en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2191903 Comments by A Jane of All Reads http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/09/not-in-my-school-18.html#IDComment452107387 Destiny, Mystical, Serenity and all those other chicks....I immediately think "lady of negotiable affection." Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:25:23 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/09/not-in-my-school-18.html#IDComment452107387 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/09/you-can-keep-your-hearing-books.html#IDComment440598892 It's hit or miss with me. An audiobook is only as good as the person reading it. It's vital that the reader STILL be a storyteller. Jim Dale reading the Harry Potter books is amazing (and very expensive). Neil (himself) reading The Graveyard Book and Stardust is a major win. Dixie Carter's slow southern drawl reading Scarlett will stay with me forever, as will Fannie Flagg reading Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man. It just depends on the reading. Find someone that you WANT to hear speak. I've listened through several bad book readings and I would have to really have a think as to which books those were because the audiobook really didn't make them memorable. As with anything....why don't you run it by ME first before you buy something and I'll tell you whether or not you should. The world should work this way. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:36:35 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/09/you-can-keep-your-hearing-books.html#IDComment440598892 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/08/wtf-is-wrong-with-this-picture.html#IDComment420294221 I love this post. My coffee loves this post. We read it together and we both agreed it was fabulous. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:38:01 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/08/wtf-is-wrong-with-this-picture.html#IDComment420294221 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.com/2012/07/devil-in-winter-by-lisa-kleypas.html#IDComment405185345 OMG! Now you are hooked. Lisa's Wallflowers are amazing and ooooooh so funny. This is my favorite though because Sebastian is just about the best romance hero/villain there is. And she does write some excellent naughty bits! If you're loving this kind of funny historical romance, I have a slew of them to recommend. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:22:14 +0000 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.com/2012/07/devil-in-winter-by-lisa-kleypas.html#IDComment405185345 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/07/june-tbr-pile-update.html#IDComment397635748 Dear Donna, You should just go ahead and delete that poor unloved eCopy of Dreaming Anastasia. You are never going to read it. Sincerely, The Truth. Sun, 8 Jul 2012 01:57:50 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/07/june-tbr-pile-update.html#IDComment397635748 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/07/submitted-for-approval-of-midnight.html#IDComment396057721 I wouldn't worry about this, or anything like it. I wouldn't worry about this until the problem SHOWS UP at your front door. AND THEN, you must pretend that you don't speak English. Make sure you HUG the representative, repeatedly (strangers like that). Sneeze on him/her. Arrange to have something small and fuzzy crawl out of your hair. Stroke something as you ramble nonsensically in your made up language (the door, the door frame, any decorative support columns, the person). If they try to present you with papers, assume it is a gift and give them one in return (a handful of cold cooked linguini, a used coffee filter, wet cotton balls). Become overly excited by the magic moving metal machine they arrived in. Go over and lick it. Offer your guest a drink of hose water from your shoe. This may or may not help you in your legal situation, but I want you to do it anyway, should the opportunity ever arise, and then immediately call me. Thu, 5 Jul 2012 11:42:31 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/07/submitted-for-approval-of-midnight.html#IDComment396057721 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/07/son-of-bitch.html#IDComment393915842 You are only hurting yourself. When you die, and get to the pearly gates, and it is asked of you: 1) Did you read everything ever written by Neil Gaiman? 2) And did you watch, love and subsequently fall in love with Richard Armitage in North and South? You will have to answer "No." AND YOU WILL BURN IN HELL. Mon, 2 Jul 2012 12:01:30 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/07/son-of-bitch.html#IDComment393915842 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/06/throne-of-glass-by-sarah-j-maas.html#IDComment390137551 We're totally going to write a really, really, REALLY bad book. I will send you an outline. I'll write most of it in mustard and you can use the condiment of your choice to make additions. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:40:19 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/06/throne-of-glass-by-sarah-j-maas.html#IDComment390137551 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/06/throne-of-glass-by-sarah-j-maas.html#IDComment389749393 We are SUPPOSE TO LIKE THIS ONE. Didn't you get the memo? This one has been hand picked for us by the YA gods and for that reason alone we are suppose to love it and sing its praises. It is the next "IT" book, so it is. I have some idiotic like, eight year old ramblings, written in colored pencil with scribble marks in the margin, FROM WAY BACK WHEN.....do you think I could get it published? Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:55:49 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/06/throne-of-glass-by-sarah-j-maas.html#IDComment389749393 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.it/2012/05/omg-omg-omg-omg.html#IDComment367635399 This is quite possibly the most awesome thing ever....in the entire history of awesome. Sat, 26 May 2012 12:04:12 +0000 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.it/2012/05/omg-omg-omg-omg.html#IDComment367635399 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.ca/2012/05/yackers-book-club.html#IDComment366048348 Those are some hot, sexy ladies. I'm totally going to dye my hair that shade of green. Wed, 23 May 2012 23:54:27 +0000 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.ca/2012/05/yackers-book-club.html#IDComment366048348 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/05/i-have-unhealthy-obsession.html#IDComment361260928 There is absolutely NO shame in dancing and singing along to that movie. I've lost track of how many times I've seen it. And thank you for the proper credit. It would be a shame if such a lovely, original post became lost in the scandal of lack of credit. Your credit is hereby noted in the official record of credit- which someone else will need to take credit for. Wed, 16 May 2012 03:28:32 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/05/i-have-unhealthy-obsession.html#IDComment361260928 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/this-is-where-i-say-dammit.html#IDComment350128445 Hehehehehehe. I'm baking the M&M cookie cake I re-pinned on Pinterest. Boy, if only you had a pinterest account.....you could see the M&M cookie cake and get the recipe. If only.... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:41:18 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/this-is-where-i-say-dammit.html#IDComment350128445 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/sere-is-not-blogging-technique.html#IDComment348089479 If only. If only any of this mattered. But that's not the way the world works. She gives away free stuff and writes generic, noncommittal posts that provide exposure for YA books. Advertising and free crap will triumph over just about every positive virtue every time. Nothing will change for her. I can't even hope that she'll "learn from her mistakes" because she didn't make a mistake. Six times isn't a mistake, it's a habit and as far as I know there's no plagiarists anonymous out there. Man, am I ever a buzz kill this evening. That was even depressing to type. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:01:00 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/sere-is-not-blogging-technique.html#IDComment348089479 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/why-requiring-follow-doesnt-make-me.html#IDComment342584584 I follow your RSS feed, your twitter, your facebook, goodreads and that stupid klout shit. Why on Earth you think you need any other follower besides -ME- I'll never understand and I'm starting to think that you're undeserving of such devotion. Second, have you seriously NOT learned to NOT read Top Ten Tuesday when the subject is some sort of advice? Seriously, after all this time? It will only ever make you angry. Unless it specifically says "books" as the topic, I stir clear because otherwise I'll just walk away with a little more hate in my heart. "Advice" on how to run my blog really makes my ass twitch. And you're awesome for giving away all the books that you do and if you choose to require someone to walk your dog as an entry requirement then so be it. People who complain about contest restrictions have OBVIOUSLY NOT had to stand in line at the post office here lately. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:57:34 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/why-requiring-follow-doesnt-make-me.html#IDComment342584584 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/added-to-pile-106.html#IDComment334914928 I'm reading Silence. I have issues... Mon, 9 Apr 2012 01:05:54 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/added-to-pile-106.html#IDComment334914928 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/march-tbr-pile-update.html#IDComment334193562 You are never going to read Dreaming Anastasia and you know it. :) Sun, 8 Apr 2012 01:14:55 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/04/march-tbr-pile-update.html#IDComment334193562 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.ca/2012/03/who-knew-tolkien-liked-linguistics.html#IDComment329931826 IF you ever feel the need to have a REALLY long, in depth, ridiculously detailed conversation on Tolkien and linguistics PLEASE let me know and I'll introduce you to my mother and she can bore YOU with it for a while. Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:32:17 +0000 http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.ca/2012/03/who-knew-tolkien-liked-linguistics.html#IDComment329931826 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/03/but-i-love-him-by-amanda-grace-giveaway.html#IDComment321885892 Argh. I've been where you are on similar books. I just can't wrap my mind around why someone would let something like this happen to them. Yes, yes, learned behavior and all that and I really do try to see it from their point of view and understand but I don't think I'll ever get there. It's hard to connect to a character who doesn't do anything to help herself. I really don't think I've ever even known anyone who considered herself helpless. I was born argumentative and defiant with an overly inflated sense of self-worth and I like to think I give off an "I will burn yo shit" vibe. I'm kind of proud of that. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:37:50 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/03/but-i-love-him-by-amanda-grace-giveaway.html#IDComment321885892 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/03/jane-bites-pile-review-over-sea-under.html#IDComment312160637 I completely agree with what the spambot above had to say. It's amazing that a computer generated auto comment could so accurately sum up how I feel about this post. Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:50:33 +0000 http://www.bitemybooks.com/2012/03/jane-bites-pile-review-over-sea-under.html#IDComment312160637