Some Bookish Thoughts

01 - I recently read a book's synopsis with these words: 'light her panties on fire.' That is, supposedly what the main character's would-be-love interest does because he's oh-so-sexy. This phrase clearly says something about the book. I don't want to draw conclusions base on this phrase but if a publisher or author chooses to use such words for their books, I get to judge them for it. Besides the phrase putting me off, the reviews tell me it's not a book most people (including myself) would want to read. But I'm not saying don't read it, I'm saying judge for yourself. (FYI, the book is Putting the Fun in Funeral by Diana Pharaoh Francis)

02 - I'm not okay with the practice of deleting listings and creating new ones. It's damm confusing. Recently, a book series that I had enjoyed and had ended but the author wrote a fifth book which is fine but the series got a new name and all the books had been retitled with new covers which would be fine too except now the previous listing is removed (for the ebook format anyway) and according to amazon, I didn't purchase the series so I get recommendations for them which annoys me because I don't know which book I did read because they have new titles. Why can't the series name and book titles change without being a new listing? Also, the books' pricing doubled which I suppose if an author had become more popular, they have a right to up their pricing.
    Then there is another series where the old listings are removed and new ones are made but there are no changes to cover art or book titles or series title. There might be reasons for it but I can't see it. And again, amazon says I didn't purchase the series so I get recommendations for them as new and since all the titles/name are exactly the same, it's very confusing. (Note: This is from the point of view of a kindle reader.)

03 - I've tried again to read Mansfield Park by Jane Austen but again, I failed to finish it. I find it so dull that I can only finish the chapter I had been reading. I don't know if I will like or dislike Fanny (the main character) as she is still much like a side character who is a witness to other people's folly. I'm only up page 138 and the book is about 440 pages and I'm reading the paperback format which I thought should make me read faster but it seems to have the opposite effect.
    I want to finish Mansfield Park simply because I had finished Austen's other completed novels (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion) and had enjoyed those. I don't care that Mansfield Park is considered Austen's finest work or that Fanny was her favorite character - those are not reasons to read it. I'm sure some people would tell me to give it up since I'm not enjoying it but I don't know. I have been trying to read this for the last five years or so. Is it time to give it up?

Do you have book complaints or book thoughts?