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Two pans in row for me. I should have followed my impulse to bail early on but I wanted to see where the story went. Nothing about this book seemed cohesive to me and I never found myself caring about anything other than what the father left at home was going through.

It is going to be so hot today, so I thought I‘d get some morning outside reading time in!

Finally got around to finishing this novel I picked up through NetGalley. I love how this story paces itself allowing the mother-child relationship(s) to meander naturally. And, of course, the non-binary narrator journey of self shirks any trite #YA tropes leaving readers to experience a story of high literary merit

The aftermath of my evening reading—a double bail! Three words sum up the reason I abandoned both of these: I. Don‘t. Care.

One of those words is a contraction. Does it still count? 🤔 Even this review is more interesting than the books...

I love the cover, and although the plot struck me as more than a little clichéd the characters seemed moderately interesting. But the writing itself made my eyes glaze over. Abandoned three pages into chapter 3. No thank you!
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I think I first heard about this book here on Litsy a year or so ago, and it has been on my TBR ever since. When I saw this wonderful booktube video review a couple weeks ago, I finally got off my duff and ordered it.

https://youtu.be/agLCLbOp8ik

Been off the grid awhile. Doing a lot of this ⬆️. I did finish The Lauras and liked it. I felt in the second half the book really came together She writes well and if you haven't read her debut of linked short stories, The Shore, you should.

Hmmm, I'm really not sure how I feel about this book! Part coming of age, mixed with ambiguous sexual identity/awakening, mother/daughter bonding~road trip thrown in the mix🙆a reluctant pick?!? Could have been better - either way I'm gifting it to any Litten named Laura who lives in the US (sorry, shipping is getting expensive) tag me below if you'd like this book before midnight Sunday 8/13. I'll let a random name generator decide winner🤗

I'm pretty sure that Laura is the most popular name on Litsy. I think it's time to consolidate our literary love and officially form a group...#TheLauras!!! Tag your fellow Lauras!

Always pays to keep a softcover in your tote! This is a GoodReads win 😍anyone read it yet? #BookNCoffee

Meh... though well-written and definitely a discussion starter, this one didn't really end on a satisfying note for me... I really can see this doing well though with book clubs!

Road trip, coming-of-age, parent/child relationships. This book isn't breaking narrative ground, but still manages to be fresh and engrossing. Ma crisscrosses the US as she settles scores, keeps promises, recounts her history and the Lauras she's known. But it's narrated by Alex, a kid with a gender-ambiguous identity, a pre-teen when they leave who learns a lot on the road and not just about Ma.
A book with depth, heart, and wisdom.

#Currentlyreading. Thoroughly enjoying. Lovely writing. Recommending.
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Starting a new book on a lazy Saturday! 👌

#asidefrombooks
Fave Hobby: Aside from books??? Ummm... Ummm... Ummm... Pass!
Fave Drink: Gin & Tonic, lots of lime
Fave Food: NY Pizza
Fave Color: ❤️or 💜
Fave City: New Orleans or my current home, Tacoma
Where My Dream House Would Be: Niagara Falls, Canadian side
Fave Accessory - my gold hoop earrings - see pic
Fave TV show: LOST
Last Movie Seen in the Theater - Beatriz at Dinner
Currently Reading: The Redbreast

Lord deliver me from pointlessly graphic descriptions of blowjobs in literary fiction.

The ocean is the lover our species never got over. We crawled out of its arms to stumble and stand on solid ground, and have pined for it ever since. It‘s the tragic romance to end them all . It hasn‘t forgotten, either, hasn‘t forgiven that abandonment —try and climb back into its bed without due precaution and it will kill your ass.

Tfw you're cleaning out your car and you find a few books... 😂

Today's mini #bookhaul ! The bookshop down the street is having a sale & I'm very proud of myself for not going too crazy 👏🏼

An interesting book about coming of age. You never know if Alex is a boy or a girl. Alex's mum leaves on a road trip going back to places in her past taking Alex with her. When the trip starts Alex is a child but at the end Alex is an adult. You see the relationship develop between mum and alex

Some readers will love this one. It's a story of a teenager coming into his/her own, gender identity, mother-child relationships, and revisiting the past. The writing was fairly impressive, but the story just couldn't capture me. I didn't feel like it was going anywhere and what should've probably been a quick read dragged on and on.

I think I'm just ready to move on to something with more action.

It's not an April Fool's joke. That IS the sun shining in through the window! I've missed you, sunshine! ☀️☀️☀️

#bookmail to soothe my Wednesday blahs. Thank you @penguinrandomhouse!

I loved this book. Another perfect road trip companion. All the stars. When's the movie? #netgalley #haftabuy 💖

There's a wonderful flow to so many of Sara Taylor's sentences which makes them beautiful.

An excellent story about the choices we make and those that others (try to) make for us. Peppered with LGBTQIA relationships, romantic, friendships, mother-child, narrator Alex identifies as neither sex not as any particular gender. It is sensitively and cleverly done and while it provides key plot points it never overwhelms the narrative or the character. #litsyreadingchallenge #LRC19

New tea set, new book. Happy Monday! #teaandbook

13 year old Alex tells the story of a cross country road trip that occurs when their parents split. On the road trip, Alex's mother revisits her past and the many Lauras that she has known. I especially enjoyed the way the author ended the road trip and its story while leaving open ended the next chapters in Alex's life. #netgalley

What a fantastic book ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I had huge expectations for this after reading her debut and it lived up to every one of them. I can't wait to for her next novel.

I'm starting on this now and I'm really exited. I 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 her first one, The Shore. Hope this one can live up to my expectations

This one sounds so good!

Just saw this on Twitter and looked it up. Sounds interesting. It comes out in February 2017 and I need to keep my eyes open for it.