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DieAReader
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Panpan
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 4d
CoverToCoverGirl Sounds like a real stinker.. on to Breyer things. 4d
DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks 🥳So very true! 4d
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DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 🙁Unfortunately for me it was. Happens 4d
dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 4d
DieAReader @dabbe 😏❤️‍🔥 3d
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RamsFan1963
Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood
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Bailedbailed

#unpopularopinion I've seen a lot of good reviews for this, but I'm finding it boring and I can't get into it. I'll definitely hold on to it, maybe give it a try again at a later date.
#hailtothebail

IMASLOWREADER this is how it was for me too for the handmaids tale but once i got into it it was a great story 1w
KathyWheeler I had read a lot of bad reviews of it, but I liked it. 1w
jamield1911 I find MA to be so hit and miss! 1w
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1w
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DieAReader
The Good Girl | Mary Kubica
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Opinion needed: this is a #BlameItOnLitsy so, I humbly ask for some help here.

I had been getting ready to start this, until I saw Lisa Gardner‘s review on the cover comparing it to Jillian Flynn‘s book. I love Gardner but absolutely abhorred ‘Gone Girl‘ (same goes for ‘Dark Places‘ & ‘Sharp Objects‘ as well🤦🏻‍♀️😬).

My question: What were everyone‘s thoughts on this one? Was it like Flynn‘s or was it a good read?

TheSpineView I have not read this one yet. 😏 2w
DieAReader @TheSpineView 😉Figured I‘d ask lol 2w
TheAromaofBooks Oh dear, I haven't read this one yet, either!!! 2w
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DieAReader UPDATE: After a browse of reviews, I‘ve decided to skip this one & add it straight to my trade credit bag. 1w
CoverToCoverGirl I‘m with you on Flynn. I never understood why readers liked her books so much. 1w
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl We‘re the #UnpopularOpinion I think😏🤣🤷🏻‍♀️Rebels at❤️‍🔥 my friend😉 1w
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bthegood
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Bailedbailed

#unpopularopinion
Love the idea - execution was not good for me. Hard to follow the world author was creating - could not visualize it.
On to another book -
Make a great day everyone 😊

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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julesG
Funny Story | Emily Henry
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Panpan

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC #UnpopularOpinion

This was #MoreMehThanYeah

Daphne was dumped by her fiancé Peter. Miles was dumped by his girlfriend Petra. Petra is Peter's BFF. Peter decides, at his bachelor party, that Petra is the woman for him, not Daphne. Daphne now needs to move out. She can have a room in Miles's flat, since Petra moved out of Miles's flat to move in with Peter. When the wedding invitation for Petra and Peter's wedding... ⬇️

julesG ... arrives, Daphne blurts out that Miles and her are an item. Let the fake dating games begin. But, of course, both MCs come with a wagon-load of baggage each that makes making friends, dating, and trusting very difficult.

The characters were supposed to be over 30 years old, but neither MC felt like they matured past their mid-twenties. Neither seemed to be fully fleshed out to me, either.⬇️
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julesG I was turning the pages to find the special something that I liked about Henry's earlier books, but just couldn't find it.

(By the way, both P-named characters have a last name starting with Co - why?)
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dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
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julesG @dabbe Love your # 3w
dabbe @julesG Life's too short--too many books to read. I love when people give it a go and are ready to move on! 🤩😂😘 3w
julesG @dabbe right, life's too short 3w
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Elizabeth2
Yellowface | R F Kuang
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Panpan

I listened to this on audio. The narrator was fantastic. The book - not for me. #unpopularopinion It was fast paced, but the voice is so incredibly unlikable. I understand that this is the point, but it just wasn‘t for me. It is also a scathing look at the publishing industry. It hits you so hard over the head making its point, it wasn‘t enjoyable or funny. It was a truly interesting idea for a story, that just didn‘t work for me. ⭐️.5 /5 ❤️📚

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
Elizabeth2 @dabbe omgosh, thank you! I was so nervous to post because I know how popular this book is. 😂 You‘ve made me feel better. 💕 3w
dabbe @Elizabeth2 We need ALL voices for the books we read. All books are not for everybody. Plus, life's too short, and there are way too many books out there to read! Thank you for posting! 💚💙💚 3w
BookNerd9906 I agree. I also did not care for this book. I find it difficult to like any book where I hate the main character. 3w
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squirrelbrain
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Pickpick

My first book finished from the Women‘s Prize for NF long list, although I‘m in the throes of reading most of the rest at the same time! 😃

I really struggled with the style of this at the start and had to keep re-reading to digest what was being said, although most of it was fascinating information once I processed it, hence the pick.

