tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post1579281975090316306..comments2023-10-09T09:17:20.761-06:00Comments on Angela's Anxious Life: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray ReviewAngela's Anxious Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935144213302758223noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-27394304583450977302014-08-31T09:54:55.199-06:002014-08-31T09:54:55.199-06:00I can't help but compare this book to Family G...I can't help but compare this book to Family Guy and that's because both are satire. Politically Incorrect topics just make me uncomfortable... I don't like to laugh at it. After reading this book though I discovered that maybe I just don't like to find meaning in a book. I just want to read a book for enjoyment like a movie. No hidden meanings or lessons.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-44795285724311174272014-08-31T09:41:58.949-06:002014-08-31T09:41:58.949-06:00This is a great review. I'm not a fan of Famil...This is a great review. I'm not a fan of Family Guy so I think I'll stay away from this one. Thanks for the warning!Kathy Ahttp://mynookbooksnmore.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-47346569128641399792014-08-31T01:58:02.937-06:002014-08-31T01:58:02.937-06:00I already read enthusiastic reviews about this boo...I already read enthusiastic reviews about this book, but it never attracted me - so, somewhere, I'm glad you didn't like it, if it makes any sense lolRed Izahttp://redhiddenalcove.blogspot.fr/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-20700496572827963242014-08-29T18:45:37.038-06:002014-08-29T18:45:37.038-06:00I wish I would've listened to the audio longer...I wish I would've listened to the audio longer too. Perhaps if I went on another road trip. I just can't listen to audios in my house. I get bored and side-tracked too easily. I do think though that it was an AMAZING audio even in the short time I listened to it.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-41821108448192255032014-08-29T04:54:07.885-06:002014-08-29T04:54:07.885-06:00Oh, I understand your frustrations with this, Ange...Oh, I understand your frustrations with this, Angela! I tried to read the novel twice and just couldn't get through it, but when I got the audiobook? I absolutely adored it. It does take on a lot and I don't think I'd have been able to get far at all into the book if I'd tried another three or four times, but Libba Bray's reading was just wonderful and hilarious and perfect for it. I only wish you had listened to the audiobook fully- maybe it would've made the experience more pleasureable, even a little.Romi.http://wherethewritercomestowrite.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-742924452966710692014-08-28T19:40:21.004-06:002014-08-28T19:40:21.004-06:00Yeah... way too much going on for me. I just want...Yeah... way too much going on for me. I just want a story not lessons. I look forward to your review!Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-87753890454271448432014-08-28T13:00:27.584-06:002014-08-28T13:00:27.584-06:00I'm currently still trying to struggle my way ...I'm currently still trying to struggle my way through this book as well, and i can totally find myself in what you are saying here! There's just too much going on at the same time and I would have been fine if it had been just a survival story with beauty queensStefanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-5440047913211358962014-08-26T21:07:51.335-06:002014-08-26T21:07:51.335-06:00Sure! Family Guy is too politically incorrect for...Sure! Family Guy is too politically incorrect for me. I just don't feel good laughing at others downfalls. It just bothers me.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-72593103829415328072014-08-26T19:21:18.555-06:002014-08-26T19:21:18.555-06:00Then I'll read Going Bovine instead.Then I'll read Going Bovine instead.Leila Readshttp://www.leilareads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-2608056916433307842014-08-26T19:11:48.349-06:002014-08-26T19:11:48.349-06:00SADNESS is right. I always feel this sad feeling ...SADNESS is right. I always feel this sad feeling when I just don't like the books everyone loves. I will say this is a good book to see how Bray writes... even Going Bovine is a good one to try too. I liked Going Bovine.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-89031719601132836632014-08-26T19:08:21.591-06:002014-08-26T19:08:21.591-06:00I want to like family guy.. I WANT TO. I try and ...I want to like family guy.. I WANT TO. I try and try. My husband watches it so sometimes he'll watch it while I am reading and I'll look up every now and then to watch it and .. well.. it just offends me! LOL! Another show he watches is American Dad.. that one is a little better but I still just don't get that type of humor.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-56758385667698700472014-08-26T19:03:07.958-06:002014-08-26T19:03:07.958-06:00Oh wow! You read it soooo fast!! Bravo. I do li...Oh wow! You read it soooo fast!! Bravo. I do like to hear from people who liked the book. It is neat to hear different views. In my book club on goodreads, most people really liked the book. So I was kind of the oddball there. I kind of wish I had finished the last 20% of the book. I was so close so I don't even know what ended up happening.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-25273490137321762892014-08-26T18:59:05.005-06:002014-08-26T18:59:05.005-06:00I am from TX too.. well I went to high school ther...I am from TX too.. well I went to high school there. Many moons ago. There were girls that are like the Ms. TX in this book. But I don't know ... I guess I didn't ever think of all TX girls like this. I know for a fact I am from TX and don't act like Taylor. Soooo... there is that. But I'll be honest.. just not my humor.