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Im a Fan
Im a Fan | Sheena Patel
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Moll
Im a Fan | Sheena Patel
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A must visit next time @Emilymdxn & I hang out!

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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"I stalk a woman on the internet who is sleeping with the same man as I am "

#womensprizelonglist
#firstlinefriday
@ShyBookOwl

CoverToCoverGirl That‘s quite the first line! 😲 13h
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squirrelbrain
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I went into this #womensprize long listed book fully expecting not to like it, as I just don‘t get the ‘influencer‘ world, but actually I rather enjoyed it.

It did take a while to get into but, at around 40% in, like @Leniverse , I really started to appreciate the essay-like sections on social media, politics and race, more than the actual ‘storyline‘.

It won‘t make my personal favourites but it‘s clever enough to make the shortlist, I think.

Leniverse Right? I would never in a million years have read this if not for the women's prize. I don't know yet if it will make my personal shortlist, but I can see it make the official shortlist. 6d
Caroline2 I have this on my kindle and I‘m really curious where I‘ll sit as it seems a bit marmite. I need to move it up the list!! 5d
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Leniverse
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The characters are horrid, the plot is a combination of cringe and completely outside of my area of interest. But the rage against patriarchy, Capitalism, and white hegemony is magnificent. Would 💯% read an essay collection by this author. It took a lot of thought and reading reviews for me to work out why the book's protagonist is made so unlikeable, but in short I figure it's so she doesn't get the role of victim, and to show that while ⤵️

Leniverse ➡️ she is as bad as the man she wants to be with, he gets away with that behaviour because he is white and male and she is less successful because she is neither of those things. 7d
TrishB You‘ve actually made me want to read. 7d
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Leniverse @TrishB I'm hesitant to recommend it, as I think it's a bit of a marmite book. But it's short, so not much to lose! 7d
TrishB It‘s short and I got it for 99p so it won‘t be the end of the world! 6d
batsy Great review! I very much want to read this. 6d
squirrelbrain Great review! I‘m just about finished…. 6d
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AnneCecilie
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Our protagonist is stalking a woman on the internet. This woman has an affair with the same man. Both our protagonist and the man are in other relationships.

A book about how easy it is to stalk someone online who posts a lot about themselves and how easy it is for social media to take over your life.

I liked this one, but I didn‘t love.

#WomansPrizeLonglist
6th book for #MarchMadness @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2w
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jlhammar
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Friday #bookmail! A few more from the #WomensPrize longlist. I much prefer this UK edition of Demon. So pretty and bonus, has cool endpapers and a ribbon bookmark. I need to get reading!!!

Aimeesue I just returned my copy of the US edition on Atwood‘s latest because I loved the endpapers in the UK edition and ordered that one to replace it. 😂😂😂 2w
jlhammar @Aimeesue 😂 Love it! 2w
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AnneCecilie
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She buys Wagya beef and will demonstrate how she will wrap it in a dishcloth soaked with salt, red wine and herbs and roast it over a fire. The comments under the post all express urgent, alarmed concern for the sacrificed dishcloth and I think white people are wild for how they will have an acute empathy for anything bar actual melanated human beings.

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Cazxxx
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This follows an unnamed narrator who is having an affair with an unnamed married man who is also having affairs with multiple other women while she herself has a long term boyfriend
A look at toxic relationships, obsession, patriarchy, power, race, class, narcissism and social media which felt very fresh and modern while being short and readable
Quite a frustrating read as all the characters are awful but I think that‘s the point
3 ⭐️

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Oryx
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This was my little London book haul from last week's trip. Three of them were new to me, so let's hope I picked wisely.

bnp I just started The employees. It's a weird but compelling read. And one I think will reward rereading. 4mo
squirrelbrain Ooh, all of these look good! 4mo
Oryx @bnp it is really weird, but strangely readable. 4mo
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