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Loving this exactly like I knew I would.

Loving this so far. I’ll be shocked if this doesn’t end up a 4 or 5 star read.

Having a hard time with this one. I’m unsure how much is due to the book itself and how much is just a reading slump.

It’s been a bit since I read anything by David Joy, but damn. This feels more violent than the others. Not necessarily a positive or negative aspect on its own, just interesting to see how his writing has evolved and changed.

It had always been obvious Maggie was only passing through.

Of the three, Tristan is easily my favorite.

Feeling disappointed in this one so far. 148 pages to convey mayve 50 pages worth of actual plot / character value. It’s giving overstuffed.

Atmospheric beginning, as always.

I truly do not understand why they are keeping Andrea around.

A lot of plot exposition and info dumping going on, but I’m still on board.

I don’t know how much a longer I’ll keep trying to read this. It’s doing very little for me so far.

Talk about a sigh of relief! I didn’t imagine it happening this way, but I’m so glad it did happen.

Love the reference to Farmer Boy! I was a dedicated reader of fhe Little House on the Prarie books growing up. I used to skip Farmer Boy half the time lol. Almanzo never interested me much.

Off to a good start.

Having a hard time getting into this. But there's still time.

I am loving reading this, but it makes me very introspective. It's the opposite of bingeable.

This is a slow read, but I think that's a good thing.

The eggshells weren't on the ground; they were duct-taped to the soles of my shoes. I could never step lightly enough or run fast enough to get away from the cracking, so I made everything around me so loud that it drowned out the sound.

This is viscerally uncomfortable. It’s not a familiar discomfort, no plastic waiting room chair that numbs your tailbone and pinches your edges. This is the kind of uncomfortable that takes root in an instant; a burrowing terrestrial horror birthed among nightmares and taking residence subcutaneously. It’s hidden, but only ever just so.

Had to set this aside for a few days, It was getting HEAVY and my brain needed to adjust. But I think I'm ready to be terrified again. Deep breaths, here we go!

So excited to finally start this! Depending on how gross it gets, I might regret the excitement. But here I go anyway!

I NEVER could have predicted this, or how funny this scene is.

Dancing on My Own is the perfect choice for this scene.

This might be one of the grossest scenes I’ve ever read.

This is upsetting and gruesome. Still a good book so far, but hard to read right now.

I’d call that an excellent start.