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Peyton Place | Grace Metalious

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I think my favorite part of this book is imagining the scandal it caused in the 50‘s. I‘ll bet this is one book EVERYONE wanted to read. This is a pick for me, but just barely. The racism bothered me, and the old men talk I found annoying. Story was fascinating though and I‘d definitely be up for the sequel!
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Cinfhen It‘s weird because I was MUCH MORE put off by the racism in Gone With The Wind. If anything the lack of diversity in this book was much more shocking. I can‘t recall a single black character or reference even... I do think the author stereotyped the small town New Englander‘s as being very backwater, almost dim-witted. 7y

Bklover @Cinfhen wasn‘t Samuel Peyton African American? I thought he was. Which I found weird in the context of the story. Maybe I misunderstood. 7y

Bklover @Cinfhen The frequent use of the n-word bothered me too. Kept pulling me out of the story. 7y

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Cinfhen Yes! He was ( duh, Cindy!!!) but I hardly thought of him as a character but you‘re right. The N word was used a few times and it‘s always very jarring 7y

KellyHunsakerReads Samuel Peyton is African American 7y

TrishB My copy arrived today. But have been side tracked!! 7y

rubyslippersreads I hated the racism, and the horrible story Doc Swain told the young nurse made me unable to like him as much as I had before that point in the book. 7y

Cathythoughts I really enjoyed this one. I thought for its time & extreme popularity, it was quite radical. Not sure I want to read the sequel though. It‘s almost like this was enough. 7y

Bklover @Cathythoughts I know what you mean. A lot of times the sequel just screws everything up. 7y

rubyslippersreads @Cathythoughts @Bklover I‘m sort of feeling the same way. 6y

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rubyslippersreads

Peyton Place | Grace Metalious

Like @Cinfhen I found a lot of these scandals different than I expected. I‘m giving it a so-so because, while it‘s a pick for unputdownability, it‘s a pan for some of the extra-sordid stuff. Also, I‘ll never get over what happened to poor Cordelia! 😢 #peytonplace My ebook didn‘t have an introduction, but I‘d certainly like to read this one by India Knight.

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Cathythoughts I agree about it being unputdownable... but I thought it was true to life as well .... sordid , yes . But also true , I thought. I‘m not sure about the Cordelia reference 😬.. I missed something there ...... ?? ! 7y

rubyslippersreads @Cathythoughts When Joey sells his sheep to the butcher, the butcher says, “Even Cordelia?” which I assume was Joey‘s best-loved sheep. 7y

Cathythoughts Ah ok. Thankyou ! I did miss that. He really loved those sheep. I remember Cordelia well from King Lear ... your youngest daughter does not love thee least. .. Thankyou , I get it now ❤️ (edited) 7y

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Bklover Poor Cordelia!!!! 7y

Mdargusch I‘m still trying to get over the men in the cellar! That was bizarre! @Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads @Bklover 7y

rubyslippersreads @Bklover 😢🐑 7y

rubyslippersreads @Mdargusch That was extremely bizarre. 7y

TrishB My copy arrived today but I have been thrown off reading by HAVING to read the new John Boyne......🤷‍♀️ 7y

Cinfhen I‘m still confused by that cellar scene @Mdargusch 🧐🤨😳 7y

Cinfhen I love your graphics and I agree, a bit sordid but I thought it was an interesting peek into very early pre-feminist movement. Not too many people have mentioned the school principal...what do u think about him?? He didn‘t strike me as the type of guy you‘d find in the 30‘s or the 50‘s for that matter. 7y

Mdargusch I‘m just at the part where the new principal arrives. @Cinfhen (edited) 7y

rubyslippersreads @Cinfhen I find it interesting that they changed the principal‘s name to something less “ethnic” for the movie and TV show. 7y

Cinfhen I didn‘t know that @rubyslippersreads I‘m always surprised by these “subtle “ ( NOT so subtle changes) in the introduction it stated that the publisher made the author change Selena‘s father to her step-father. Which alters the book in a VERY specific manner! The implication being it would be TOO SCANDALOUS if the character was her biological father 😾 7y

rubyslippersreads BTW, if anyone wants to watch the old movie, it‘s on YouTube. I started to watch last night, but realized I was kind of “Peytoned out.” 😄 All the “kids” were older than at the beginning of the book (high school seniors), but all the actors playing them looked to be in their mid-20s or older. 😄 7y

rubyslippersreads @Cinfhen Ugh. Like that made things better. 😏 7y

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Cathythoughts

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Once I started , I couldn‘t stop. ❤️💫😭. I‘ll say no more till we are all finished.

