Time Complete List...or things I've yet to read...

Okay, Kids, I'm about to reveal my ignorance here, Time Magazine has released the top 100 novels from 1923 to now...and I haven't read most of them. You can view the listhere.
Of the 100 I've read:
Are you there God, It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
The Catcher in The Rye by JD Salinger
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (I've never wished for death more)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I, Claudius by Robert Graves (parts of it)
1984 by George Orwell
On The Road by Jack Kerouac (again, only parts...not my thing)
that's eight, people! Out of 100! I'm practically illerate. But honestly of the 8 I've read, I've only enjoyed 3. Really 3. And how many have changed my life? Three. The other five were either assigned or things I felt I should read and really wish I hadn't. But, really how seriously can you take a list that doesn't include Douglas Adams or Hunter S Thompson? Come on!

Ultra-Violet

I actually forgot to do this (gee, imagine that), even though I promised a review of Ultraviolet ages ago. The only complaint I have about the novel is that I want more! I want to know what the crew at Gideon Enterprises will do next.
Violet was awesome, by the way. A pacificist "just want a normal life girl" (think old school Piper on Charmed) who wakes up one day with the ability to kick all kinds of ass. Nope, she doesn't have Buffy's super strength, but who needs that when you have super speed. It also doesn't help to have a crack team behind you, who has plenty of muscle and technical know-how.
I can't wait for the next installment. Hopefully there will be one, because Henderson has the perfect set-up for a series here.
So, go, read -- BUY!
Got it?

Condoms: to don or not to don, the eternal question...

So, I'm supposed to be reviewing Hostile Makeover by Wendy Wax. Which, by the way is a seriously good book- light, funny, kinda kicky... go read it already. But the problem is that I'm still stuck on Blindsided by Leslie Lafoy, which I reviewed like a week ago. Why the fixation you ask? I mean, didn't the book recieve a 4 star rating at TRR? Well, yeah, but somthing big is bothering me. The hero tries to use a condom and the heroine stops him... yes, she is the irresponsible one.

Now, I'm sure by now you're wondering why a girl can't be a bit irresponsible. Well, first of unsafe sex isn't irresponsible, it's fucking stupid, mmkay? Secondly, this isn't a girl. The heroine who thinks condoms are a "bummer" is a 42 year old mom. Her reasoning is "my tubes are tied and I haven't been with anyone in years"... well, the guy she's fucking used to screw groupies, okay. She never once asks his history or to see test results. Ladies, aren't we smarter than that?

And writers, haven't we all decided either to be responsible, kill the mood and cover the cock? Or at least, just not mention it and assume it's been done. What the hell? Why are we suddenly saying hey no condom is fine? DO you know who is reading this? Let me give you a hint: I read my first romance novel at age 9. I learned what cunnilingus was from a Silhouette Desire for god's sake. Come on! Don't we have a responsibilty to either promote safe sex or show the consequences of a bad night? You don't have to give the heroine syphillis, but let her realize she's fucked up and true love isn't an HIV preventative. Be responsible or don't write sex, people, period.

Pimping for the Cherries

I have been eagerly awaiting the release of this book:


And think you should be too. The blurb sounds great, it's about a chick who becomes super human after being used as a guinea pig against her will, it has a kick ass cover, awesome title (that I had considered years ago, sigh) and the author has an awesome tie-in site. So why haven't you bought it yet?
*Review coming soon.

Forgotten Treasures

Yesterday, I went book shopping. This isn't unusual because it seems like that is all I do anymore. You would think that since I get tons of books free now, I wouldn't need to, but no it's an addiction.
Anyway, I'm looking for the holy grail of Crusie's when I stumble across Jennifer Greene's "Wild in..." series. I cannot tell you how much I fucking love these books. Especially Camille's story. Greene has a way of making a tragic story (C.'s husband was killed in front of her -- beaten to death) have the perfect ending. Nope, C doesn't just come home, fall in love and move on; she comes home, alienates everyone, swears too much, then falls in love -- kicking and screaming the whole time. I'm about to check out one of Greene's older novels "Love Potion" which is about a doctor who thinks the heroine's a hillbilly witch -- at least according to the blurb... I know better than to trust that, though. This just may be another great story -- I'll let you know.