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I really enjoyed this book. It felt like having a pleasant conversation with an old friend. I liked the writing style and the stream of consciousness throughout. I adored Abigail, the main character whose brother disappeared when she was a teenager and has been getting chapters of a strange self-help book in the mail. She is convinced the 2 are connected and is determined to find out. It is hopeful, funny, sad, and all around great story. 4⭐️

From page one, Gravity is the Thing had me literally laughing out loud. The tone of this book is so fantastically whimsical in a practical everyday sort of way, it's almost hard to describe. Abigail has a bit of a Miranda Hart thing going on, and I Iove the way her imagination works.The short snappy chapters were perfectly matched to the tone, and also highly effective at the whole “I'll just read one more“ tactic.

January book haul. Have you read any of these yet?

The blurb of this sounded good and I had heard good things about it but when I read it it didn't just seem to hold up to the write up.
I found the story disjointed and all over the place and there didn't seem to be that much cohesion between the characters.
Maybe the writing style was to blame for what I thought was a lack of plot as there were so many letters, angles and random thoughts it was hard to get a grip.
Overall was quite disappointed.

I did not know what I was walking into when I started this book. What a wonderful surprise. At first what a quirky book, but it became an especially poignant book. I just loved it.

This is the story of Abigail, her family‘s loss and the lasting impact that loss had on her, her family, and her relationships. I have a feeling this book will garner some negative reviews, but I found it engaging and humorous.

Amazing falafel and eggplant combo and a book - life is good. ❤️

A little bedtime reading snack - sweet potato chips and a lavender lemon sour beer. And my awesome yard sale embroidered chicken!

I loved this book. I loved the voice of the main character, the whimsical writing, and the witty observations of the highs and lows of Abi‘s life. I want to be friends with Abi, and the descriptions of 5 year old boy vocabulary was wonderful. Although there are sad portions, this book filled me with such joy as I read it.

I read this in April and finally just now posted my enthusiastic gushing review (it‘s a great book just read it)

https://www.gillyreads.com/review-gravity-is-the-thing-jaclyn-moriarty/

This was my book club‘s pick this month and I just didn‘t enjoy this one. It‘s a brand new release and I was excited to read it, but when I finished, I felt like I had no idea what I read or what the point was. The writing was just disjointed and off for me and I couldn‘t get into it at all. And the harder I tried, the slower it seemed to get.

🎧 Not quite sure what to think of this one so far...Have you read it yet?

So many great reads this month. I gave 5-star ratings to the following:

🔸Gravity Is the Thing
🔸Gift from the Sea
🔸White Oleander
🔸Wunderland
🔸A Head Full of Ghosts
🔸Recursion

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This is my favorite book of the 30 listed on the #MMD Summer Reading List. It gets 5-stars from me because it was so very unique. The writing style was brilliant and the subject matter was totally relatable to me. I still have 10 books to read from the list but I doubt any will top this one.

Apparently, this is where I dozed off. Has this ever happened to you? #NonsenseHilighting

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Books I read in April.

I cried a lot. She‘s a genius writer

From the sublime to the ridiculous but I need a palate cleanser #aussieapril

Jaclyn Moriarty truly has a way with words

Mostly I wanted to play around with overlay and posting quotes. But having lived through the 2KY panic, I connected with this paragraph. #listyquote #jaclynmoriarty #artistformallyknownasprince

Finally #currentlyreading #aprilrso2019 #preview #favouriteauthor #grownupbook yes we have (also finally) had rain. 🇦🇺❤️🇦🇺❤️📚

I had the best day. Ever. Everything fell into place and I have a few exciting challenges ahead. So yay. And getting this book? Icing on the cake. Love this author. #tbr #aprilrso2019 #squee