Dead Sexy

by Kathy Lette | Humor |
ISBN: 0743248058 Global Overview for this book
Registered by MadamMuck of Longreach, Queensland Australia on 2/11/2005
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12 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by MadamMuck from Longreach, Queensland Australia on Friday, February 11, 2005
Purchased at QBD Carindale Feb 2005 with the express purpose of reading and releasing.

Journal Entry 2 by MadamMuck from Longreach, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Finished reading this last night. I am not sure what I think about this one. I found parts quite funny but at the end was a little bit over the anti-male sentiments at the beginning of each chapter.

I didn't mind the ending it was fun to hear what happened to the characters at the end (as you see in some movies)

Reserved as an RABCK for sarahbear, will be sending off today.

Journal Entry 3 by MadamMuck from Longreach, Queensland Australia on Thursday, March 17, 2005
To be posted this morning.

Journal Entry 4 by sarahbear from St Helens, Tasmania Australia on Thursday, March 24, 2005
Thank you thank you thank you Madammuck for this very generous RABCK. I am a huge Kathy Lette fan and I was thrilled to bits to receive this. I started reading it last night. I was offer this up as a bookray when I've finished or if no interest will wild release it.
Thank you once again.

Journal Entry 5 by sarahbear from St Helens, Tasmania Australia on Tuesday, March 29, 2005
I absolutely loved this book. Right up my alley of light reading. Hysterically funny. I read it all over Easter so the next reader may even find a bit of chocky in there. Very funny book written by a very quick witted woman who I think is terrific. Did you know she was also the co-author of Puberty Blues? Remember that? I do..lol.

Anyway I loved the story, loved the detailed descriptions and therefore am going to offer this up as a bookray for other people who enjoy a good laugh. By no means is this a male bashing book, its a blatant look at stereotypes and falling in lust..or maybe that should be falling in love with the idea of lust with love to follow. Confusing..lol...well read it and you will see what I mean.

Enjoy!

Journal Entry 6 by sarahbear from St Helens, Tasmania Australia on Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Ok, here we go with a bookray. If you would like to join then please send me a PM and I will add you too the list.

1. buggyhare
2. BrisKJJ
3. gabbysmum
4. gypsyrose02 (moved down as requested)
5. tyenna
6. brazen20au
7. aussieangel2 (moved to bottom as requested)
8. gypsyrose02
9. pinkozcat
10. LizzieM
11. kzel
12. aussieangel2
13. to be wild released :)

Journal Entry 7 by sarahbear from St Helens, Tasmania Australia on Friday, April 29, 2005
Posted to buggyhare this afternoon :)

Journal Entry 8 by buggyhare from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Thursday, May 5, 2005
Received the book today! It's a lovely rainy evening so I hope to get started straight away...

Journal Entry 9 by buggyhare from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Friday, May 6, 2005
Amusing light reading, and I quite liked the cliched "male-bashing" comments! Got a bit melodramatic at times, and she certainly overused the word "libidinous" but what would you expect from a book called "Dead Sexy"! Will send to BrisKJJ ASAP...

Journal Entry 10 by buggyhare from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Ok, maybe not so ASAP! Sent to BrisKJJ today...

Journal Entry 11 by BrisKJJ from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Saturday, May 28, 2005
Picked this one up from the PO today. Thanks for sending it over buggyhare, and thanks sarahbear for organising the ray.

Journal Entry 12 by BrisKJJ from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Monday, June 13, 2005
I enjoyed this book much more than I expected to! It was an easy read, well written, and an interesting storyline.

Will post it to gabbysmum as soon as I get her address.

Journal Entry 13 by BrisKJJ from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Off to Gabbysmum in tomorrow's post!

Journal Entry 14 by gabbysmum from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Received 2 days ago but I have only just found a few seconds to journal it.Will read ASAP

Journal Entry 15 by gabbysmum from Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Sunday, August 7, 2005
I enjoyed this book,gave me quite a few giggles.

Thanks to sarahbear for making this great book into a ray for us all to enjoy.

On its way to the next person,enjoy.

Journal Entry 16 by tyenna from New Norfolk, Tasmania Australia on Thursday, August 25, 2005
thanks gabbysmum :) (received this book over 2 weeks ago)

Now I'm on the last pages!

In an effort to finish this book I took along to be read in carpark at KMart (partner's appointment with doctor in same complex). Odd stares and smiles from people as I cracked up in the car later at supermarket. Guess who had to do the shopping!

Sending to brazen20au as soon as postal details are rcvd.

What a hoot!

