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The only thing that I have to say is that my jaw dropped from the ending, but I was hoping for a *little* more drama. A great and very quick audiobook performed by some of my favorite narrators.
I wanted more of Sam and Tate and less of Ian being a self centered dad.
Thank you Libro.fm and Hachette Books for this ALC.
“So fine, if you insist. This is a witch hunt. We're witches, and we're hunting you.”
If I'm being honest, I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I decided to listen to this audiobook. Well, I thought I was going to be reading a nonfiction book on the #MeToo movement and feminism...what I got was some #MeToo and a lot of shoving of hatred for President Trump and the Right in wherever she could.
I didn't need to hear Trump tweets read aloud to me when I still have a Twitter and see them for myself. I didn't need to hear her reasoning for deactivating her Twitter several times (spending too much time on the app blocking trolls and seeing Trump tweets).
I thought the opening with her telling the story of her husband and 'Larry Barry' in the dive bar was a great way to set the tone of how the book would continue on to talk about the #MeToo era (later proved wrong on that one).
I did enjoy hearing her thoughts on the #MeToo movement and what exactly has occurred with Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby. I also enjoyed hearing more background on her book/show, Shrill.
“So fine, if you insist. This is a witch hunt. We're witches, and we're hunting you.”
If I'm being honest, I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I decided to listen to this audiobook. Well, I thought I was going to be reading a nonfiction book on the #MeToo movement and feminism...what I got was some #MeToo and a lot of shoving of hatred for President Trump and the Right in wherever she could.
I didn't need to hear Trump tweets read aloud to me when I still have a Twitter and see them for myself. I didn't need to hear her reasoning for deactivating her Twitter several times (spending too much time on the app blocking trolls and seeing Trump tweets).
I thought the opening with her telling the story of her husband and 'Larry Barry' in the dive bar was a great way to set the tone of how the book would continue on to talk about the #MeToo era (later proved wrong on that one).
I did enjoy hearing her thoughts on the #MeToo movement and what exactly has occurred with Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby. I also enjoyed hearing more background on her book/show, Shrill.
Thank you Libro.fm and Thomas Nelson for this ALC.
Here are two of my favorite quotes that I was able to write down:
"Perfectionism can suck the joy out of life."
"Why is contentment so hard to realize in today's world?"
Here are two of my favorite quotes that I was able to write down:
"Perfectionism can suck the joy out of life."
"Why is contentment so hard to realize in today's world?"
4-4.5 stars - I'm still forming my thoughts, but let me throw some down here quickly before I lose them.
I listened to the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you Libro.fm, Erin Morgenstern, and Penguin Random House for the Audio ALC.
The Starless Sea is the first book that I have read by Erin Morgenstern and I am now looking forward to reading The Night Circus as I've heard good things about that one as well. If you are a lover of a book about books and stories within stories, please pick this up immediately.
The Starless Sea is a story of Zachary Rollins, a video gaming masters student in Vermont, that gets tangled into another story after finding an authorless book in his campus library. As his story begins to collide with that of Dorian, Mirabel, Allegra, the Keeper, Eleanor, and Simon, I found myself being pulled in. The narration choice for the audiobook was perfect, just the tone that I would want a story within a story within another story to be told in. I appreciated that Erin also included a friend that was working so hard to figure out what exactly happened to Zachary after he went to Manhattan.
The one thing that I wish could have been expanded more would be the relationship between Zachary and Dorian. I won't go into that more in fear that I will share spoilers.
I listened to the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you Libro.fm, Erin Morgenstern, and Penguin Random House for the Audio ALC.
The Starless Sea is the first book that I have read by Erin Morgenstern and I am now looking forward to reading The Night Circus as I've heard good things about that one as well. If you are a lover of a book about books and stories within stories, please pick this up immediately.
The Starless Sea is a story of Zachary Rollins, a video gaming masters student in Vermont, that gets tangled into another story after finding an authorless book in his campus library. As his story begins to collide with that of Dorian, Mirabel, Allegra, the Keeper, Eleanor, and Simon, I found myself being pulled in. The narration choice for the audiobook was perfect, just the tone that I would want a story within a story within another story to be told in. I appreciated that Erin also included a friend that was working so hard to figure out what exactly happened to Zachary after he went to Manhattan.
The one thing that I wish could have been expanded more would be the relationship between Zachary and Dorian. I won't go into that more in fear that I will share spoilers.
