{"id":3770,"date":"2019-11-18T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3770"},"modified":"2019-11-14T21:48:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T02:48:01","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-137-the-mister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-137-the-mister\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 137 &#8211; The Mister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading<em> The Mister<\/em> by E. L. James. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-137-the-mister\/\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/behind.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3773\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/behind-140x220.jpg\" alt=\"Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris\" width=\"140\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/behind-140x220.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/behind-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/behind.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/crazy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2866\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/crazy-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/crazy-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/crazy-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/crazy.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gentleman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gentleman-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Gentleman Sinner by Jodi Ellen Malpas\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gentleman-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gentleman-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gentleman.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Behind Closed Doors<\/em> by B. A. Paris (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3596rHb\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781250122155\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Crazy Rich Asians<\/em> by Kevin Kwan (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ql2lHN\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780345803788\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gentleman Sinner<\/em> by Jodi Ellen Malpas (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CW1zJr\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781538745243\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hardwired.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-463\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hardwired-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hardwired by Meredith Wild\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hardwired-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hardwired.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lolita.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2269 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lolita-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lolita-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lolita-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/lolita.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/outlander.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-383\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/outlander-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"Outlander by Diana Gabaldon\" width=\"135\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/outlander-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/outlander.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Hardwired<\/em> by Meredith Wild (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32KKz3e\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781455565139\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Lolita<\/em> by Vladimir Nabokov (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2O9b7Ww\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780679723165\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Outlander<\/em> by Diana Gabaldon (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/37bJmp9\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780440212560\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/loveactually.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/loveactually-150x197.jpg\" alt=\"Love Actually (movie)\" width=\"150\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/loveactually-150x197.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/loveactually-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/loveactually.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/natasha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1835\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/natasha-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/natasha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/natasha-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/natasha.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Kll7Lm\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love Actually\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33RYZ2E\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812<\/em> (Original Cast Recording)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading The Mister by E. L. James. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1786,179,222,1787,1321,1785,227,961,48,30,1784,254],"class_list":["post-3770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-b-a-paris","tag-diana-gabaldon","tag-e-l-james","tag-jodi-ellen-malpas","tag-kevin-kwan","tag-love-actually","tag-meredith-wild","tag-natasha-pierre-and-the-great-comet-of-1812","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-the-mister","tag-vladimir-nabokov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3770"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3780,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3770\/revisions\/3780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}