Ummmmmm

[telophase]

I don't remember which of you mentioned the early 20th century novel _Living Alone_, but I ended up highlighting a bunch of passages in it, and I almost never do that in books. It was short and charming, although unfortunately marred by two instances of (typical for the time) racism.

However, that is not why I'm posting this. I'm posting this because Amazon obviously keeps an eye on what I'm reading on the Kindle, although its algorithm seems to be going by the title and not the content, and now Amazon is recommending books to me that would make Toby very worried if he didn't find it as hilarious as I do.

Examples:

Freedom from Loneliness
Living Alone and Loving It
Surviving & Thriving Solo
Going Solo
Single
Live Alone and Like It
The Single Woman's Sassy Survival Guide
Finding Forever Love

WHAT DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME, AMAZON?!

Comments

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

If you mean by Stella Benson, it was me, and I love that book so much.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's it! Thanks! I'm not in love with the book, but I'm not sorry I read it, and I've now got a file of quotations from it.

[weirdquark]

I love the combination of the last one with everything else. I'm not sure if they're covering all of their bases or if they're trying to be reassuring. "You can be a sassy single woman! Single is awesome! But don't worry, it won't last forever, you'll find the right person someday!"

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I just went to the Amazon page for the book (http://www.amazon.com/Living-Alone-Stella-Benson-ebook/dp/B0084BB9YI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418140286&sr=8-1&keywords=stella+benson+living+alone), and the Customers Who Bought This Also Bought section is chock-full of that sort of self-help book!

I wonder how disappointed they were after realizing what the novel was? I hope some of them liked it!

(One of the books is Harvesting H2O: A prepper's guide to the collection, treatment, and storage of drinking water while living off the grid. At least they will have a charming book to read on their Kindle while living, uh, off the grid.)