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Reminiscent of My Sunshine Away and various books by Thomas H. Cook, this is the story of Rocky Askew looking back at the events of his life from ages 8-16. Takes place in the 70s and 80s and features Rocky's hero worship of his older brother Paul. It's a coming of age story, but also has a mystery. It's over stuffed, but still slow-moving, but it was well written and I enjoyed it.

A book in poor condition breaks my heart too🥲

I feel like I read a different book from all the glowing reviews. This is a coming of age story advanced by prurience and soaked in misogyny. If it had been a self-aware look at the misogyny of the 1970s, that would be great, but it‘s not. Plus, all the female characters are one-note caricatures. Deeply disappointing for a book published in 2016. 😫

I‘m pretty sure most people will really like this book, but for me it was #MoreMehThanYeah. This felt like it followed a recipe for “how to write a good novel”, but it was just that - good. Compared to Tarkington‘s other book, The Fortunate Ones, this just doesn‘t measure up. I did like the characters, though, and it is clear that Tarkington‘s strength lies in his characters. Most of them felt developed and nuanced 👌

So excited that I signed up for #Page1Books My selection came today! Very excited to read this in October.

These are two of my favorite books about #Brothers. Definitely check them out!

The episode Brothers is an interesting one on Star Trek. The terrific character actor Brent Spiner plays his usual character Data, plus Data‘s evil brother Lore, plus their creator Noonian Soong. (Data and Lore are androids.) It really shows a great depth of talent!

#StarTrekSummerMay

#AnglophileApril #DontGoBreakingMyHeart made me think of this book which I read and loved a few years back. It‘s the story of two siblings, coming of age, southern gothic, set in the 70‘s, illicit affairs, secrets and a double murder!!! And it‘s all done beautifully. Can‘t wait to read more from this author. Highly recommended 💕

Part 2/10 of today‘s home-library tour! ☺️

Do you own, or have you read, any of these?

#MrBooksBooks

Picked as a favorite by my local librarian. It‘s a page-turner!

I got a wonderful surprise from @Jas16 in my mailbox!
Thank you so much! This #jb group is so generous and it‘s so much fun to share books with each other. I have a stack pulled and I need to stalk some TBR lists too! 😘 #bookitforward

Great book to get lost in on a lazy day. As an adoring younger sibling I instantly related to Rocky who is happy just following his older brother, Paul, around in the beginning of this coming of age story. Everything changes for Rocky when Paul suddenly leaves his family behind. Can you ever really know and understand someone regardless of how much you love them?

So I may have lied about The Education of Dixie Dupree being my last read of May. I read it so quickly I have time to start another. We will see if I get through it before the day is over.....

Not at all what I expected

Tonight‘s attempt at #spinepoetry:
Everything we left behind
Perfect little world
Firelight
Love poems
Ecstasy
Goodbye for now
Only love can break your heart
#riotgrams

#LoveTitles #AllYouNeedIsLove @TheKidUpstairs
Really liked these books a lot💜💛💙I would recommend them all!

Loved this! Perfect book. Could not put down!

PSU football and a good book on a Saturday night? Yes please!

Read this beautiful coming of age novel last year, involving #siblings #brothers 💙 pictured are my two boys who happen to be great friends despite their age difference #proudmom #awesomeautumnbooks @Jess7

Trying to clear some of my #BOTM backlog.

Anyone else heartbroken by the news about Chester Bennington today? 💔

I said I was going to read but all I've done is listen to Linkin Park songs with the bf and 😭.

This book grabbed me from the first page and I must have loved it because it broke my heart a little bit. Read it, you won't be sorry.

This is next up on the Kindle. It seems that a lot of my current TBRs are Liberty picks.

"Every soul is itself."

Sometimes all I can say about a book is that I enjoyed it. Like, it didn't knock my sox off and I didn't hate it. It was fine. Enjoyable. Is that just me? 😳

So I was extremely apprehensive about getting another Kindle because nothing will ever replace the sent, smell, look and feel of an actual book, but I caves. I caved because as much as I still love the library it's just a little ways out from me in a direction I don't go in too often. I was constantly paying late fees and now I can check out books without having to worry about it. Also, this book is too good to put down!

I can't put this book down its so good! I just started reading it late yesterday afternoon and I am more than halfway through

##17BookLove #HeartinTitle The three on top are sitting in my #TBR ~ bottom three I read. Was not a fan of Girl with a Clock for a Heart but did like the other two very much. (Sorry for constantly posting same titles numerous times🙈) It's the last weekend of February, which means #BOTM selections are only days away!!! How the hell did that happen already?!? Happy guessing & weekend Ya'll 🌸🌺🌸🌺

Well, Valentines Day is this week after all. Looking forward to this one. Time to dig in.

My only book that I could find that had #loveinthetitle. It's a great book so maybe I should buy more books with love in the title. Any suggestions? #17booklove

2017 Love of Reading Challenge with @jess.how
Day 4 (belated): Love in the title
Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington
#17booklove

#bestdebutsof2016 #feistyfeb I think these are all debuts! I'm not good at keeping track of that. 😉😉

"Or maybe Leigh and Paul were star-crossed from the beginning, and she was doomed to love him, come what may."

This book was a perfect combination of a coming of age tale and a southern gothic. I enjoyed every page and now I am sad it's over. The author and his style favored Pat Conroy.

Didn't know what to expect from this story. Received as a Christmas gift subscription. Immediately fell for the authentic relationship between Rocky and Paul. Authors annotations were an added bonus.

New Year's Day 🎉 read. About 100 pages into this book so far it's amazing.

This is a lovely coming if age story. The plot steadily builds as each layer is added. I'm really glad I took the time to read it.

What better way to spend a humid summer afternoon 📚

Starting this 💔

I read this because Liberty mentioned it as one of her top 125 books of the year. At least I think she did. It ended up on my TBR somehow. 🤔 I love a good coming of age story, and the fact that this one took place in the 70s and 80s was an added bonus. At some points I felt like I hadn't really connected with the characters, but it was an interesting story and I enjoyed the ride.

Seriously, one of the best parts of 2016 for me was discovering #botm. And this email I just got was the icing on the cake. 😍😍😍

An interesting story about the coming of age of Rocky in a small southern town. This is one I wished I had read instead of listening to the audiobook. The narrator sounded like the guy that does the movie promos. Narration aside, the story keeps you entertained and wondering what will happen next with Rocky, his family and their town. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set in 1977, this story follows the life of Rocky and is spread throughout a large timeline. It's a coming of age story, that includes a dysfunctional family, a love story, and a murder. 4/5

Finished this one up during my #lunchbreakreading time. This story occasionally broke my brain. I wasn't prepared for the expanse of time covered, nor the full breadth of the action. It was a great surprise, and ended up being an unexpected page turner for me.

When @Liberty releases her Best of 2016 list and you add 90% of it to your OverDrive wishlist. #sorrynotsorry #blameLiberty #blameLitsy