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Seems like a super interesting book and appears to be pretty highly regarded, but I'm not much in the mood for more WWII fiction.
I've also been listening to this as an audiobook and my comprehension with audiobooks is SO BAD. I'm too busy with other books I'm reading this month to be able to dedicate that kind of time, so for now I'm just gonna set this on the back burner and continue at a later date.
I've also been listening to this as an audiobook and my comprehension with audiobooks is SO BAD. I'm too busy with other books I'm reading this month to be able to dedicate that kind of time, so for now I'm just gonna set this on the back burner and continue at a later date.
No. Just... no.
I wanted to like it, and I still am curious about how the story unfolds, but god some of the writing was SO unbelievably cringy. For example:
I wanted to like it, and I still am curious about how the story unfolds, but god some of the writing was SO unbelievably cringy. For example:
"Crap crap fudging bugger monkeypoo crapola arse chops . . . I just accidentally liked one of her photos from five years ago. Damn it. Could I look any more like a stalker??? I’ve un-liked it now but she’ll still get the notification. Grr, laptop/ tablet hybrids with touch screens are ABSOLUTELY HAZARDOUS to the casual Facebook prowler."
‘Why are you being nice to me? What do you want?’‘Nothing,’ Pip laughed. ‘I’m just asking how football was.’‘No,’ Zach butted in, ‘that’s far too friendly for you. Something’s up.’‘Nothing’s up.’ She shrugged. ‘Only the national debt and global sea levels.’
In the end I found I wasn't particularly excited to read it. I think this may have more to do with the writing and characters than the mystery (the mystery is still intriguing so I get why people enjoy it). I'm halfway through the book and most of the characters fall flat to me
I'm not as invested in the story as I hoped I'd be. I plan to circle back to it eventually, but right now it's just a chore to read and when I do read it, it's out of some obligation to finish it rather than an enjoyment of the book itself.
I absolutely despised the prose in this book. I can't explain it. It felt so over the top to me. It seemed like there were colons and em dashes thrown about without much thought. I swear, I counted one at least every other page. It was insufferable.
The prose in a book can make or break it for me, and in this case it broke it.
I found the mystery to be underwhelming as well, and after discovering what the resolution was, I'm glad I quit.
The prose in a book can make or break it for me, and in this case it broke it.
I found the mystery to be underwhelming as well, and after discovering what the resolution was, I'm glad I quit.
Editing hasn't been something I've been in the mood for recently. Maybe when I feel more excited about it I'll pick it up again.
Ok so as someone who's not planning on going into any science-y fields, this book isn't really applicable to me. I mostly picked it up out of curiosity. But I'm sure people who are planning on pursuing science would find this helpful, so give it a try
Total Cat Mojo: Everything You Need to Know to Care for Your Favorite Feline Friend
DID NOT FINISH: 57%
This is truly an amazing book. DNFd it because this is a book intended on being used as a reference, and I just don't want to read this type of book front-to-back.
me: reads a romance book
also me: stops reading because there's too much romance
lmao
also me: stops reading because there's too much romance
lmao