Jenny’s Comments (group member since Nov 18, 2020)

Jenny’s comments from the Sinful Readers Anonymous group.

Sonia, stop whatever you are doing and go find this book, which I just read about in the NYT Book review...

I hope you like some or all of these! Sorry they all fell on you at once. Ouch.

OK. Recommendations.
Brilliant, but gory (if you are a Criminal Minds fan, you should be fine with these)

Less gory (generally)

Non-profiler, but still compelling mysteries

And my all-time favorite mystery series


I just listed the first book of the series. I have read all of the books in all of these series. Love them.

Sonia, I just took a moment's break from work and saw the Jack Reacher full size quote and almost shot an onion ring out of my nose. That would've hurt. I have seen the trailer for the new Reachre thingy, and I might give it a try. It won't be as good as the books though. I am predicting the obvious.

I put one of the Peter Ash books on my TBR, but I haven't tried it yet. I never have great luck with the " if you like x, you will like y" thing. I don't generally like to read the same book by a different author, but the series has gotten some good reviews.

When I get home I will send some recommendations your way on profiler books. Now I have to finish chewing and get back to putting frames together.

The First Auster book I ever read was Travels in the Scriptorium, which I loved, and it turned me on to his writing. He does not tend to pick the easiest subject matter for his stories.

Wow. Thank you. I will add several of these to my list.

Have you gotten to Thomas Pynchon yet? I know you can relish the weird, and he is really good at that.

So are there any authors from that list that are absolutely worth adding to my TBR? There are quite a few from the list that I have tried and had various shades of meh, like John Updike and Bret Easton Ellis, and to my shame, Dickens. Just can't get into his writing.

Out of curiosity I looked at the 1001 list (helpfully a listopia of several editions of that book, so 1300 or so books listed), and I have read 110 of them. There were over 40 more authors that I have read, but not the book(s) listed.
The majority were books or authors I have never heard of, which is interesting, I probably won't try to tackle the list, as I have at least that many books on my shelves that I haven't picked up yet.
One of these days I need to get all of my books on the TBR or read lists. It will take me a minute or two to do that.

Sonia, yes, I remember that mpreg book. Just not my genre.
My rereads or re-listens are books that gave me happy in some way. I listen to the St. Mary's (Jodi Taylor) books at least once a year, and Watership Down, and Tam Lin, and Harry Potter, and Isaac Asimov, etc, etc. Rereads make my brain happy.

Aw, Sammy, but then you miss gems like Interstellar super explorer.

I keep meaning to look at that 1001 book list, but haven't yet. Several organizations have come out with lists like that, so what made you choose that one?

I think they are picking a few groups to allow emails on. I am certainly not getting them all yet. But, yay for some!

And done! I would add another Hemsworth picture, but the one right in front of me now is just sooooo good.

I'm in!
Going for Tower Teams, as that was my first encounter with the chipmunks!

Tim Hamner- Lucifer's Hammer 6/4/21
Offred- The Handmaid's Tale 6/8/21
Walton- Three Laws Lethal 6/12621
Erasmus- Bad Blood 6/12/21
Rankin- The Greatest Show Off Earth 6/8/21
The God Equation- The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything 6/5/21
Enders- The Zeta Family 6/23/21
Andie- Dead Past 6/6/21
Midnight Library (The)- The Midnight Library 6/5/21
Sweet- Sweet Tea and Sympathy 6/6/21

Happy Birthday!

I need to learn these shortcuts.

I have been getting notifications too.

Woohoo!!!!! Colorful waters and a sinking sub. Not bad for a Saturday.

Lava lamp filled missiles coming up...




16 April
I5- thE danGers of dating a rebound vamPire


12 April
C6- A complicated loVe storY set iN space


15 April
B2- title begins with B


17 Apr
B8- read as a buddy read (but not in this group- does is count?)


14 April
E1- 1st in series

I swear we all were aiming for the swimming sailors, not the notification machine. Yes we do need to work on our aim...

My next shot will be filled with neon pink gel, so even if it misses, the local fishies can experience the wonders of a lava amp.

I really want to respond to your complaints about deadlines and weather and such, but I can't seem to focus on anything but a wet white shirt, and the man wearing it. Sorry.

Completion Post

4/11/21

E7- 7th in series, series Flight Risk #7

I have had my seafood already, and now I want to follow it up with carnage.

Too much?

Mussels and scallops and crab legs, oh my!