Exactly. There is no storyline. I might have to dnf this one.
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I think if you’re not enjoying it now, nothing will change. I really enjoyed it and gave it 5 stars but I would say it’s a niche humour and it’s not necessarily a book I’d recommend to everyone.
It may be one of those where the audio version changes everything. I’m not sure if I’d have enjoyed it as much had I read it rather than listened.
I really enjoyed it too and it’s stayed with me, great bookJust finished The List of Suspicious Things (also Asda!). Oh my word, what a fabulous, fabulous book. A full 5* from me. Absolutely loved it.
This is a v niche post however if you too like Taylor Swift and sad girl fiction.....
I searched through my Goodreads earlier to see what rating I gave this book, couldn't find it for love nor money. Checked my written record and my kindle app, still no joy. Finally scrolled through my Kindle and found it in my "woeful" folder, unfinished at only 15% read.
Knew that I didn't like the book but never realised I cast it aside
oops that doesn’t bode well thenI searched through my Goodreads earlier to see what rating I gave this book, couldn't find it for love nor money. Checked my written record and my kindle app, still no joy. Finally scrolled through my Kindle and found it in my "woeful" folder, unfinished at only 15% read.
Knew that I didn't like the book but never realised I cast it aside
I’m going to try and read a bit more today and then decide.
I started to listen to this on audiobook, but found it quite confusing and I wasn’t keen on Bob Mortimers narration so gave up.
There was a lot that felt unnecessary but I did enjoy it. I’ve just finished and had a wee cryi STRUGGLED with evelyn hugo tbh (even though it improved on a reread) - i feel like she had to spell everything out and just make sure that we were following it, and i wasn’t into it. five husbands would have been better
Just about to start ACOTAR dramatised version. I feel a bit of a fraud this month because 99% of my books have been audio but if I wasn’t listening I think I’d get no reading done. It’s been one of those months
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Quoting myself because I’m 3 minutes in and had to stop. The music in the background and sound of running water is driving me mad alreadyThere was a lot that felt unnecessary but I did enjoy it. I’ve just finished and had a wee cry
Just about to start ACOTAR dramatised version. I feel a bit of a fraud this month because 99% of my books have been audio but if I wasn’t listening I think I’d get no reading done. It’s been one of those months
I’ve got the paperback so I’ll read that instead
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Re Black Cake. I really liked it. I listened to it on audio and I did struggle to keep track of who is who but I loved the story. It wasnt the fastest book by any means but I thought it was a great story.
I don't like dramatised audiobooks for that reason mainly, especially as I listen when I'm trying to sleep so it's way too intense!There was a lot that felt unnecessary but I did enjoy it. I’ve just finished and had a wee cry
Just about to start ACOTAR dramatised version. I feel a bit of a fraud this month because 99% of my books have been audio but if I wasn’t listening I think I’d get no reading done. It’s been one of those months
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Quoting myself because I’m 3 minutes in and had to stop. The music in the background and sound of running water is driving me mad already
I haven’t been on these threads for a while, mainly because when I come on them my tbr gets longer and longer and longer so I ‘unwatch’ for a while to read them all!
5 star reads (I rate a book as 5 stars if I literally won’t put it down and carry it everywhere) in the last few months have been:
The Death of a Bookseller (recommended on here!) devoured it on Kindle then went to the local independent book shop and bought a hardback copy for the shelf.
Ryan Rule by Sadie Kincaid- 250 pages of pure filth.
If We Were Villians, M L Rio - I have a background in acting schools so I loved this.
Yellowface, R.F Kuang
Gild, Raven Kennedy
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin - was set in my gamer era so just so much nostalgia there for me.
Not a Happy Family - Shari Lapena
That’s an awful lot more 5stars than usual, normally I only get a couple a year.
Has anyone heard of The 66 Book Club in Hemel Hempstead (UK) it went ‘viral’ last year because it sells discounted books to trade but opens a weekend every months for non-trade. I went yesterday and bought 24 books so the tbr pile is far larger that it was! I was planning to add to it today by popping into The Works and buying the Tommen Boys books (influenced by here!) by they didn’t have them(!) on to the Amazon wish list they go!
Has anyone ever tried to read House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski? I’m fascinated but don’t like horror. Every discussion about it is incredibly obscure though. I’m not sure I ‘get it’ and I can’t figure out whether it’s really scary or not.
