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I actually found Leisureville to be very informative. Yes, you need to filter out the author's biases and his publisher's obvious attempts to emphasize conflict and controversy and also to "sex it up", but once you get through that, a lot of good info comes through.

Personally, my grandmother moved to a 55+ community in Leesburg when I was 8 and my grandfather died and never looked back. She had a great time down there and made some great friends, even met a second husband. Reading Leisureville opened my eyes a great deal to what she saw in such a place and why it appealed to her.

After reading it, I decided to explore TV a little more, having never heard about it prior to the book. Since I started looking, I've become convinced that I want to move there as soon as I can retire and am working on convincing the wife that its a good idea. The timing will be good since my daughter will be out of college when we can retire with full benefits and we have a couple years to plan.

So all in all, for me at least, reading it has given me some direction for what I want to do with my retirement that seems a lot more fulfilling than sitting around up here in Pennsylvania watching Wheel of Fortune and complaining that my grandkids don't call more.