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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

bailed

I had to bail at page 63, the spin was making me too dizzy to keep reading.

#HailTheBail

89/80

ImperfectCJ I would love to hear more. This one has gotten so much praise, but I'm very, very hesitant about overtly political books, even those whose points I agree with. Every work of nonfiction has bias, and I'm cool with that, but there's another direction some authors take that doesn't work for me (a clear "right" way to think/feel that the author is determined to evoke), and I'm wondering if this is one of those. 1d

TheBookgeekFrau @ImperfectCJ In a nutshell, it's anti-west, pro-Hamas. 1d

ImperfectCJ @TheBookgeekFrau So, you disagree with the content/argument rather than how it's presented? Perhaps I misunderstood your initial review mentioning "spin." 1d

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LeafingThroughLife

Daughter of the Reich: A Novel | Louise Fein

bailed

There might be a good story in here but it‘s, unfortunately, buried beneath clumsy, juvenile writing. The main character, who actually prays to the fuhrer like he‘s a god, is staggeringly naive and the focus is more on her forbidden romance than the history. I think I just like my historical fiction to have a little more meat on its bones, so I bailed around page 150.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 2d

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DGRachel

House of Frank | Kay Synclaire

bailed

At 45%, I‘m cutting my losses and bailing. It started off so strong that I was sure it would be one of my favorites of the year and then it just became a slog. What should have been a warm hug of found family cozy fantasy (even with the underlying theme of grief) just became…something else. It‘s giving dull and icky vibes. (Pardon Tasha‘s dragon carcass in the background 💀🐉)

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 3d

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Hooked_on_books

Lolita | Nabokov Vladimir

bailed

I tried this for an off-Litsy reading challenge, but I just couldn‘t. I see that it‘s clearly setting this up to show how horrifying HH is and how he‘s trying to convince the reader he isn‘t, but even just his description of seeing the girl for the first time made me realize I don‘t want to go there. Not even with the dulcet tones of Jeremy Irons reading to me.

monalyisha This is one I‘m glad I read in a college course and not on my own. It‘s also not a book I‘d be happy to read alongside continuing Epstein coverage. I am glad I read it, though. Nabokov‘s skill with language is incredible. 5d

Ruthiella I support this. This book made me so angry. And the appropriation of the term Lolita also pisses me off as do most of the covers of the book. P 5d

AmyG I read there is a connection somewhere to Nabokov and Epstein. 5d

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Bette I read a real life kidnapping might have inspired it…it was an NPR article. It was 1948, Sally Horner. According to that, she died very young, just a tragedy all around. Incredibly sad. 5d

Hooked_on_books @Bette There‘s a book about that which I have, and that‘s the one I really need to read. 5d

Hooked_on_books @Ruthiella This was a selection for The Stacks podcast book club and in the episode about it, they mention both of those. Apparently Nabokov didn‘t want a girl on the cover and was ignored. And yeah, the girl nicknamed Lolita was the victim, not some kind of child vixen, but that‘s patriarchy for you. 5d

Bette I could never read Lolita but I wanted to know about the real child. 5d

Hooked_on_books @Bette Here‘s the book I have if you‘re interested. Weinman is a terrific writer, so I‘m sure it‘s good:

Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4d

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RamsFan1963

The Fourth Consort: A Novel | Edward Ashton

bailed

While I really enjoyed Mickey 7, I just couldn't get into this book. The humor felt very forced, and I found the lead character dull and too given to just letting things happen instead of taking charge.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 1w

AshleyHoss820 Valid. Onward! ☺️ 6d

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Amor4Libros

Uncultured: A Memoir | Daniella Mestyanek Young

bailed

Bailing at 16%. The recounting of the child and sexual abuse on this is too much for me to handle at this time.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 1w

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BarbaraBB

The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel | Ocean Vuong

bailed

#ToB26 #15

I hadn‘t expect to bail on this one since I enjoyed Vuongs debut novel, but there‘s that. This one too is well written but to me it was rather boring. Drugs and poverty are often a recipe for a repetitive story and unfortunately this story is no exception. I didn‘t care enough to finish it. I have to admit audio didn‘t help either, my mind kept drifting off.

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ImperfectCJ Uh-oh...this is one I just added to my December TBR because it looked interesting. I'll give it a try anyway, but at least my expectations are tempered. 1w

squirrelbrain I have a signed copy of this so will definitely read. I find drugs storylines very repetitive too, so we‘ll see. 1w

BarbaraBB @ImperfectCJ @squirrelbrain I read a lot of good reviews so it‘s probably me. Although I really wanted to like it. 1w

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Hooked_on_books Gorgeous pic! I didn‘t get along with his first book and thus don‘t want to read this. If it makes the tournament, I might give it a try. We‘ll see. 1w

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books It is quite possible it makes the shortlist but I honestly don‘t hope so 1w

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 1w

AshleyHoss820 Oh, what a bummer! I‘ve been on the fence about this one, so I think I can wait in it. On to the next, friend! ☺️ 7d

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dabbe

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel | Anthony Horowitz

#TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI @LitsyEvents

Friendly reminder: Discussion tomorrow! Looking forward to it! #noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked

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CatLass007 I have to confess, I really couldn‘t get into this one. I bailed at the 25% mark. Sorry gang, I hope everyone else enjoyed it. #HailTheBail #BetterBooksAhead I don‘t think I‘ll be participating tomorrow. You don‘t need a negative Nellie in the mix. I‘ll see you when we discuss

The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen

CogsOfEncouragement I plan to finish reading it today. Looking forward to everyone‘s thoughts. 1w

DrSabrinaMoldenReads How does the discussion work? This is my first one with you all. I really enjoyed the book. 1w

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dabbe I'm sorry it didn't click for you. I found it slow at the start, but then it picked up for me. Hopefully, you'll like the next one more.

#hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterpastichebooksahead (edited) 1w

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I will post some question starters and will tag all of you; then, we all comment below and comment to each other, etc. ... kind of like an answer blog you might do in high school or college. 1w

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Boy, once it got going, I couldn't put it down! My whole day was pretty much devoted to finishing it ... well, that and college football. 🤣 1w

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Soubhiville

The Guest Book: A Novel | Sarah Blake

bailed

Well that‘s another bail for me… I got about 150 pages in. There were some parts I thought were really interesting, but others felt like a slog. Oh well #hailthebail, on to something else. (Seeing other reviews here helped the decision.)

Aims42 #HailtheBail 🚀 Onto better, less sluggish books 🙌 2w

Ruthiella I bailed on a different book by the same author

The Postmistress

booklover3258 I also tried to read it and DNF'd it as well. 2w

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Kerrbearlib Love that the black stripes still haven‘t faded. ♥️🐾 2w

ShelleyBooksie Just want to *boop* that nose ♡ 2w

dabbe 🖤🐾🧡 2w

AmyG Adorable! 1w

MemoirsForMe I love Sietje‘s new look! 😍🙌🏻 1w

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