To think nobody ‘pads’ in real life, is this just a book thing? Stuff you only read in books…

[Hottubby]

‘She slipped on his shirt and padded across the room ‘
Does anyone ‘pad’ in real life? I have read it 4 times this week (I’m on holiday and reading a lot of chic lit!). Why is it only used in books?

“Slick of lipgloss”
She threw her hair into a messy bun, and splashed her face with cold water, and a slick of lipgloss. There, that would have to do.
I inwardly groan loudly

Are you ok?what a lovely line mn has adopted by the poster to make the target feel like shit.
Yes I am.sorry if my posts or intelligence isn't up to the posting quality you require.how would you like me to compose my post so it reaches your standards?
Do you have to be so fucking cruel. And no.ìd say I'm not ok now as you've made me feel small and shit.🙂

That really wasn't necessary @RambamThankyouMam

Go and snark somewhere else.

This makes about as much sense as chick lit, to be honest. Are you ok?

@RambamThankyouMam Are you ok?

What is going on in your life that you feel the need to come on a perfectly pleasant thread and put someone down like that?

Thankyou.

Oh I gave up right at the beginning when she was raped. They should have made it look as brutal as rape is was but no they sexualised her by showing her breasts and made her look “sexy”. They didn’t need to do that. I was really disappointed as I’d heard such good things about it.

Who rapes her? The male lead - Sam whathisname?

Exactly! How many authors writing now will be having regular film and tv adaptations of their work made hundreds of years after they died? And a million women who still watch repeats of Alicia Silverstone in Clueless every time it is repeated on tv would beg to differ with you.

@oviraptor21 Sorry, my comment wasn’t to you, it was to the pp you were replying to, who I can’t find now!

I don’t know as I never got past the first episode.

I really like Paige Toon books - easy to read but often with an interesting angle. One thing that annoys me though is how many characters have green eyes! They are way less common in real life than the books!

I'm ok with green eyes - i have them and feel represented (lolz)
thanks for the rec, I'll have a look

The book I'm reading now, the hero doesn't just have blue eyes, he has 'piercing' blue eyes. Which the author says every. single. time.

(I can't stop reading it though - I need to get to the end, even though I absolutely know what's going to happen )

A person is thirsty so will 'drink greedily'

I can't stand it for some reason!

I feel the same about nibbling. You are not a squirrel, put down the damn nut and use your paws hands to pick up a knife and fork.

"His phallus pure silver"
Read in 1975 or so and it still makes me laugh!

Nipples always pebble 😂

Not read the whole thread, but in many books where a character makes a cup of tea or coffee, they always hand the 'steaming mug' to another character, or pad (sic) to the cosy armchair with their 'steaming mug'. Always with the bloody 'steaming mug'. And once you notice it, it annoys you more 😂

True. Jane Austin is of course boring to modern-day readers who want lots of breathless sex and light conversation in between. But JA was a genius at observation of social more and her books are top-notch social commentary, which is why they have lasted through the decades, and will no doubt last many decades more, when we all get bored with all the breathless sex.

My particular pet peeve in modern novels is "he/she raised one eyebrow". As well as looking in the mirror to admire/describe oneself.

I definitely "pad", which to me means walk languidly, barefoot or in comfy slippers, and maybe a bit groggy, through the house. But I assure you there is NOTHING sexy about my padding! 😂 To me, it means anything other than sexy or sensual. That said, my cat pads much more sensually, and gracefully, than I do. I'm usually half asleep and fetching myself a cup of tea from the kitchen. The cat, on the other hand, is the quintessence of grace when he "pads". But also not sexy. Unless cats are sexy to you.

I haven't read the replies but YES YES YES.
I think there is some glitch in the matrix that means EVERY book has to have some "padding" in it. And they do it so easily. When in reality it is quite difficult to move about silently... especially in the dark, in a strange room. Which is when it seems to mostly occur!!!