Status Updates From By Degrees (By Degrees, #1)

Oh my, I know that quite a few people didn't like or couldn't relate to Tim. I can understand that, but my guess is they are not themselves nor have they ever loved someone that is a control freak, obsessive compulsive, &/or truly lacks the ability to read social cues / empathize. I can so relate & his thoughts while with Peter crack me up.

Oh, for the love of--! Is Tim supposed to be annoying? Because he is. Incredibly so. Intensely emotionally immature. I don't mind that in itself; indeed, I love journeys of growth, but... ARGH. He may be a "genius," but it's certainly not EQ. I was already tired of his childish behaviour *before* he decided to figure himself out by dating Peter, an uninteresting secondary character. I don't have time for this.

Oh boy. And now chapter three opens with a third POV: Rick's. Do not want. We already have Tim's and Con's. My commitment is wavering....

Weeeellll, I'm not quite buying this sudden "brush with death" confession, but I suppose things like that do happen. It felt really... early...? for it to happen in the story? Maybe the author was going for the "this isn't happening" effect in the reader, the same effect that ppl get when "wrong place at wrong time" things happen? Erm... but to have it happen twice in Tim's life...? I dunno... but I'll keep reading.

I'm waiting for this to silly, incongruous scene to be a dream... aaaaaand nobody is waking up....

Next time someone says to me "damn straight" or, while giving directions, "go straight," I shall say, "gaily forward, never straight." The dialogue and interaction is so warm I can really feel the friendship between these two very different men, but there is an edge there too, something is volcanic beneath this sturdy mountain-strong friendship.

Lol! I've never heard the maxim "it's not the size of the boat; it's the motion of the ocean."

I still don't like him.

I still don't like one of the MC at 70%. I'm struggling to finish because of this.

I'm glad he came to his senses. You can't take the consent from someone that drunk. That's just wrong.

I'm not sure how I feel about this blatant manipulation. It feels wrong.

Tim, you have more issues than People magazine. Stop it. At this point I'm only hanging on bc I'm hoping Con sees the light and leaves your ass.

I'm this far in and I *still* hate TIm. He drives me bug fuck crazy.

Meh..

Peter's voice was low and smooth. Too smooth; like silk sheets, it
sounded good, but when you lay down you slipped right off and banged your ass on the floor.

Probably not going to finish it.

Just getting to know Tim and Con...

I'm at Chapter 3 (14% through this book). It's...good. Very good. It's had me chuckling, sighing...it's good!

I'm so looking forward to this book. I have an inkling one of the characters and I have quite a bit in common...