# Khadaji's Whatcha Readin - May 2013 edition **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-may-2013-edition/657149 **Category:** Cafe Society **Created:** [April 30, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-may-2013-edition/657149 "2013-04-30T21:36:41Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle) #### Post date: [May 1, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-may-2013-edition/657149/6 "2013-05-01T14:16:27Z")
> [@Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - April 2013 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-april-2013-edition/654364/141): > > Started today on a YA novel,[Sparks: the Epic, Completely True Blue, Almost Holy Quest of Debbie](http://www.amazon.com/Sparks-Completely-Almost-Quest-Debbie/dp/0738726761/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367239553&sr=1-1&keywords=sparks+true+blue) by S.J. Adams. It strains credulity often (one girl gets revenge on another by gluing her picture next to the word “fat” in all the dictionaries at school :dubious:), but the story is interesting. The main character is a lesbian with a crush on her straight, Christian best friend. There are also a lot of Full House references, which I could do without because I’ve never seen the show. I had to ditch this for poor editing. Truthfully, it was only getting lamer anyway, but “complement” spelled as “compliment” three times on the same page seemed like a good enough reason to let myself off the hook. Fortunately, I had **Infovore** ’s book, [The Forgotten](http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-R-L-King/dp/0615646581/ref=la_B0084QBKYC_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367417583&sr=1-1), to tide me over. Far more interesting and better written, plus wizards! I’m not quite done, but feel secure recommending it. Started today on [Gods Behaving Badly](http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Behaving-Badly-A-Novel/dp/0316067628/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1367417378&sr=8-1). Seems decent, though it may have to go back to the library before I can finish. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-may-2013-edition/657149)._