Journal Entry 17 by tyenna from New Norfolk, Tasmania Australia on Sunday, November 13, 2005
pleased to report book is on its way to 'brazen20au'

Journal Entry 18 by brazen20au from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Monday, November 14, 2005
really looking forward to this one! thanks all :o)

Journal Entry 19 by brazen20au from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Thursday, November 24, 2005
i enjoyed parts of this one but mostly i found it a bit predictable and way OTT. still it was a fluffy read and that is what i need hehe

will send to aussieangel2 ASAP

thanks madammuck and sarahbear!!

Journal Entry 20 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, December 7, 2005
this has arrived. thankyou so much. am i the last or does aussieangel2 still need this?

Journal Entry 21 by brazen20au from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Wednesday, December 7, 2005
aussieangel asked to be skipped but perhaps double check it with her when you're done. it took a while to get there! (after i took a while to send it *blush*)

Journal Entry 22 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, December 7, 2005
thats perfectly fine brazen. i dont mind (heaps to read). thanks for letting me know re: aussieangel.

Journal Entry 23 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, February 28, 2006
willbe sent out soon

Journal Entry 24 by gypsyrose02 from Byford, Western Australia Australia on Thursday, March 30, 2006
going out to pinkozcat today. sorry for the delay

Journal Entry 25 by pinkozcat from Claremont, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, April 2, 2006
Received today. This book looks fun and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it.

Many thanks for the opportunity to read it.

Journal Entry 26 by pinkozcat from Claremont, Western Australia Australia on Monday, April 3, 2006
This must be the worst book that it is my good fortune to not have to finish. It is a book which even a mother could not love. I have no objection to a bit of soft porn every now and then - heck - I gave Comanche ten stars.

It reads like a piece of prose compiled by a buzz word generator and if there was an editor she should have been strangled at birth.

I'll admit that the hook was good - a woman suddenly finding that she has been dobbed in to marry a computer-matched ideal match on TV. Shelly meets her perfect match on page 6 and finds herself overwhelmed with the sexiness of a brash American multi-tasker; he can simultaneously chew bubblegum, drink champagne, smoke a cigarette and talk. By page 17 they are shagging on the floor of a stretch limo and along with all his other accomplishments there is another other skill which he uses his mouth to good effect for. I tried to visualise simultaneous cunnilingus and bubblegum and failed dismally.

I only managed two chapters before I decided that I had better things to do with my brain; I suspect that things only got worse as the book progressed.

Some examples of the purple prose:

"Kit ..., turned her pale face towrds him, tilted back her head and trickled champagne down her throat from his own mouth. 'So what are ya sayin', Shelly?' His mischievous lips pouted with petulant charm ... " Yuck - remember the bubblegum !!!!

"Shelly quickly preoccupied herself with guzzling bubbles from the crystal lip of her frothing flute ..." [p.8]

My favourite line: "Shelly snorted. Champagne spurted attractively out of both nostrils." [p.13]

I'll pass up on the rest of the book and send it on its way as rapidly as I can.

Ummm ... thank you Sarahbear for the opportunity to read this book. I won't forget it in a hurry.


Journal Entry 27 by pinkozcat from Claremont, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Posting to LizzieM today.

Journal Entry 28 by LizzieM from Bowral, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, April 13, 2006
Thanks Pinkozcat for sending this one on, along with half a dozen surprises! Not sure if i'm going to like "Dead Sexy" after the mixed reviews it's been getting, but i'll give it a go anyway!

Journal Entry 29 by LizzieM from Bowral, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Wow. I really coulnd't get into this. I made it to Chapter 8 before realising that i couldn't read any more. The writing style, the characters, the men-bashing... somehow it all just annoyed me! HOpefully Kzel will like "Dead Sexy" more than i did.

Journal Entry 30 by kzel from Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Picked up from the post office on Saturday (03/06/06). I've recently aquired a copy of this book off ebay in a bulk purchase, so I'm going to send it straight onto the next person so I don't hold the ring up.

Journal Entry 31 by kzel at Book Ring in -- Controlled Release, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Released 17 yrs ago (6/20/2006 UTC) at Book Ring in -- Controlled Release, Victoria Australia

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Off to aussieangel2 today

Journal Entry 32 by aussieangel2 from Dayton, Western Australia Australia on Monday, June 26, 2006
Received in the mail today.

Journal Entry 33 by aussieangel2 from Dayton, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, October 25, 2006
I attempted to read this but couldn't get into it. I have too much going on at home at the moment (kid's school activties and Christmas coming up) to get this book finished so I'll be releasing soon.


Released 17 yrs ago (10/25/2006 UTC) at Travelling Treasure Box in Freecycle, freecycle friend -- Controlled Releases

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Adding to the Travelling Treasure Box - hope it finds a new reader soon.

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