pickVery very good. Did not see the end coming!
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This had a great summary. But there isn't much of anything else to it. It's like seeing a movie preview where they show all of the best scenes.
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so-soThis had a great summary. But there isn't much of anything else to it. It's like seeing a movie preview where they show all of the best scenes.
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so-soThis book is an odd 🦆 Nowhere near as good as My Dark Vanessa, this novel is also about a teacher that rapes his students. It has none of the emotional gravitas that MDV has.
Apparently the narrator is writing this book to support other women raped by this teacher, but it isn‘t clear who is asking her about it. There is no chronology that makes sense. There are more details included about friends and gym class than the teacher. Totally weird.
pickThis slim novel is complex and the writing is at times perfect, which perhaps left me wanting something slightly more. Glad to finally read Walbert and will read more ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #ATY2020 (can be read in a day) @BarbaraBB [And now I've finished the February challenge prompts!]
Starting this slim read next for #ATY2020 (in honor of Leap Year, a book that can be read in a day) @BarbaraBB #booksandbooze
so-soThis is a very short novel that covers a lot of ground. At it's heart, this is a book about sexual assault and the ways in which power can shield men from the consequences of their actions. Although this is an important story - one we have heard so often in the past two years - I found it lacking in detail and character development. At times, I found the writing disjointed as the author jumps time in a haphazard way. At the end, I wanted more.
pickKate Walbert can write a hell of a story. I found this to be both rage-inducing and heartbreaking - because you‘re reminded once again that the effects of abuse linger over the entire arc of someone‘s lifetime.
“Do not live your life in the subjunctive mood,” he said... Do you understand the subjunctive? To write in the subjunctive mood is to write out of reality in a cloud of wishes, in a haze of emotion—“
Afternoon reading 🌨🍁☕️
I Won! Perfectly rainy day for this new arrival! Thank you @ScribnerBooks !
pickVery quick read. I liked the style, would have liked more!
pickI have posted my review of this book on my blog. I gave it 3.5 Stars. Thank you @ScribnerBooks
https://readerthenblogger.wordpress.com/2018/08/09/his-favorites-by-kate-walbert...
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These girls really shouldn‘t want to become one of this predatory teachers‘ favorites...
The writing is sparse and exact, yet I really connected with 15yr old Jo. A tough read, and unfortunately Jo‘s treatment and experience is all too familiar. As Jo is told ‘Make big waves, and you‘ll swamp your own boat‘ by those who should be caring for her well being, my heart just broke for her.
(Release date is 8/14/18)
pickI really connected with this story. I thought it was wonderfully written and a timely story even though it takes place in the 80s.
Starting this one now...hoping it‘s a good one! Has some nice reviews
pickAs Jo narrates her tragic tale of when she was 15, she wanders off course, memories materializing vividly, often veering away from the chronology. It‘s as though she cannot bear to get to what happened to her. This kept me gripped, anxious to discover her story.
The writing is sparse and exact, and I really connected with Jo. A tough read, all too familiar. As Jo is told ‘Make big waves, and you‘ll swamp your own boat‘.... my heart just broke...
panI wanted to like this book and I did like the plot- a 15 year old girl accidentally kills her friend, parents split and she lands in a boarding school where an English teacher preys upon his favorites. I just found the writing style annoyingly insufferable, the constant bouncing back and forth, so much left unsaid, unexplained. It's a quick read, but it could have been so much better.
