Yes, shoot me, I'm currently addicted to junk novels that are probably worthless in the history of American literature.
But before that, I beg people who know to tell me more fun chick novels that are similar to any of Meg Cabot's books and the Shopaholic Trilogy by Sophie Kinsella. Thanks.
You're just another bastard.
It depends on what you mean by similar; my sister liked the Shopaholic Trilogy but she said she doesn't think the other books she's read are very similar. To me they seem similar anyway, so I'll give you some titles to look at: The Dominant Blonde (or other books) by Alisa Kwitney; Sisterchicks books by Robin Jones Gunn; How To Meet Cute Boys by Deanna Kizis (this one was my suggestion after I saw it at the library; she hasn't finished it but she liked how it started). Also, maybe Bridget Jones's Diary? Okay, so this is getting too in-depth but I'm a research freak. I noticed when I got on Amazon to look up those authors that there's another Shopaholic book coming out called Shopaholic & Sister, and that Amazon offers suggestions of other similar books you might like, so you can check there for more titles.
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no clue, but i did check out abarbara taylor bradford book from the local library last week.
shh!!!
the air and water have been here a long time, and they are telling stories.
oh i've been there long time ago...addicted to chick literature...then one day i realized reading these things is such a waste!!
i recall some titles..can u keep a secret, guys next door, the diary of a mad bride, jemima j,
i did enjoyed a little watchin the movie version of briget jones' diary (esp cause Hugh grant played in this movie)..
but i suppose Harlequins are still the worst !!!
The Devil wears Prada was pretty good, I also liked the Bridget Jones books.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
love the bridget jones books. am happy to report i couldn't make it past the prologue and first page of b.t.b.'s book. pretty cruddy - she gets paid?
okso i did like a woman of substance years ago. except for the way the author fawned over her main char.
shh!!!
the air and water have been here a long time, and they are telling stories.
A friend of mine loved that Kinsella stuff, she advised me to read it... Should be nice, I'm not against reading junk if it's funny junk (I'm only against useless romance novels).
Relevant post, isn't it?
dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
keep me alive and give me something to lose
^ Which reminds me. WHO on earth reads those paperback romance novels with naked people on the cover picture? I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover and I can't say bad things about them since I've never read any of them, but I'm still against them anyway. Sue me.
By the way, I'm starting to get sick of the Shopaholic main character. She's somewhat... dumb?
You're just another bastard.
what paperback novels..?!!
yeah she's dumb indeed yet author "gave" her good looki, smart, rich guy as a bf..or is he dumb too since he's in love with her..
That was exactly the point of my parenthesis...Originally Posted by ajoe
Once, still when I used to read everything I found, I read a novel by Danielle Steel, which is like the literate equivalent of those things, in a way... It was so pathetic! It was about this girl who was always taken advantage of cos she was too beautiful, and she doesnt want to be judged only one her beauty but anyway all the bad things happen to her cos of that, like her father abusing her, then he kills him and noone believes he abused of her cos he was arespected lawyer so she goes to jail and all the lesbians around abuse of her... then she works for a model agency but not as a model but at the end I think she does but then someone takes photos of her naked (cos all her bfs anyway take advantage of her) and sells them to the magazines later when she's in politics after having married a politician, sort of... Sorry for spoiling it for all those who wnated to read it ( ! ) but it was too funny... How comes I remember it so well after many years, and I dont remember this well the books I want to remember for life?
sub, those we are referring to are thise obscure books (here in Italy the series is called 'Harmony', they can be found at newspapers' kiosks too...or maybe only there) thatusually have pastel covers and the covers inevitably shows some passionate couple and if you still have doubts the title reveals it must be some romantic story... They must be much worse than the one I described here, all about some veeeeery deeeeeeep loooove and probably some jealousy or whatever...
edit: found the italian site at www.eharmony.it
Some titles to give you an idea:
Blonde Seduction
Prohibited Contact
(you should see the covers of these if you click on that link - featuring naked legs, underwear and hands... now don't imagine a porn, just in a romantic way)
Browsing further I found
Two hearts and a camper (LOL!)
By chance or forever? (cover features a bench and a couple on a romantic night)
A spark called love
A pure love
Welcome Dr Wonderful (????)
A surgeon to kiss (!!!!!!!!!)
Our cruise
An endless smile
Ok I'd better stop wasting my time (thus avoiding to let you know about the plots...ask if you want transaltions of those
Last edited by Koa; 08-19-2004 at 12:02 PM.
dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
keep me alive and give me something to lose
Oh, there things like those in my place also....seductive covers with funny titels..i suppose this thing is a world wide productThat was exactly the point of my parenthesis...
sub, those we are referring to are thise obscure books (here in Italy the series is called 'Harmony', they can be found at newspapers' kiosks too...or maybe only there) thatusually have pastel covers and the covers inevitably shows some passionate couple and if you still have doubts the title reveals it must be some romantic story... They must be much worse than the one I described here, all about some veeeeery deeeeeeep loooove and probably some jealousy or whatever...
edit: found the italian site at www.eharmony.it
Some titles to give you an idea:
Blonde Seduction
Prohibited Contact
(you should see the covers of these if you click on that link - featuring naked legs, underwear and hands... now don't imagine a porn, just in a romantic way
Browsing further I found
Two hearts and a camper (LOL!)
By chance or forever? (cover features a bench and a couple on a romantic night)
A spark called love
A pure love
Welcome Dr Wonderful (????)
A surgeon to kiss (!!!!!!!!!)
Our cruise
An endless smile
Ok I'd better stop wasting my time (thus avoiding to let you know about the plots...ask if you want transaltions of those
Cheers
I think sappy love storys are fine just as long as you dont 4get where fantasy ends and reality begins
but what do i know im only 14
Hi Pink Baby...welcome on board...
Cheers
You're lucky. You can enjoy Princess Diaries series without shame. Me, whenever I check out one of those books from the local library, I need to pretend it's for the little sister I never have. Of course, when I was 16 I also still read The Baby-Sitters Club.
What the heck is wrong with me? My hormones develop in all the wrong timing.
Last edited by ajoe; 08-21-2004 at 09:08 PM.
You're just another bastard.
Lol ajoe, I'm out of timing too for many things... But once, when I was like 15 or 16 maybe, my mum came home with a book (she often bought me book cos she knew I liked them and I think she felt pity in seeing me reading the same things several times - even if I was doing it for fun) of a dreadful series... Something about girls growing up, and 'oh I'm fat-I have spots-my friend is cooler than me' etc... Well I don't classify that book as literature... There are much clever ways of writing about that stuf without sounding like your brain has ran away from you long ago...
Of course I read it anyway, I was bored and at that time I read everything anyway...
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keep me alive and give me something to lose
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