godfather

So one day I saw it in a bookstore and bought it, yesterday I picked it up and it was so good I blew through the book.

The writing wad easy to understand and the pace was good.

What I liked especially is the characters, my favorites being Michael, Don Vito and Santino.

But don Vito was by far my favorite character. I think what I would call him is a Man's man, a man any man would admire and any boy would aspire to be like. He was a perfect balance of compassionate and ruthless, intelligent and kind, criminal but principled.

I also liked the various subtleties in the book, how one little slip of the tongue was enough to screw things up. Like how Santino screwed up by showing interest in Sollozo or how Barzini revealed his true intentions from just one line uttered at the meeting, no grandiose admissions of guilt like typical stories.

The story was a pretty smooth ride with the only oddity being the Johny Fontaine storyline which was boring and I didn't have much interest.

Overall, what a book, I will definitely read the whole trilogy.

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Posted by42 minutes ago

I read 13 horror novels for the month of October, and here is a short pitch for each to see if you should read one!

So I've always been a fan of Horror, and tied with Fantasy it is probably my most-read genre. This year as a challenge for myself I decided to read 100 books (currently at 92!) and I decided to do a horror run to get me in a festive mood. The mix below is... unique... to say the least. I decided to leave my ratings out of this because I think each one was good in its own way. They are totally not in any ranking order in any way.

Anyway, let's begin.

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Want a traditional Slasher mixed with a supernatural Elk Monster? Then look no further. The Only Good Indians also does the troupe of "ancestral revenge" really well. There is a lot about the life of an Indian, and what it means to grow up on a reservation, providing insight into culture while being scared. There is a lot of basketball.

2. Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

The first on this list I would call Comedy Horror. This is a campy novel, as Grady Hendrix can be a campy author. It is a wonderful take on the Haunted House stereotype done with the scariest of all things... retail! Run around following a fun main character trying to survive the night in an Ikea.

3. Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon by Matt Dinniman

A Horror Lit-RPG, and a pillar in the genre. Extensive in length, this provides a very detailed and fleshed out world. This story mixes strife, loss, and suffering and blends them seemingly with giant monster battles, and otherworldy torture. This is not for the faint of heart, instead this is for anyone looking for a horrifyingly gross time.

4. The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher

A Horror book that will warm your heart. This is the story of a woman and her dog stopping and thwarting some ancient evil. This is the result of wonderfully dynamic characters meeting an Appalachian Horror. The terrors in here will leave you genuinely frightened, but the characters will be holding your hand along the way.

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