pan🎧📖 I don't really get the hype, I almost DNF'd. MC whines the entire time about the situation that she put herself in. I guess there are a number of hot topics that would be good for a book club/discussion, but I just couldn't get past the unlikable MC.
pickThe book follows June; a failed author and her critically acclaimed author friend Athena. Athena has few friends and occasionally hang out. On one such occasion, Athena abruptly dies and amidst all the chaos of 911 and all June manages to grab Athena‘s latest unpublished piece. She modifies the manuscript and publishes it under her own name and literally steps into a shoes of a celebrated author, something which she has never been before.
pick4.5/5 ⭐️
Incollata alle pagine fino alla fine
A tratti mi sentivo così vicina alla protagonista e alle volte così lontana, ma comunque provavo quel senso di empatia per una persona che continua a lottare nonostante tutto per ritagliarsi il suo angolo in un mondo estremamente competitivo e senza scrupoli
pickThe protagonist June is so self absorbed. This novel is as much about the publishing industry as it is about the addictive nature of social media. Well written - humorous and clever.
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I kept seeing this on Litsy and it took me ages to read it. Was I disappointed? No I loved it.
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Auto Buy -
This has changed a lot in recent years
Jacqueline Woodson
Han Kang
Yaa Gyasi
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Valérie Perrin
Percival Everett
R.F. Kuang
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George Eliot
Fonda Lee
and I guess Emily Henry since I randomly bought 2 of her books at some point.
panI picked up a used copy to see what the hype was. While the issues around cancel culture and cultural appropriation were timely, I found the protagonist and voice unlikeable from the start (and also saw the ending coming fairly early). I‘m probably in the minority here.
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I'm counting this one for two. Kuang raises many questions and concerns regarding the publishing industry, but the one that encapsulates the novel in my mind is the undeniable fact that Juniper “Song“ Hayward knowingly stole her frenemy's ideas. A fast and fiery read.
+61 points
panJust… no. I get it. The publishing industry sucks. But this story, which had so much promise and so many interesting ideas, felt too much like a whoa-is-me semi-autobiographical editorial that I‘m frustrated I spent time finishing it. And the ending was just not what it could have been. Sad waste of good publishing space.
