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Amor4Libros
Rejection: Fiction | Tony Tulathimutte
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Bailedbailed

I don‘t have the emotional bandwidth to handle this one right now…Might pick-up again in the future.

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she.hearts.horror
Rejection: Fiction | Tony Tulathimutte
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Pickpick

A scalpel-sharp collection that dissects failure, self-delusion, and romantic erosion with bleak precision.
Each story drags you through the ego bruises of people who crave connection but flinch from vulnerability.
It‘s funny until it‘s not—then it just hurts.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 black hearts 🖤

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Amor4Libros
Rejection: Fiction | Tony Tulathimutte
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A friend was raving about this one recently and library hold came in today…And I love to start a new book at bedtime 😅

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BarbaraBB
I Spy | Claire Kendal
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I added all my unread books to the #ISpy overview in Storygraph. In the bingo you see the ones that fit a March prompt of which I actually read just one 🤦🏻‍♀️ I hope and expect to tick off some more books during the year!

Ruthiella We Ride Upon Sticks was fun. 6d
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella I didn‘t read it when it was in the #ToB but one day I will! 6d
Suet624 Again, I have no idea what you‘re doing here with the ISpy prompt but I applaud you on your many prompt-attempts. 😊 6d
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Cheryl_Russell Ditto what @Ruthiella 🙂 6d
BarbaraBB @Cheryl_Russell good to know! 6d
BarbaraBB @Suet624 🤣🤣 6d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!!! 6d
TheAromaofBooks @Suet624 - If you're interested in the challenge at all, you can check out all the boards on Canva, or the challenge prompts/explanation on SG!! 😁 If not, no worries!!

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGVO4NctsY/-lGsmflP3sUW9FsAung8hg/view?utm_content...

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/85a6eb78-a914-4e84-a200-9073f75...
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thecheckoutstack
Mehso-so

In the end I‘m glad I read it but it wasn‘t a home run for me.

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thecheckoutstack
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Ok I probably posted that last blurb about 50 pages too early. I related to and had empathy for George in his late teens early 20s. George in his late 20s early 30s is much harder to stomach 🙄

squirrelbrain He did turn into a bit of a d***, didn‘t he?! 2w
BarbaraBB I get you 😀 2w
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thecheckoutstack
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I gotta say, I read a lot of reviews about how much everyone hated George and I‘m 130 pages in and I have empathy for him. He‘s pretty oblivious and careless of others but it‘s a story and a perspective I haven‘t spent a lot of time with in books and that makes it worth telling. I‘m glad I decided to give the book a chance.

BarbaraBB Yes! I felt that way too. I didn‘t hate him at all. I just wasn‘t that interested in him 😀 3w
squirrelbrain I didn‘t hate him either. I felt sorry for him - he was rather pathetic. 2w
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thecheckoutstack @squirrelbrain I don‘t feel like that yet either, I feel like he‘s privileged and depressed but that‘s not pathetic to me, that‘s just his life. I‘ll let you know where I land at the end of the book! 2w
ImperfectCJ I didn't hate him, and I actually appreciate an author highlighting how irritating this type of personality is and how many chances those around him give him, over and over again. It's almost a call to action for those of us with a tendency to enable behavior like George's on both a small and a large scale. 2w
thecheckoutstack @ImperfectCJ I‘m getting the vibe from everyone‘s comments more of the face palming behavior must happen in the last 2/3 of the book. I‘m excited to see how my feelings about George change. 2w
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ImperfectCJ
Untitled | Unknown
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1) #ToB goodies.
2) Solar-powered cats.
3) A hike with beautiful views and a chance to identify poison oak without touching it.
4) Climbing 489 "secret" stairs with a friend.
5) Looong shadows on an evening walk.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 3w
Leftcoastzen 😆😻solar powered cats ! 3w
mcctrish Love the pics of hikes and nature!!! 3w
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mcctrish
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Pickpick

This follows George through his life, he‘s a likeable child, his uni years are good too. You like George, it‘s a great audio book. Adulthood hits and there is this undercurrent to George, and I am not liking him so much. He isn‘t mean, but he‘s thoughtless. I am raging at my audio book. FFS George, get it together
It‘s well written. I enjoyed it when I wasn‘t raging 😂😂

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ImperfectCJ
Liars: A Novel | Sarah Manguso
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I'm really enjoying this year's #ToB! I got myself a mug to commemorate finishing the whole shortlist (as I did in 2023). Today's decision and commentary---between Liars and The Book of George---are particularly interesting, and I enjoyed reading them while enjoying decaf from my official mug.

Meshell1313 Love it! 😍🙌 3w
AmyG Oh wow! 3w
BarbaraBB That‘s such a cool mug! 3w
ImperfectCJ @BarbaraBB Isn't it? And it's HUGE (I probably should have guessed from the listing on the ToB site, but it still surprised me...it's bigger than the 2023 one). 3w
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