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BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS KURT VONNEGUT JR.
I read Vonnegut’s first book and loved his talent for storytelling. I watched a documentary on his life and fell in love with him as a person. The author himself, really, really interests me. This is my 4th Vonnegut novel and honestly, as a book lover, I’m mad at myself for not liking it more. I stand…
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THE LONDON SÉANCE SOCIETY BY SARAH PENNER
Like other reviewers who read The Lost Apothecary I was excited for Penner’s next book. The title and cover intrigued me enough to pick it up without a second thought. I noticed the goodreads rating dropping and was confused because the first few chapters were so good. As the book progressed, I started understanding. Never question my goodreads friends (ha). This is…
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THE GOLDEN COMPASS BY PHILIP PULLMAN
I picked up this book as a recommendation and dove in quickly as it’s already been made into a show on HBO. I admittedly didn’t know this book was written for children. As I struggled to get into the story, I found myself appreciating the imaginative world the author built. I’m not against reading children’s books……
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OTHER BIRDS BY SARAH ADDISON ALLEN
No matter what your thoughts are with my rating, in the end this is such a sweet story. I personally had a hard time really diving in and letting this magical-realism world the author created take over. It was a wonderful overall story, wonderful setting and I really loved all the baggage each character had. It was…
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I USED TO BE A MISERABLE F*CK: AN EVERYMAN’S GUIDE TO A MEANINGFUL LIFE BY JOHN KIM
What it comes down to is I get why the author directed this to men, but it’s a shame. There are some really good nuggets of advice in here but as a woman you have to be creative to decode. On the other hand, I get why he would skinny down and make a book he wanted,…
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THE CLOISTERS BY KATY HAYS
There is not a lot to dislike about this book….. NYC, tarot, gardens, magic(?), museum, lake house… I mean… it has the making of a great book. Hays took every piece of of a good story people love and threw it in a single story. Yet, it felt held back. So held back in fact,…
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THE ONLY ONE LEFT BY RILEY SAGER
Let’s start this review off by saying, I’m a Riley Sager mega fan. Now, let’s talk book. If I had to describe this book in one word the answer would be ‘messy’. The overall plot… messy. The ‘setups’ to try to confuse the reader were … silly, coincidental and unbelievable. There were so many holes…
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