5 star reads (I rate a book as 5 stars if I literally won’t put it down and carry it everywhere) in the last few months have been:
The Death of a Bookseller (recommended on here!) devoured it on Kindle then went to the local independent book shop and bought a hardback copy for the shelf.
Ryan Rule by Sadie Kincaid- 250 pages of pure filth.
If We Were Villians, M L Rio - I have a background in acting schools so I loved this.
Yellowface, R.F Kuang
Gild, Raven Kennedy
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin - was set in my gamer era so just so much nostalgia there for me.
Not a Happy Family - Shari Lapena
That’s an awful lot more 5stars than usual, normally I only get a couple a year.
Has anyone heard of The 66 Book Club in Hemel Hempstead (UK) it went ‘viral’ last year because it sells discounted books to trade but opens a weekend every months for non-trade. I went yesterday and bought 24 books so the tbr pile is far larger that it was! I was planning to add to it today by popping into The Works and buying the Tommen Boys books (influenced by here!) by they didn’t have them(!) on to the Amazon wish list they go!
Has anyone ever tried to read House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski? I’m fascinated but don’t like horror. Every discussion about it is incredibly obscure though. I’m not sure I ‘get it’ and I can’t figure out whether it’s really scary or not.
I’ve seen the 66 book club on TikTok. What kind of prices are the books? Is it easy to find things you want? It looks like the kind of place I would just get so overwhelmed I don’t end up buying anything!
I read house of leaves years ago, I think when it first came out, I remember it like a fever dream, I can't remember specifics, but eating it up and loving it and swearing to buy it when I saw it again
i read this really quickly and thought it said that you’d EATEN it and loved it and was like wow that’s a really casual detail to drop in thereI read house of leaves years ago, I think when it first came out, I remember it like a fever dream, I can't remember specifics, but eating it up and loving it and swearing to buy it when I saw it again
house of leaves is an experience and a really cool example of how formatting and print etc can elevate reading and set a mood. i truly don’t think it would work on a kindle. i remember it being more unsettling than scary, but just a really well done book in general.
All the books are 70% off RRP. So my books had an RRP of £240 (they tell you when you checkout) would have cost me £144 on Amazon and I paid £75. The staff are clear to point out that it’s no refunds but I can safely say I’ve never felt the need to return a book!
The aisles are vaguely split into aisles of children’s books, aisles of non-fiction and aisles of adult fiction but that’s as far as it goes. The books are stacked on shelves up to the ceiling-there’s stools around to reach the highest ones. There are aisles and aisles and aisles, I was there for 2 1/2 hours and I only wanted adult fiction. I think you could easily get overwhelmed. The aisles are close together, you can’t stand back to back and look at the shelves, you would have to move past each other and stand to the side. There’s no windows and downstairs is quite tight, it’s not for the less mobile or the weak, I got a serious arm workout as I had 22 books in my basket after the first floor which I carried around for 1 1/2 hours!
I went because I live fairly locally and they advertised that there was no queue ( a couple of weeks ago it was 3-4 hours long!). I went to explore with an open mind, hoping I’d find books that intrigued me. You can’t go expecting specific books to be there, there’s no guarantee they will be or that something that was there last time will be there again.
If it’s not busy on one of the weekends before Christmas and I’ve read most of the ones I’ve bought I’ll probably go again, I enjoyed it and got some bargains.
Here’s what I bought:
The After series - Anna Todd
6 books from The Rivers of London Series - Ben Aaronovitch (I already had the first 2 and they didn’t have a couple of the others)
Flawless and Heartless by Elsie Silver
Shadow Dance and Leopard’s Scar by Christine Feehan
The Discorvery of Witches Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
Past Mortems - Carla Valentine
The Secret World of Weather - Tristan Gooley
The Lies of Locke Lamora Trilogy - Scott Lynch
I LOVE THESE BOOKS
- they’re such fun reads, and so clever. i’ve given up hope about the next one ever coming out though 
Do you recommend the Rivers of London series? I have the first book which I got for a few quid somewhere cheap, but I haven't got around to it yet.
Oh yes, do not kindle it! it needs a proper book to do it justice.i read this really quickly and thought it said that you’d EATEN it and loved it and was like wow that’s a really casual detail to drop in there
house of leaves is an experience and a really cool example of how formatting and print etc can elevate reading and set a mood. i truly don’t think it would work on a kindle. i remember it being more unsettling than scary, but just a really well done book in general.
The only thing similar I've come across is the thompson experiment on tiktok, its so weird and creepy
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