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-91461271804869646802014-08-26T18:56:39.339-06:002014-08-26T18:56:39.339-06:00I really wanted to finish! I have such a hard tim...I really wanted to finish! I have such a hard time with DNF that I always make it so close to the end and then I quit. I just can't help it.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-1903023286431192262014-08-26T16:44:45.469-06:002014-08-26T16:44:45.469-06:00Yeah... it was just.. eh. I do wish though this w...Yeah... it was just.. eh. I do wish though this would've been just a book about the girls and the Corporation. I think it could've really been great if it was just a story about that. No lessons involved. I think people would either love this book or not like this book at all. No middle ground.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-81011197718600160652014-08-26T11:46:04.528-06:002014-08-26T11:46:04.528-06:00Your comparison to Family Guy sealed the deal for ...Your comparison to Family Guy sealed the deal for me -- (I'm not a big fan of the show either) I think I'll take a pass on Beauty Queen. Thanks for the honest review!Whitneyhttp://she-is-too-fond-of-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-62729053557085955072014-08-26T03:23:08.005-06:002014-08-26T03:23:08.005-06:00I am not big on satire either, I will probably ski...I am not big on satire either, I will probably skip this one. The premise of the book also sounds a little meh.Nishitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-9729185817463798642014-08-23T21:51:59.499-06:002014-08-23T21:51:59.499-06:00This is one Libba Bray book I've been dragging...This is one Libba Bray book I've been dragging my heels on reading because of all the mixed reviews. Ugh, I feel like it would bother me just by reading your review. Every character sounds like a stereotype, just like you mentioned. I was thinking the same thing about it being a parody and I haven't even read it. I do love the fact that the author narrates the audiobook though!Alise (Readers in Wonderland)http://www.readerswonderland.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-37776591296695023722014-08-22T19:42:36.262-06:002014-08-22T19:42:36.262-06:00Sadness that you didn't like it. I can unders...Sadness that you didn't like it. I can understand why, when you explained that it was similar to Family Guy, which you aren't fond of. Although you didn't like it, I'll probably still read it (eventually). If for no other reason to see what Libba Bray is like outside of Victorian fantasy.Leila Readshttp://www.leilareads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-42777323333158203432014-08-22T09:40:28.106-06:002014-08-22T09:40:28.106-06:00This is one of those books that everyone has recom...This is one of those books that everyone has recommended to me, but I just haven't been interested. I think I will skip it for a little while longer - and I really can't sand Family Guy either.Rory O'Connorhttp://www.fourthstreetreview.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-64596950775392622862014-08-21T15:55:40.005-06:002014-08-21T15:55:40.005-06:00I think I gave 3 stars to Beauty Queens in the end...I think I gave 3 stars to Beauty Queens in the end, but all in all I enjoyed it :) I liked the humor (I do like satire) but sometimes it was, like you said, too much (maybe because I read it in like two sittings....)Caycehttp://nijiclovers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-9735865952063840322014-08-20T21:12:58.402-06:002014-08-20T21:12:58.402-06:00That's not really my brand of humor either. I&...That's not really my brand of humor either. I'm more of a dry, sarcastic humor lover. I'm actually turned off from the making fun of humor of satire. It does sound like a great concept. Being from Texas, I'm used to crazy stereotypes about our state, and I never enjoy them. I'll pass on this one. Thanks so much for a great review :D Jaclyn @ <a href="http://jcbookhaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">JC's Book Haven</a>.Jaclyn Canadahttp://jcbookhaven.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-5681799313519562572014-08-20T14:33:39.392-06:002014-08-20T14:33:39.392-06:00Ha ha ha, I got a Kindle sample and couldn't e...Ha ha ha, I got a Kindle sample and couldn't even finish that. You gave up at 80%? You were brave!Lectusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-41775508032264574442014-08-20T10:22:23.954-06:002014-08-20T10:22:23.954-06:00That is totally find about The Haunting of Hill Ho...That is totally find about The Haunting of Hill House. The person that actually created Project Disney is a blog called Picture Us Reading. They started the Project way back but then stopped doing it and then eventually stopped blogging. They did start blogging again this month so I hope they jump back onto Project Disney. Anywho... You can totally use the Project Disney concept. Sooo... you might want to give them credit for the idea.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507186203094106045.post-38731871035362645232014-08-20T10:02:08.597-06:002014-08-20T10:02:08.597-06:00I think you are right. Most people enjoy it for a...I think you are right. Most people enjoy it for all the reasons you listed. For me... I have never really got this type of humor. I think I might get offended too easily. For example: Family Guy. Though it is not exactly the same as this book it still tries to point out all kinds of sterotypes. I don't think most of their jokes are funny. On the other hand though South Park does the same thing and I do think that show is funny. I guess it's just the way the humor is presented.Angelas Anxious Lifehttp://angelasanxiouslife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com