The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards | Jessica Waite

Last wrap up post! I started and ended the year with some #tob reads. I‘ve already finished my first book of 2025, but I hope to get to some of my missed reviews tomorrow. The tagged is my best nonfiction of the year. The Wedding People is my best fiction; although I developed a new appreciation for Fates and Furies. Here‘s to a great bookish year! šˇ‰š�‚ May your 2025 be filled with more amazing books! š«¶š¸»š’

sarahbarnes Happy New Year!! šˇ‰š“ 1mo

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Ruthiella Happy New Year to you! š�‚š¨¾š�³ 1mo

BarbaraBB Great stats! Your favorite fiction you sent to me. I feel grateful and am looking forward to it! Here‘s to another year of books and friendship š©· 1mo

Megabooks @BarbaraBB yes! I hope you love it, too! I‘m so very glad we‘ve become friends!! š’š’š’ 1mo

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DinoMom

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards | Jessica Waite

I was gifted a great book haul this holiday.

Ruthiella Nice haul! š‘¨ 1mo

monalyisha Okay well, Raising Hare went IMMEDIATELY on my TBR! 1mo

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TheKidUpstairs

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards | Jessica Waite

pick

I'm between a pick and a so-so, but I'll give it the higher rating because it may not be the book's fault.

Upon the sudden death of her husband, Waite discovers his affair(s), porn addiction, and time spent with escorts. This leads her on a complicated journey through her grief, which she recounts here with opened and candor.

I appreciated the raw nature of her story, and the ups and downs of her healing journey, but.... cont'd

TheKidUpstairs But I also had difficulty truly connecting with Waite. There is a good chance that this is down to the audio narration. Waite is a Canadian, living in Calgary, and the narrator didn't pronounce words like toque and ALBERTA properly. It was jarring, and i think really contributed to my disconnect from the emotional world of the book. So maybe if you're Canadian, stick with the written word for this one! 4mo

suvata Stacked 4mo

LeahBergen And I‘m assuming she didn‘t pronounce Calgary like a local, either. š† (Calgree) 4mo

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TheKidUpstairs

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards | Jessica Waite

Dear Audiobook Narrators,

Thank you for all you do, love your work. HOWEVER, if you are going to be narrating a book written by a Canadian, please please PLEASE learn how to pronounce common Canadian words, like TOQUE. It is not "toke" (as used in the tagged), nor is it "toe-kway" (as used in Eight Bears).

Signed,
A frustrated Canadian listener

mcctrish Good lord! 4mo

BkClubCare Ha! You just had me fallin‘ down a š‡š•³ļø¸ ! Seems American and Canadian are more similar than British? š¤Ŗ 4mo

MemoirsForMe Oh my! š«£ 4mo

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TheKidUpstairs @mcctrish it got worse. She mispronounced Alberta. Much of the book is about Waite's life in Calgary, and she mispronounced ALBERTA. 4mo

mcctrish How? Like instead of Al-berta it‘s Alber-Tah ? My mind is scrambling now (edited) 4mo

TheKidUpstairs @mcctrish it was like "Uhl-BEAR-Tuh" I had to listen to it twice before I realized what she was saying 4mo

mcctrish Oooo like the commercial for Alberto VO5 hair stuff in the 70‘s/80‘s š¤£š¤£š¤£ 4mo

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TheKidUpstairs

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards | Jessica Waite

My next listen. How can you not want to pick it up with a title like that?

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Megabooks

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards | Jessica Waite

While I‘ve still read more nonfiction this year, fiction is continuing to trend upward for me. I‘ve also been listening to a lot fewer audiobooks. I‘m about to podcast it while I make dinner. New thing for me!

BarbaraBB I love podcasts, but they‘re addictive 5mo

Megabooks @BarbaraBB totally. I‘ve listened to The Dream seasons 1 and 2 by this author. It was cool because the book and podcasts covered slightly different material.

Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans

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Megabooks @BarbaraBB And also the funny Sounds Like a Cult by this author.

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

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Megabooks @BarbaraBB and then the podcast version of this book, but so far no real new info, so I may try another one.

Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels

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Megabooks @BarbaraBB also thinking about starting Scamfluencers, but I‘m also very tempted to use my Spotify audiobook borrow to read

Tell Me Everything

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BarbaraBB Oh wow this all sounds so good! Thanks! If I could recommend one podcast, listen to this one: https://www.westcorkpodcast.com/ 5mo

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Megabooks

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards | Jessica Waite

Now that the storygraph has square graphics, I‘ll share August‘s here! Both the tagged and Boyne‘s Water were excellent! Boyne‘s Earth is on my TBR for this month.

Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole have you read this memoir? 5mo

BarbaraBB I bought Water too, of course! 5mo

squirrelbrain I loved Earth and Water - I just got the ARC of Fire! 5mo

Chelsea.Poole No, I haven‘t even heard of this one, thanks for the tag. I‘ll look it up. Also, I adore John Boyne but I haven‘t read these! 5mo

Megabooks This is an interesting memoir, too. I‘m really appreciating these focused ones rather than more sprawling life accounts. (Just realized I forgot to tag you in this comment @Chelsea.Poole !)

Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist

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