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Betterthanasharpstickintheeye

Betterthanasharpstickintheeye

Joined June 2016

Better than a sharp stick in the eye.
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“While other girls were out with boyfriends on Sunday afternoons, getting their necks disfigured by love bites...”

“When other girls of my age were attending the Isle of Wight Festival and having abortions...”

The older I get the more I hate statements like these. It made me want to throw the book. I get she‘s trying to make a point and be funny but it comes off really poorly.

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Harry Potter | JK Rowling
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Here‘s my love jars for these characters. #harrypotter

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Harry Potter | JK Rowling
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Just a fun fan thing I saw recently. Here‘s a blank one to fill in yourself. Fill the jar with how many ch you love a character. #harrypotter

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I don‘t know how to feel about this one. The beginning was very good if tragic. There were a few interesting bits at the middle and end but it was many times a slog to read. At times it felt condescending and character motivations were all over the place.

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Doctor Sleep: A Novel | Stephen King
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I‘m really glad that the movie cut the reveal of how Danny is connected to Abra. It feels unnecessary. Also, I‘m glad that they edited down trying to convince her parents and made them much cooler and less shrill than in the book.

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Doctor Sleep: A Novel | Stephen King

I‘m flying through this one pretty quickly. I haven‘t read Stephen King in about a decade but this reminds me why I used to read his books.

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“You really don‘t know anything about women do you?” Is what I want to say to Patrick Rothfuss. Denna is not like the other girls, and women hate her because men are attracted to her... ugh what era was this written in?

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It‘s clear that everyone really loved the book The Princess Bride. I actually didn‘t care for the book but I love the movie.

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“few weeks passed. And then I received an interesting e-mail from Max Moseley”

Punctuation and grammar is as it is in the book. It bugs me a bit. This is the second time a paragraph has started with a lowercase letter. Maybe it‘s because I‘m reading an ebook.

Betterthanasharpstickintheeye Oops, it does appear to be because of the book‘s format because there‘s a random capitalized A on the next page. 5y
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“It‘s about the terror, isn‘t it?”
“The terror of what?”
“The terror of being found out”

Too true.

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Wow, this is interesting and a bit uncomfortable to read about. There have been times I‘ve felt sorry for people who have been shamed and others times I felt that they should have been shamed more.

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Serpentine | Laurell K Hamilton
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I liked this one better than the last one of hers I read. I felt that in the previous book the personal issues could have been trimmed down to better serve the plot. This one also has a lot of the relationships but it makes more sense in this context given they are going to the wedding of a friend.

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The Shepherd's Crown | Terry Pratchett
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I didn‘t want to read this book for a long time because it‘s the last. It brought me to tears very early on. This book was really good and it felt like a closed circle on the series.

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Etched in Bone | Anne Bishop
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I adore this series and I finish the books so quickly. It makes me sad the next book seems to be about different characters but the main characters in this series do have a satisfying conclusion.

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Crimson Death | Laurell K Hamilton
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I do like her books but this one reminded me of why I took a long break from reading this series. Over 70% on characters issues that we have had many books to get to know and very little was left for the plot. I was interested in the Irish storyline and it just felt like that didn‘t really get a proper ending.

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The Shepherd's Crown | Terry Pratchett

Currently reading it. It took me a long time to start it because once it's done, there are no more books of his. I'm 18% into the book and I'm fending off tears while I'm at work.

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I‘m waiting for tests to grade so I thought I would start reading a new book.

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Heartless | Marissa Meyer
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Really wanted to love this because of the concept and author... But it was a slog to finish. I loved the food descriptions and a part of the ending made me cry but the plot dragged and many of the characters were one note.

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But the absence of feedback was just as crippling for an insecure millennial... Amen to that. #same

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One of my hyggekrog.

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And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie
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Classic Harbinger of Doom: "The day of judgment is very close at hand" is promptly ignored by doomed character. #popsugar

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The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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I really like this cover although I picture the wings differently.

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I Am Legend | Richard Matheson
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This month's Donuts and Death book club book

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This month's Books and booze book club book.

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This month's Donuts and Death book club book. #horrorbookclub #bookclub #horror

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Managed to get the free copy for Independent Book Store Day #independentbookstoreday

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Books and Brew Book Club #bookclub

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The women in the diy parenting chapter are just the worst.

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The Witches of Worm | Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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Donuts and Death book club book for March is The Witches of Worm #bookclub

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Donuts and Death bookclub

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How languages are learned | Patsy Lightbown, Nina Margaret Spada
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I still baby talk when watching kids

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Burnt Offerings | Robert Marasco
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This month's Donuts and Death book: Burnt Offerings

ElizabethAndino Is that donut covered in BACON?! 7y
Betterthanasharpstickintheeye Yep it's a maple bacon long john 7y
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Offers a few interesting stories and some good suggestions

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Of Fire and Stars | Audrey Coulthurst
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Enjoying this month's #owlcrate book. I wasn't sold at first but it's getting better.

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Burnt Offerings | Robert Marasco
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In a lot of horror novels places seem to hold a mesmerizing power to draw in victims.

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Heartless | Marissa Meyer
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I just got my first owlcrate. It is Wonderland themed. It included a copy of Heartless which I've been wanting to read. I'm also really into Westworld right now and that show uses a lot of Alice in Wonderland imagery. #owlcrate #westworld

Soubhiville I love Westworld! I keep getting shocked, every single episode! So good! 7y
Betterthanasharpstickintheeye I'm so hooked. Too bad there's only 2 episodes left. 7y
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Siege and Storm | Leigh Bardugo
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Just started it and it is as engaging as the first book.

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Alice | Christina Henry
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"Life was full of empty stuff, objects longed for because the hope of them made your small life seem bigger, better, brighter."

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The Delicate Dependency | Michael Talbot
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Vampires who love to hoard and play overly complicated mind games with Victorian doctors.

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The Delicate Dependency | Michael Talbot
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"I don't believe it." "Who cares?"

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About the only things I have time to read right now are comics and manga.

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There is so much win in this series.

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"I ain't broke and you Bastards ain't never gonna break me." Penny

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Loved so much and was disturbed in a good way.

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The Boy in the Black Suit | Jason Reynolds
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Tried to make the cookies but my dough turned sandy.

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The Boy in the Black Suit | Jason Reynolds
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A thoughtful look at loss and grieving.

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All the Bright Places | Jennifer Niven
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A bit sad and a bit frustrating at times.

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Hogfather | Terence David John Pratchett
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My absolute favorite Christmas book!