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Yes, I completed the homework!  I provided reading recommendations to John Curreri and Chris Mitchell.  I also want to note that posting is rather cumbersome.  My tired old eyes have difficulty making out some of those wonky letters.

A few words about this week's assignment!  I enjoyed reading about appeal characteristics but had a very difficult time describing my book selections using just the appeal characteristics instead of the plot line.  I fear that my post was more of a plot line with more adjectives thrown in.  I see I'll have to work on this in the future.

How Appealing! Appeal Factors - Week 2

The View From Penthouse B by Elinor Lipman

A quirky relationship story of three lost souls sharing a penthouse in Greenwich village, piecing their lives back together.  Sisters Margot and Gwen-Laura are opposites sides of the coin. Margot, a bitter divorcee has lost her money in the Madoff Ponzi scheme, vents her anger in a little read blog. Meek sister Gwen-Laura, widowed and still grieving after two years, spends her time attending her support group and planning her "Chaste Dates" business for those interested in companionship only. The trio is rounded out by cheerful Anthony, a cupcake baking gay twenty something year old laid off from Lehman Brothers who tries to shake the sisters out of their lethargy.  Enter Margot's ex-husband Charles Pierrpont, released from prison after serving time for inseminating  patients with his own sperm at his fertility clinics and the plot thickens! A touchingly funny story of family dynamics, middle age love, friendship and forgiveness.

The Wrong Man by David Ellis

Jason Kolarich defends a troubled Iraq war veteran suffering from schizophrenia and PTSD in what looks like an air tight case in the shooting death of a paralegal. During his investigation, he discovers many others who could have wanted the paralegal dead.  Armed with information about warring Mafia families, homegrown terrorists, and a rogue hit man named "Gin Rummy," it's a race against time before Jason is targeted himself.  A fast paced legal thriller, featuring a flawed protagonist and a shocking ending.

Everyone needs a little more romance!

Week two already.  How time does fly!  I visited Salon.com since it's the only book website I was unfamiliar with.  I already subscribe to Goodreads and EarlyWord and they show up in my email.  I read an interesting review of Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk.  The book more or less debunked the current Paleo Diet craze which certainly makes me happy since I'm a person that loves bread.  Give me those carbs!

The Genre website I chose was heroesandheartbreakers.com since I have no interest in romance what so ever.  I figured it would force me to explore them more since it is something that I wouldn't willingly do on my own.  The covers alone make me cringe.  Where do they find the models for those covers? Who are these perfect people? And those cowboys! And heaving bosoms.  Well I could go on.  And on.

Genre Bootcamp this week.  Hope the session is good, and hope to see everyone there!

The First Blog

I've been reading LOTS of legal thrillers. So many that I can practically hang out my shingle. Thank goodness Genre Bootcamp is almost here and I can read other things that I want to read. Enough for now, the information desk calls me.