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This book is awful.

Uh oh. This book is losing me. It wasn't particularly pulse-pounding to begin with, but now it's straight-dope boring.

Hopefully, this gets more engaging soon.

I have this on Kindle and am listening intermittently on Spotify; surprisingly, I recommend reading and skipping Christina's narrative. I don't know if they deny these famous readers enough preparation time or what, but she puts the completely wrong emphasis on strange parts, rushes through certain sentences for no reason, and generally seems to be reading HER OWN BOOK for the very 1st time.

Picked this up in a Santa Fe book store. This is not Hannah's best work; this was before she really hined her voice. Plus, it's from 2010 and feels it deeply. She just unironically wrote a Pretty Woman homage scene and a radio host's (not podcaster's!) extramarital affair from 2 decades before is in heavy rotation on major news networks. Were we ever so young?!

Y'know how depression sucks the color out of everyday life and leaves you bored, exhausted, yet also sort of frustrated? Yeah, this writing makes me feel exactly like that.

Why do I keep randomly picking up books about clinically depressed European women? Is this all they're publishing these days, or is Fate trying to tell me something?

The moment I realized that the summary on the back cover was written by AI was the moment I became very cynical about this book. Guys... do better.

To be honest, I have had this on my To Read list for years but hesitated because of the cheap-looking cover. (I know, I know: "Don't judge a book..."). I'm glad it finally went on sale on Kindle. It's actually quite pleasant! A bit too in love with itself, but a fun read now that Covid is not-too-distantly in the rearview.

SLOG.

Seriously, how is this so boring? Why do I keep falling for Pulitzer winners?

Still boring.

This is a terrible book to read in 2026 America. But here we go.

Considering that the main storyline so far is about corporate greed and primitive psychotherapy methods, this book is pretty boring.

I am so embarrassed. Spotify recommended this audiobook and I was bored and now I'm too far in to give up. What a bonkers, stupid waste of time. And yet, here I am, 60% in...

Considering everyone's wet-their-pants reviews, this shouldn't be as boring as it is.

I'm really stuck on this one. I kinda just don't care about these characters.

I'm more than half finished with this book and I had to look up the name of it before making this update. That's how memorable it is. It's like a light beer -- fills a need when you're bored but there's no real substance.