bailedI don‘t have the emotional bandwidth to handle this one right now…Might pick-up again in the future.
pickA 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 🖤
A friend was raving about this one recently and library hold came in today…And I love to start a new book at bedtime 😅
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!
so-soIn the end I‘m glad I read it but it wasn‘t a home run for me.
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 🙄
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.
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
pickThis 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 😂😂
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.
