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⭐️⭐️ It pains me to slam a #CoHo book, but this was so dumb. I loved the idea of BFFs Hoover and Fisher alternating writing chapters, building the story on the fly. It sounds so fun, but this story isn‘t interesting nor believable, and has no real resolution. The writing is marginal at best and goes on for all eternity. Edit that shit down! What a waste of time and $15. #thankunext

⭐️ The Sequel Worth Skipping. If you can suspend a good amount of belief, you‘ll like this, but if you‘re like me (sorry), this was pretty dumb. And I have a rule about books with pointless fictional school shootings. It‘s absolutely tasteless, especially in this ridiculous context. There‘s no space for that shit in my reading life. I‘ll never read Swanson again. #thankunext

⭐️⭐️ Exactly the type of domestic thriller that steers me away from the genre. The parallel story trope is fine, but make it surprising or even just slightly interesting. Idk. At least it didn‘t have “girl, woman, or wife” in the title. Moving on. #thankunext

⭐️⭐️ I hate when books are mis-marketed. This is not a thriller. If I‘d been anticipating a slow burn, I could‘ve gone in with proper expectations which might‘ve helped … also, maybe not. I hated this story. It was boring, unbelievable, and too tidy. Nothing/nothing/nothing/rush/end. And gag me with that ridiculous epilogue. Made for a decent #bookclub discussion, though, so there‘s that. #thankunext

⭐️⭐️⭐️ A bit gimmicky if I‘m being honest, but an okay celebrity memoir. Years of unknown MS symptoms + years of alcoholism. Some pretty brutal stuff flecked with Hollywood name dropping. The nonlinear storytelling didn‘t bother me like it has some folks. I thought it helped provide bits and pieces of a broader picture. Blair is an excellent narrator with one major exception: the crying spurts felt disingenuous, as if crying on cue.

Zafón is a literary genius. So simultaneously reading Labyrinth and Swamplandia! only highlighted how very poorly Russell stacks up. Also, this image depicts what is unfinishable about Swamplandia! when in the hands of someone who is, imho, incapable of handling it. #thankunext #ohhellno

So I release Swamplandia! back to the wild, and continue w Zafon. I also took up another Coyle installment & started Mount Misery today!

Read 1/2, then DNF.

In the voice of Jimmy Fallon: "Thank you, Library holds that come in when I've got six books checked out already."

I'm sure there are lots of book related possibilities for these snarky thank yous.

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Chadwick, a Texas-raised wanderer, college dropout, bumbling social activist, and hobbyhorse musician, flew to Japan to begin a four-year period of voluntary exile and Zen education. He recounts his experiences both inside and beyond the monastery walls and offers insightful portraits of the characters he knew in that world as they worked inexorably toward initiating him into the mysterious ways of Japan. #thankunext #amonthofsongs

I love that when I finish one book, I always have another one on deck! #thankunext #amonthofsongs