“I saw the starry tree Eternity, put forth the blossom Time “ .....
#PeytonPlace buddy read

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TrishB I‘ll get there eventually!! 7y

Cathythoughts @TrishB 👍🏻❤️ 7y

Cinfhen Just finished!! I‘m ready to read the sequel!!!! 7y

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Cathythoughts @Cinfhen yes ! To this book ! What a story... Selena & the Doc , I will never forget, such powerful writing about courage. I think this is timeless in its own way ... Thankyou for this ... I would never have thought of reading this book. Loved the truth & heaviness of the stories & the courage & the hope ... you can see how this worked ( in a very toned down way ) for tv. The cliffhangers .... Great stuff 7y

rubyslippersreads Im going to be gone most of the day, but wish I could stay home and read instead. 😄 7y

Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads oh I know that feeling .... 😘 7y

Cinfhen I‘m so glad I read it as well!! I thought it was very well done ~ reminds me of To Kill a MockingBird in certain way. It wasn‘t tawdry or sleazy or sensationalized. I thought it was going to be more about neighbors having affairs and it was really about deep rooted secrets and not petty gossip. Very well done 7y

Bklover Reading now..... not finished yet. Good stuff. 😊 7y

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Cathythoughts

Peyton Place | Grace Metalious

#PeytonPlace buddy read. I think I‘ll have a look at the introduction..... 💃🏾

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CarolynM I remember this being a thoroughly shocking TV program when I was a child 7y

Cathythoughts @CarolynM will you join in ?! I‘m reading the intro .... interesting & yes I‘d say shocking at the time. Everything was brushed under the carpet back then ...... 7y

Bklover I think I read this years ago. Looking forward to reading it again! 7y

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Cathythoughts I could be totally off ... but is there a Stephen King vibe to this. She ( Metalious) was born 20 years before SK. But this is small town New England & from the introduction, lots of skeletons in the cupboards!! @TrishB have you read Peyton Place ? Are there links to Dolores Claiborne (edited) 7y

Cathythoughts @Bklover I definitely never read or saw this. New ground ... exciting 7y

Cathythoughts I‘m googling... 🙄 I just read that Grace Metalious is SK‘s Dolores Claiborne..... what ???!!! Is there truth in this ... #PeytonPlace (edited) 7y

TrishB I‘ve not read- remember it being in the telly but didn‘t watch that either! 7y

Mdargusch It‘s so funny. I guess I‘m so old that I remember my mother reading this book. We always call neighborhoods with lots of gossip and secrets a Peyton place. @TrishB @Cathythoughts @Bklover @CarolynM (edited) 7y

Cinfhen I‘m excited to read this book!!! Do U want to join @TrishB @CarolynM 7y

Cinfhen I‘ll be back in Israel on Friday, so I could start this weekend @Bklover @Cathythoughts @Mdargusch @SledgeReader 7y

Cathythoughts @Cinfhen perfecto 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 7y

rubyslippersreads @CarolynM So do I. I‘ve never read the book, though. 7y

TrishB @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts If I can get a cheap copy by the weekend I may join in 😁 kindle is 10.99 currently... (edited) 7y

CarolynM @Cathythoughts @Cinfhen Tempting offer ladies, thank you. I might see how my current need to read pile is going next week. I'm a bit concerned by the Stephen King comparison though... 7y

Cinfhen Ha!!! I was thinking the same thing @CarolynM hope u join us!! I bought a used copy from Abe Books @TrishB hope u can find a copy💕 7y

Cinfhen Do U want to join in @rubyslippersreads ??? 7y

rubyslippersreads @Cinfhen Sounds like fun. I think I might be old enough for this mature material now. 😂 7y

rubyslippersreads @TrishB You can download it for free at https://www.fadedpage.com/csearch.php?author=Metalious,%20Grace 7y

Bklover @CarolynM @Cinfhen I don‘t remember it being anything at all like Stephen King. I read it eons ago back when @Mdargusch was talking about. I thought they made a tv show of it as well. I thought if it more like a soap opera Looking forward to it. (I think I read it as a teen so now I‘ll see what it looks like at 58). 7y

