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shortsarahrose
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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A soft pick. Entertaining enough for me to want to finish, but I don‘t think it‘ll stick with me. I liked the chapters about Peyote Trip and “hell as a bad office job” (it‘d be a good sitcom), but the more serious storylines (the Harrison‘s, Cal‘s backstory) didn‘t work as well for me and as a whole it didn‘t completely coalesce. But it‘s a first novel! There is enough promise here that I would read what Lux writes next.

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shortsarahrose
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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“I watched Mickey gather the contents back up, putting each item back as she had found it. She ran the sharp edge of the razor along her thumb for just an instant before snapping the tin shut.”

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shortsarahrose
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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“Love is all-powerful, until you learn firsthand what happens when a vegetable peeler meets the far-back surface of your tongue.”

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shortsarahrose
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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“Did humans hug in their caves? I went back into Jack‘s and thought about it the rest of the night.”

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vivastory
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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Peyote Trip has found a loophole to exit Hell & he is determined to leave no matter what. I really dug the quirky world building of Hell & the scenes portraying Peyote going on field trips with his colleagues to sign multiple souls at once were great; however, this one completely fell apart for me in the final act. I honestly didn't care about where any of the narratives ended & I think it could have benefitted from some editing. A soft pick.

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vivastory
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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I have a few books going right now but Sign Here not only has the best named protagonist (Peyote Trip) but my favorite opening line(s):
You already have a lot of ideas about Hell. It's amazing what Dante and thousands of years of folklore can do to a place's reputation. I mean, I'm not going to lie to you: it is Hell. It's not fantastic. But let's see if this is relatable....
#firstlinefridays
@shybookowl

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Lesliereadsalot
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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Couldn‘t put this one down. The main character, Pey, exists on the fifth level of hell, where everyone is in “sales”. That means signing up souls by trading something they want now for an afterlife in hell. Concurrently, there‘s a story that takes place in real life about a family who Pey is tracking to try to get another soul. Hopefully this doesn‘t sound as complicated as it seems writing it down! It‘s a page turner with lots of twists.

Victoriahoperose I loved this too. Reminded me of a darker version of The Good Place which was one of my favorite shows ever. 1mo
Lesliereadsalot I missed that series. Will have to go back and watch it! 1mo
Cathythoughts Sounds good ! Stacked x 1mo
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MatchlessMarie
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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Finished my first 2024 #AuldLangSpine book today which was also my January #DoubleSpin. The premise of this book was very clever. It kind of reminded me of a cross between Good Omens and Dead Like Me but layered on top of a thriller. I think this book will stay with me for a while. Would be a good discussion book for a buddy read I think. #JoyousJanuary #ReadAway2024

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
monalyisha That sounds kind of weird and fun. Thrillers aren‘t typically my thing but I might look into this one! 2mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 2mo
BennettBookworm I‘m SO happy you liked it! I agree, it‘s one that really stuck with me and is so good to discuss because it‘s so intricate. Case in point, my sisters and I just spent a long time discussing it! @LiteraryinLawrence 2mo
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LiteraryinLawrence
Sign Here | Claudia Lux
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I finished this book last night after flying through the last hundred pages, and I‘m still processing it. My overall impression was that it was sooo creative and playful and just clever, and I was absorbed completely. I also have this nagging feeling that I missed something? Like if you asked me to explain the upshot, I would struggle? I‘m inclined to blame myself for that since I started and stopped more than I usually do. So it‘s a clear pick!

Jari-chan Your cat's glare is hilarious 😂 2mo
BennettBookworm I‘m so so so glad you liked it so much.. and yes I agreed, the ending is definitely one that needs to be discussed afterward! 2mo
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Bigwig
Deeper: A Novel | Jeff Long
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This is a great sequel to Long‘s “The Descent.” It jettisons much of the science and world building of the prior novel for a leaner, provocatively spiritual narrative about a doomed expedition entering the subterranean depths in pursuit of kidnapped children. The whole thing crescendoes in what can only be described as Miltonian Grand Guignol. The frightening, nameless antagonist is quite intriguing, as is his novel means of imprisonment.

The_Book_Ninja The Decent is a masterpiece. Haven‘t read this though. 3mo
Bigwig It‘s worth a read! I agree about The Descent…a terrific novel. Hard to get it out of your mind. (edited) 3mo
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