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amother

Impatiens

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 6:22 pm

I second the p.g. Wodehouse! Read them all.
Louise penny is another great mystery author tho it has the occasional swear word.

itsokay

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 6:40 pm

blima1 wrote:

I don't really qualify to give advice here but I just want to say that I am very impressed by you
As a fellow book lover, the struggle is REAL!!
One thing I do want to say (and this is coming from someone struggling herself so lol it's much easier to give you advice than take my own Wink

) if you stopped, thought about it, and came on here to write about your struggle and seek chizzuk (as opposed to just going ahead and buying the next book) then I really think you can do it!! You seem like you know but want to hear it from someone else so I don't mind being the one to tell you that you're not trying to be more holier than you are, you are already so far!

This is beautiful I love this thank you for sharing. We're all holy people really

amother

Latte

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 6:47 pm

In this situation, I would read a summary of the rest of the series and find another good book to get into.

↑ chanatron1000

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 6:51 pm

amother OP wrote:

I do my research on the Internet : )

Anyhow DH is a well-known mechanech, he feels we need to try to set a certain standard.

Although when I was younger and my condition was really bad (& not able to get out), he actually did go to the library for me! I would just tell him, go to Mystery section & get me ten starting w M.

That's ironic because there are people who only use the computers at the library because they don't have Internet at home.

I don't think it's a higher standard to not go to the library. It seems to me that not being seen at a library sends more of an anti-intellectual message than anything.

Most libraries will put books on hold for you so you can pop in and check them out without looking at any of the other books, so you don't have to take the risk of being exposed to anything other than what you're looking for.

I mostly use my library's online eBook collection these days, though. This way if I don't want to finish a book, I can return it instantly, and the book gets returned automatically when it's time.

amother

Firethorn ↓

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 6:53 pm

I think Agatha Christie mysteries are mostly pretty pareve. It's been years since I read one, but as a kid I was obsessed with them.

GLUE

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 6:58 pm

Lucy Maud Montgomery
I like her books, she does write a lot of romance-nothing graphic, I have found a lot of her books to be romance

amother

↑ Scarlet

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 7:01 pm

amother Firethorn wrote:

I think Agatha Christie mysteries are mostly pretty pareve. It's been years since I read one, but as a kid I was obsessed with them.

I tried that for awhile. There's nothing salacious and no bad language. But her assumed world is pretty cynical. There are no heroes or noble accomplishments or beliefs. Instead, of course the vicar's wife was having an affair, people in general will lie rather than tell the truth, always assume their motives are negative, etc. No single book will get you, but after reading a bunch, I had to stop- it was messing with the way I saw the world.

Will have to take a look through the list- thanks!

PinkFridge

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 7:34 pm

amother Acacia wrote:

My suggestion is to buy novels geared towards teenagers

Usually there’s no (or very little) profanity and the like

But when I read books I just skip over the profanity and if it becomes distasteful then either I skip that entire section, or if it doesn’t let up then I stop reading.

If it’s a tasteful story I don’t see what the problem with it is. Non-Jewish authors can create lovely stories as can frum authors. My children don’t read non-frum material however.

The YA world is very complicated these days.

amother

↑ Firethorn

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 7:45 pm

amother Scarlet wrote:

I can see what you mean. Not sure how much of that is the author and how much is the genre of crime and murder in general, but I can definitely see how her novels could have that effect.

amother

Oleander

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 9:26 pm

Op. Since you are a verocious reader check out gefen publishing or Koren books.
Maybe you will find something that broaden your interest

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 9:28 pm

I've read ALL of Montgomery, Wodehouse, Christie.
Alexander McCall Smith quite a few

Also: Lillian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who series
Rex Stout, usually pretty clean though I just ripped out a couple of pages

Thanks for the ideas!

As for the real classics, I find them mostly too heavy. I need lighter relaxing reading...

amother

Goldenrod

Wed, Dec 18 2024, 9:30 pm

amother Phlox wrote:

Every since Oct 7 I’ve tried to stick with memoirs such as mental health memoirs so that I can be reading books with some sort of tachlis

Can you provide titles?

amother

Snow

Thu, Dec 19 2024, 2:33 pm

I find most books in the cosy mystery category to be clean. I also bought a kindle and have my books on there so my children aren't seeing what I'm reading. And there's a lot of cosy mystery books free to download. Some are better than others.

iluvy

Thu, Dec 19 2024, 2:57 pm

amother OP wrote:

Georgette Heyer. Completely clean regency romances. Extremely funny

Iymnok

Thu, Dec 19 2024, 3:14 pm

My mother has a kindle and could borrow books from the local library on it. Try signing up for that. If you love a book, then buy it.
You could borrow the book for 3 weeks.

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