CarolynM @Cinfhen I've just read the first sentence. I'm in! 7y

Cinfhen Oh this is such a fun group!!! Yay 😁 can‘t wait ladies... @CarolynM @Bklover @rubyslippersreads @Mdargusch @Cathythoughts @TrishB @SledgeReader hope you‘re able to join us!!!! (edited) 7y

Cathythoughts @CarolynM @Cinfhen sorry the SK reference was me getting over excited & googling ... In the intro it says one of the characters is abused ( so maybe some of the writers own history here ?) as Dolores Claiborne is about abuse ( I think ) ... and SK May have based that book ( Dolores Claiborne) on Metalious . It‘s only the small town mentality & the New England setting, where I saw the similarity ...... it won‘t be like Stephen King (edited) 7y

TrishB @rubyslippersreads thanks! I just need to figure out how to get on my kindle....as I don‘t want to read on my phone. 7y

rubyslippersreads @TrishB I think you can download the .mobi file and email it to your Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/email 7y

TrishB @rubyslippersreads thanks! Will give it a go.... 7y

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Cinfhen

Peyton Place | Grace Metalious

Hoping to read these books next ~ both are for #pop18 #NordicNoir & #alliterationInTitle 😀My mind is fuzzy and I can‘t recall who was up for a #PeytonPlace buddy read, I think @Mdargusch @Cathythoughts @SledgeReader Anyone else??? Any idea for timeline!??

Mdargusch Oh hooray! I just got my copy of Peyton Place and I was wondering when we are reading it. 7y

Cinfhen I‘m ready to go @Mdargusch Just waiting to hear from the others! I read the intro and it seems like it‘s going to be a good read💟I‘m looking forward 7y

Gina Oooooohhhh I can't wait to have a date with Lisbeth Salandar 7y

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Cinfhen I think I‘m gonna start book 5 today @Gina

Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye: A Lisbeth Salander Novel, Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series

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ValerieAndBooks Peyton Place is a good one! Read it a couple years ago. 7y

Bklover Can I join in on the Peyton Place read? Do I have time to get a copy? 7y

Cinfhen Of course @Bklover would love for u to join❣️❣️❣️❣️whenever u get a copy let us know...no rush to read it 7y

Cinfhen That‘s good to know @ValerieAndBooks I read the into and it really got me excited for the book 7y

Bklover I‘ll order it today. ThriftBooks has a copy that includes Return to Peyton Place as well. ❤️ 7y

Cinfhen Ha! Awesome @Bklover 7y

Gina Sweet say HI to Lissbeth. Tell here we will meet again VERY soon♡♡♡ 7y

Bklover My copy came today!! Should I go ahead and start- or when are you reading this?! 7y

Cinfhen I‘ll tag @Cathythoughts @Mdargusch and see when they want to start, I can start over the weekend!!! @Bklover 😘 7y

Bklover Perfect. Me too! 7y

Cathythoughts Hi Cindy hi @Bklover @Mdargusch @SledgeReader yes! Great, I can start by the weekend too for Peyton Place. My copy is on kindle waiting 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 7y

Mdargusch This weekend or Next week would be great! I‘m in! @Cathythoughts @Bklover @SledgeReader 7y

Cathythoughts @Cinfhen @mdargusch @SledgeReader @BKlover @CarolynM @rubyslippersreads @TrishB Has anyone else started ?? I‘m about one fourth in & Im absolutely Loving it ... Im dying to hear what ye think .... it‘s brilliant so far 7y

Cinfhen I‘m back tonight @Cathythoughts and then I‘ll begin tomorrow xx can‘t wait 😊 7y

TrishB I was just about to buy a prime one and noticed it was in French!! Still trying.... 7y

Mdargusch Not yet! @Cathythoughts 7y

CarolynM I have to read my IRL book group book first because our meeting is on Monday but then I'll get into it. 7y

CarolynM I have to read my IRL book group book first because our meeting is on Monday but then I'll get into it. Looking forward to it @Cinfhen @Mdargusch @SledgeReader @Bklover @rubyslippersreads @TrishB (edited) 7y

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Laurelf

Peyton Place | Grace Metalious

Summer reading. Incroyablement moderne et loin de la bleuette de la serie . #summerreading #peytonplace

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