One for the Love Hypothesis readers.
i love how we probably all did the same thing
One for the Love Hypothesis readers.
i enjoyed it and thought it was well-written (and generally a good read!) - but i found it very hard to engage with the narrator (imo the author didn’t quite pull off what she was trying to do with writing a sociopath who isn’t actually aware she’s a sociopath) and it made it impossible to really care about anyone. i thought the ending was a little lazy too, though i did get the point of it i was sad we missed out on what the whole book had been leading up to.How to Kill Your Family was great. Really clever and fun. Despite the popularity I did see a fair few reviews slating it on Goodreads. What are peoples' thoughts here?
Who is Middlesex by? Keep seeing it referenced here but I can’t find it to see what it’s aboutI just finished Middlesex. Thank you for all who recommended! A rather wonderful book, and quite the epic tale. Solid 4*. I don’t know what it was missing but it didn’t quite scratch the itch. Sorrow & Bliss remains my fav this year so far.
think I’ll start Anthropocene Reviewed. I stumbled across the podcast by accident and it’s beautiful.
it’s by jeffrey eugenidesWho is Middlesex by? Keep seeing it referenced here but I can’t find it to see what it’s about
Maybe Im not cultured or read decent enough books but the whole premise of the book seems like self indulgent toshI tried, I really tried, but I think if I had continued with My Year of Rest and Relaxation I would have stopped reading for a year Ditching it for another 99p read that came out this week. The Trip by Rebecca Ley.
my year of rest and relaxation is beyond pretentious so i don’t blame you i didn’t hate it but the lead character was absolutely insufferable. i read that the author meant for it to be satire but that absolutely didn’t come across. i have no clue how it seems to be having a resurgence on booktok/instagram right now, has it been in a tv show or something?I tried, I really tried, but I think if I had continued with My Year of Rest and Relaxation I would have stopped reading for a year Ditching it for another 99p read that came out this week. The Trip by Rebecca Ley.
I went to Goodreads to confirm my suspicions. This review is chef’s kiss:Maybe Im not cultured or read decent enough books but the whole premise of the book seems like self indulgent tosh
The Lincoln Highway is an excellent book, but it is ginormous, a real door stopper of a book.Has anyone listened to some good audiobooks recently? I've got some Audible credits to burn! I'm in the mood for some sprawling family sagas. I have The Lincoln Highway, Homegoing, Still Life and Great Circle on my wishlist...
Yes, it is a beautiful book. And it will break your heart in that way Louise Beech does so gently. It is probably not quite as good as TIHWAH but it is a worthy read. Go for it!This caught my eye this morning. Im trying to be more cautious before blindly buying 99p deals. Has anyone read it? Louise Beech - The Mountain in my Shoe.
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Well I appear to be collecting her books at the moment so I think it’s absolutely necessary to buy this.This caught my eye this morning. Im trying to be more cautious before blindly buying 99p deals. Has anyone read it? Louise Beech - The Mountain in my Shoe.
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I hate-read it a few years ago. You know when you’re not enjoying a book and willing it to be over but you won’t give it the satisfaction of being abandoned!? It wasn’t uninteresting a premise but was twice as long as it needed to be.my year of rest and relaxation is beyond pretentious so i don’t blame you i didn’t hate it but the lead character was absolutely insufferable. i read that the author meant for it to be satire but that absolutely didn’t come across. i have no clue how it seems to be having a resurgence on booktok/instagram right now, has it been in a tv show or something?
I don’t know if you know this, but I’ve found that when I choose to delete something from my library, Amazon offers a refund sometimes depending on either how long ago I bought it or how much I’ve read. I got a refund on My Year of Rest and Relaxation and I’d bought that at 99p on 2nd July. But the fact that I didn’t make it more than 20 pages in is probably what triggered the refund offer.This caught my eye this morning. Im trying to be more cautious before blindly buying 99p deals. Has anyone read it? Louise Beech - The Mountain in my Shoe.
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