pickLove! Lots of interesting information and just makes me want to read more about the history of Earth. The chapters at the end, about our time and the last extinction, might be my favorite.
panI cannot even tell you how much effort to not rage quit this book. I wanna respect the fact that the author has a MD but MAN she drank the kool-aid hard. Some of her points are valid but they are majorly undercut by the fact she recommends COFFEE ENEMAS, CLAIMS VACCINES ARE BAD, AND CALLED BUPROPION A SSRI (which really gets me because THEY ARE NOT and as a psychiatrist SHE SHOULD KNOW THAT). I have so much rage for this book. Just. So. Much. Rage
I‘m not sure if it‘s the translator or just my epic hatred of epic poetry but I am so fucking happy I only have a third of this left. (Trying to not think of how long that third might take me)
Not gonna lie it gives me an inordinate amount of joy to have Greek “Heroes” (who are all really pieces of shit) placed in Hell
I know this is a metaphor but I‘m like 90% sure that‘s not what your supposed to do when you ask someone for their opinion and they say something you don‘t like.
I... But... Dude just discovered someone's magically preserved grave and he's saying that this guy couldn't have possibly been haunted by a devil?? I mean, I agree Richie definitely lost the plot somewhere around page one but something at least some of it was real. (And we kinda all got the criticism without having it spoon-fed again.)
pickThis book, or more specifically this woman, is wicked interesting. I can't wait for the second one to come out! My biggest compliant with the book is that, excluding Dallas and Mexico, the months and years tended to blend together. Some schemes were mentioned but mostly things were glossed over. I would recommend if you're looking for a short but exciting read.
panTom's 'memoir' was compelling enough that I could not bail and that might be the worst part, because I agonized 85% of the time. All Our Wrong Todays managed to hit all my pet peeves (most notable: insta-love, sloppy world building, and 'your love heals me' trope) thus souring the entire experience. Had high hopes and was let down.
Does anyone know if The Lonely Hearts Hotel is anything like Mr. Splitfoot? They sounded similar to me but I don't know if it was just because of the two orphans thing...
pickThe review I tried to write was too long, so I'll have to do my least favorite thing and try to shortly write about how important "They Can't Kill Us All" is... This book goes into further detail than any news article could provide on its own. While a life lost is a life lost no matter what, it is compelling to learn more about not only the events or protects, but also the hard work and roles that activists play behind the scenes.
I am so glad that someone actually said this. I always feel like there is a kind of pressure to keep your chin up and be proud of your heritage. But let's all face it, there are some people who you can't be proud to have in your family tree and while you can't exactly disown them, you can choose to not let long-dead people to influence your choices and views.
This really struck me and for a moment I couldn't figure out why. Yeah, they were doing something a little unlawful, it makes sense that they plan who gets arrested. I realized that it was that exact thought that made this feel so fucked-up to me. Peaceful, lawful demonstrations aren't enough to make people listen. It is the fact that they are right when they think they have to force the other side's hand.
so-soAlthough the writing in this book was great and the ending had an interesting bit of self-reflection, Rafe made me want to pull my hair out too many times to actually enjoy reading it as much as I would have liked to. I might still buy Honestly Ben when it comes out in March in hopes that he won't put me through so much frustration but who knows. I am still very curious about how all the conservative kids in Mass got herded into one school though.
Damn, wouldn't it have been nice if you realized what we all knew before you fucked up the best friendship you ever had?
Fucking finally Rafe's bad decisions are biting him in the ass. I've never been so glad for something bad to happen to the MC
"'Touchy,' my dad teased, and I wanted to hit him with something large and heavy." I want to hit you with something large and heavy, you piece of wet bread.
Rafe is seriously the most exhausting narrator ever. If you want people to play along with your fucking game then you have to tell them what the moves are beforehand you fucking bonehead. He is so spoiled I actually can't stand it omfg
I don't understand how Rafe gets so fucking lucky with his bad decisions not biting him in the ass (yet I suppose)
Someone please help me I keep rereading Uprooted over and over because I don't know how to move on from this book.
I think this novel might end up being my fave read of 2017. It's just so beautiful and compelling and I have so many feelings about all of it. Of course there is another 11 months of new releases ahead so who knows 😊 #AllIsNotLost #westillgotbooks
This was probably the best possible ending that managed to completely avoid destroying me and was soo satisfying. Partly because of Lillet taking control of her life and fate, honestly mostly because the circus fam back together ❤️(itd be cooler if Lillet had a lyra instead of a trapeze though 😜)
Hahaha remember the time "Lilliet Berne" said this then proceeded to escape death more than she actually wanted to? Yeah... this book is all 'be careful what you wish for' isn't it?
I'm hoping both that this novel will fuck me up as bad as I'm expecting and that it will (miraculously) have an at least somewhat happy ending
I can already tell I'm going to have such a book hangover after finishing this. It's even better than all the hype made it seem and I'm so in love with it and my brain is so scrabbled. Someone please save me from being even more fucked up by this attack on my personal wellbeing.
picki was reading a sample to see if this series would be good for #readharder2017 (im just going to assume thats a tag...) which it definitely is, imho, by the way but instead i ended up buying the book and spent the last four hours of 2016 reading it (quite literally nonstop - no food, water, or bathroom breaks). so yeah, i guess you could say this novel is pretty great.
seriously needed the whole box to get through this book