The biggest issue I had was the stating as fact, things that could only be conjecture. For example ⬇️

squirrelbrain
Asserting that the spelling of ‘handfull‘ of peanuts in the embroidery showed that Ruth was highlighting a ‘feat of plenty‘ when maybe it was just a spelling mistake.
Also, when talking about the pecans, saying that they likely weren‘t pecans, due to the difficulty and expense of getting hold of them, but then going on to describe in detail and as fact how Rose would have got hold of them, what she cooked with them etc
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squirrelbrain Having said that, I did value the asides of other enslaved people where we *did* have documentary evidence, and the descriptions of life in Charleston. I just wonder if the lack of information about this object and the lineage of the family meant it was the wrong choice to base a whole book upon. 4w
squirrelbrain On reading other reviews, from #shesaid Littens, I‘m glad it wasn‘t just me - on first glance I thought it was an #unpopularopinion as it has 100% on here but, actually, many of us felt the same about the style. 4w
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BarbaraBB Great review. Very thoughtful. Good luck with reading all others 😀 4w
youneverarrived That is a bugbear of mine in non-fiction 🙈 great review! 🩵 4w
batsy Thanks for the thoughtful review! It is the kind of thing that can usually put me off nonfiction. 3w
squirrelbrain Thank you @BarbaraBB @youneverarrived @batsy - I struggled to explain my thoughts so I‘m glad that you found my review useful. 3w
TheKidUpstairs I tried reading this one a year ago and had difficulty with the style, too. I was reading an e-book, so I put it aside and decided to try again in another format. I'm on hold now for the audio. Hopefully, that will work better. 3w
squirrelbrain I get the feeling that the audio might be better @TheKidUpstairs - I hope so! 🤞 3w
Hooked_on_books Good point about the conjecture bit. For me it worked in this particular instance (it often doesn‘t) because of the deep research she did and the loss of so many stories of enslaved people by virtue of how they were treated, requiring some conjecture to fully flesh out their lives. I felt she was trying to honor their experiences with great care and tenderness. 3w
squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books - thank you - you‘ve made me see this in a different light. 3w
Hooked_on_books I‘m really glad! I think there are some wonderful black female historians in particular who are really trying to bring forward the lived experiences of enslaved people and help all of us to understand better. Miles is one of them. Imani Perry is another. I‘m so glad I‘ve read theirs and others‘ books. I think it‘s helped me grow. 3w
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BarbaraBB
Julia | Sandra Newman
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Mehso-so

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Julia is not a feminist retelling of Orwell‘s book in my opinion. Not at all. A YA retelling maybe, at the most.
Julia felt very one dimensional to me, not like a real person nor a feminist one. The plot was flat too, I really can‘t understand the praise for this book. One of my least favorites of the #Litsy2024 shortlist.

sarahbarnes I don‘t think I‘m going to get to this one, and your review makes me feel better about that. 4w
Librarybelle Good review! 4w
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I honestly think you won‘t like it either but I can be wrong as almost all reviews on Litsy are picks! 4w
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Jas16 Still have this one on my TBR but not especially excited about it. 4w
Ruthiella Interesting! I still need to read this and re-read 1984 as prep. 4w
Megabooks Wow! I really enjoyed this. We usually don‘t disagree this much. 😂😂 4w
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Right? I was so surprised too! 4w
Suet624 Happy to take this off my list. 4w
squirrelbrain I really enjoyed it too @Megabooks - maybe we should report @BarbaraBB to the Thought Police?! 🤣 4w
batsy A YA retelling! Love your honesty. I'm taking it off the list because I was also thinking I'd have to read 1984 and I don't want to (world's too grim already...) 4w
Megabooks @squirrelbrain lol! Yes!! It didn‘t really feel YA to me. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 4w
Readerann I totally agree, Barbara. 4w
BarbaraBB @Megabooks @squirrelbrain 😂😂 the thought police! 4w
BarbaraBB @batsy That too 😬 4w
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Glad to be of help though I am a minority here! 4w
BarbaraBB @Readerann I hoped you would!! (edited) 4w
Hooked_on_books Very interesting! I‘m about to start 1984 today so I can get to Julia thereafter. Now I‘m intrigued! 4w
kwmg40 I started this one with high hopes but am struggling to continue. It just feels very flat compared to Orwell's book, but given that some have praised the book highly, I'm not sure I'm ready to abandon it yet. 4w
BarbaraBB @kwmg40 That‘s why I continued too but it didn‘t get really better imo 4w
BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books Can‘t wait to hear your thoughts! 4w
BarbaraBB @TrishB I remember you read Both retellings but not which you preferred. I am glad somehow that it‘s not Julia 😀 3w
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bthegood
A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas
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Pickpick

#unpopularopinion low pick
Love the story line, the world building, the quest, Feyre, Rhys, Cassian, Mor, Amren and Azriel. Did not need 2 ½ - 3 chapters of sexual activity that read as if a 15 year old boy who had never engaged in sexual activity wrote it. It was repetitive and, at times, cringe worthy. The ending was good enough to keep me motivated to read the next one.
#SeriesLove2024 2/5 @TheSpineView @Andrew
Make a great day everyone 😊

TheSpineView Great job! 1mo
The_Book_Ninja 🙄Most sex in books is naff, I always skip those sections. Just close the bedroom door or lower the portcullis and start the next chapter😂 1mo
lil1inblue I kind of felt the same way. I loved the story and the characters, but I just wasn't into the sex. It kind of distracted from the story for me? 1mo
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bthegood @TheSpineView thx and thx for hosting 🙂 4w
bthegood @The_Book_Ninja exactly! 😂 4w
Melismatic I‘m practically finished and I agree - the “spice” in this felt…goofy. 2w
bthegood @Melismatic glad I'm not the only one 🙂 2w
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