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I vividly remember seeing the tweet that started it all 😭

what stage of burnout is it where this book feels impactful for a working woman? lol 🙃

that said, thank you elmo, ily & I’m about to buy a copy or two of this book for my office!

the life-changing magic of Jennifer’s Body YUP 🙂‍↕️

we’re starting lose the plot on the internal logic in terms of Effie’s thought processes but that Finn interlude was delectable, so I can forgive her haha

this baddie just needs a little shut-eye” REAL 😭

okay this got off to a slow start, but things are starting to pick up and I’m seated….

really about to be in my silly goofy paranormal romance bag because my brain cannot process lit fic at the current moment 🤧

kinda can’t wait for this to be over….. I’m finding it really difficult to be in the head of a woman so….disempowered but also thinks she is That Girl… truly baffling, but if this is going the way I think it will (a happy ending), it is an important story to tell/serve as representation for

The chapter I’m on is titled “WTF” and it could not be more apt….her husband ain’t shitttttttttt omg

tea..

it’s actually kinda messed up how well he nails a young woman’s voice………

the last part (which def felt a bit rushed) was that much more heartbreaking knowing what we do know about her passing—I hope she finds more peace on the other side with her brother 🕊️ also feeling for her parents as well

*tiffany pollard voice* BJORK????

🥲💛

starting this on the mid-autumn festival feels v good despite the content being v sad thus far 😌🌕🥮

I think it’s more of a 3.75 for me, but I’m going to round up to a 4—had fun with this and felt there were some strong passages around ~humanity/human nature~ that I enjoyed. thankful for books & stories!!

omg I thought the Seattle public library finally gave me the boot but praise be, their online system/Libby was just down 🙌🏼 we’re soooo back and I’m about to get started on this as I drive down to louisville for the circa survive reunion at LTL 🥲🖤 truly love the concept of a rock music fest being at a place of/adjacent to amusement 🎢 (see also bellwether @ the ren faire…RIP)

going to finish this today most likely! giving Very Okay

guys I think I have to give this a 2 on here 😭
you truly hate to see it—especially because his other two novels were essentially five star home runs :\

I just truly did not care about anything that was going on, which made the typically (and enjoyably) overstuffed prose drag in a way that I could not get behind

I will still pick up fresh complaint/his next venture but I’m so sad about this one for sure

okay yeah idk man… I think if this weren’t Him, I might have dnf’d already but I will see this through…

my purple prose prince is at it in full force already lmao

doesn’t have quite the instantaneous sparkle I saw in TVS and Middlesex, but I’m obvi going to see it through

the cover art needed to be rethought and the maid of honor speech was actually so bad(????) but it was fine overall I guess!

hmm….

a difficult one to rate. I don’t regret my time with this, but idk if I really Liked it tbh. Something very pessimistic and existential (obviously a fellow araki head) and some tasty turns of phrase (“the effigy of Christ presiding over this paltry court of our anguish” delightful 2 me) but overall…kinda go girl give us nothing underneath the grief & nonmonogamy pitches 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’ve been in a slump for a minute but now that school’s back in session, I’m getting back on the car audiobook horse 🤠

it’s netgalley backlog szn 🤓