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Kristen is 40% done with Go Gentle
Maria Semple can WRITE but why is this story so disjointed
Dec 26, 2025 07:45PM Add a comment
Go Gentle

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Kristen is 66% done with Uncultured: A Memoir
This might be a DNF at 2/3rds done- the book is supposedly about the author’s experience growing up in a cult, but the whole second half is dedicated to her life in the US Army. Sure, there’s some commentary that can be made about how the U.S. army is also a cult, but she’s not making it - it’s about the gender dynamics of the military and without reflection on the harms caused by the U.S. army…
Dec 17, 2025 05:58AM Add a comment
Uncultured: A Memoir

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Kristen is 36% done with Uncultured: A Memoir
Proving to be a really tough read because there is genuinely so much child sexual abuse in this cult
Dec 15, 2025 07:23AM Add a comment
Uncultured: A Memoir

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Kristen is starting Killer Potential
Immediately insane that this girl chooses to run instead of being like “I didn’t do it”
Nov 16, 2025 05:30PM Add a comment
Killer Potential

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Kristen is starting Archive of Unknown Universes
Kind of loving this, took a peek at the ratings and realized they’re sort of low - so many people are complaining that they didn’t know enough about the El Salvadoran revolution to enjoy this book?? First of all, that’s on them, not the book, second, I do not feel like that’s a barrier to enjoying this book?? It’s explaining the history enough for the plot, if you want a deeper dive, go seek one out
Nov 05, 2025 07:28AM Add a comment
Archive of Unknown Universes

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Kristen is starting The Devil She Knows
Dialogue is pretty bad (lots of sass at inappropriate moments, and unnecessary incredulity), concept is fun but as is devolving from a fun romp to the devil giving life and ethics advice (???) it’s losing me
Oct 28, 2025 01:58PM Add a comment
The Devil She Knows

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Kristen is 63% done with If It Makes You Happy
Well I could have done without the FMC deflecting her feelings by setting up a date between her 22 year old sister and her 35ish year old love interest. The book is over 500 pages so if I had to pick some fat to trim it would certainly be this lol
Oct 08, 2025 06:00AM Add a comment
If It Makes You Happy

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Kristen is starting Perfect Little Monsters
Sometimes you just need to binge YA horror
Oct 01, 2025 05:31PM Add a comment
Perfect Little Monsters

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Kristen is 7% done with The Memory Police
Oh I am immediately in
Sep 12, 2025 08:08PM Add a comment
The Memory Police

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Kristen is 28% done with Finders Keepers
Nearly a third of a way in and we haven’t gotten a single actual treasure hunting activity in yet, I am DISAPPOINTED (still hanging in for treasure hunting antics but I like Sarah Adler so much and like the concept so much that I had high hopes for this being very fun!!)
Aug 23, 2025 11:45AM Add a comment
Finders Keepers

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Kristen is on page 60 of 384 of Well, Actually
Finally, a romance novel where the FMC is a b*tch (said with absolute affection)
Aug 01, 2025 11:21AM Add a comment
Well, Actually

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Kristen is starting Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir
Vaguely enjoying this as a music history piece but man it is lacking in reflection and deeper thought. What did it really mean to be a “punk” band signed with a major label? What did it mean to be a punk band playing for soldiers in a war zone? Both things are the very antithesis of punk but what we get from Hoppus is “I wanted to sell more records” and “I liked playing for American soldiers”
Jul 29, 2025 09:52AM Add a comment
Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir

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