Not on my Reading List

I was browsing literary selections at Ollie's today - and I use the term "literary" lightly - because it is a bit of a wicked pleasure to take note of what lands on their shelves.  It reminds me that once again, I have averted the danger of having my brain cells sucked right out of my head.

Joel Osteen's platitudes written for individuals with fifth-grade reading skills are always available, as are the small-words-big-picture books.  Of course, the genteel romance novels written for middle-aged women with cats who have not had a good screw with a prolonged meow are always available. 

But what caught my gaze today was this selection:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612555/mactrump-by-ian-doescher-and-jacopo-della-quercia/

It was quite delicious to see it offered for a mere $3.99... albeit it should have been pesos instead of dollars.

Here is the rub.  MacTrump is dedicated "To all the people he afflicted, swindled, Misrepresented, conned and tyrannized"

I don't know about you.  But I could do with a few less past tense, past participles.

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  1. Always On WatchAugust 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM

    I do a lot of reading! I belong to two library-discussion groups, but when certain types of books appear, I bow out; fantasies and pot boilers. I also despise cutesy books, such as the one mentioned in the body to today's post.

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