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Love, Simon: easy, wholesome cliche or stealthy, groundbreaking bliss-out? Yes.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: SaraB on April 02, 2018, 03:47:06 pm ---Oh John, poor you. Hope you’ll make a good recovery. It’s been cold and wet here, with snow in the north of England. Just a little warmer today though.
I’ve just started the book on my Kindle.
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--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 03, 2018, 09:47:21 am ---OMG, John, that's awful! I'm so sorry to hear it. :'(
You need a nice young man to run errands for you, do laundry, prepare meals, generally help around the house. ...
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Thanks very much, both Sara and Jeff! :) :)
I must say, after the fifth week, you sort of get past the 'why me?!' part, and try to get to the next stage. I've been home only six days, and re food, I'm living on 'Seamless,' which is a super easy to order on line, but is probably not 'sustainable' money-wise in the long run. More motivation to get mobile! I'm attempting to keep neat, but in another week I'll definitely need some help as 'hovering' and making the bed are awkward and cleaning the bathtub is literally impossible, so I've Made Enquiries.
We shall see. I'm hoping that by summer, I'll be hopping and skipping. ::)
(FYI, no Kindle for me, but my dead-wood version of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda arrives this evening--can't wait!)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on April 03, 2018, 05:44:36 pm ---(FYI, no Kindle for me, but my dead-wood version of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda arrives this evening--can't wait!)[/size]
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Call me antediluvian, but I see nothing wrong with dead-wood versions of books. I still feel there is a sort of sensual pleasure in holding in your hands a physical book. I can't imagine how an electronic book can compete with that.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 03, 2018, 06:03:14 pm ---Call me antediluvian, but I see nothing wrong with dead-wood versions of books. I still feel there is a sort of sensual pleasure in holding in your hands a physical book. I can't imagine how an electronic book can compete with that.
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I read constantly on line, but only for 'fact' or 'opinion'--newspapers and magazines and such like.
I cannot read fiction on line (or on a 'device') at all. For fiction, I need the book.
Sason:
So sorry to hear about your broken hip, John!
5 weeks away from home must have been awful for you.
Glad you're home now.
I know all about the practical difficulties when you're incapacitated and single, trying to cope in your own home.
I broke my ankle 3 years ago, and had to hop on one foot for 7 weeks. I'm lucky, though, to live in a country where I could get help from the public with things I was unable to do myself.
Hope you can find some help now while you need it. :-*
SaraB:
I read Love Simon (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda), before going to see the film this coming weekend. Whichever way round you do it, the mystery will be spoilt, and do try not to see anything showing the ending of the film! I had, which gave me a big clue. But it doesn’t really matter. The book is definitely a teenage/young adult novel, nicely written and very enjoyable once I’d worked out who all the characters were. And I'm looking forward to the film.
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