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Gayle
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When exactly does this become a 4+ star book? Maybe as a teenager I’d have liked this, who knows? Maybe I’m too old for it, or maybe I’ve just got too many other books I’ve read to compare it to. Far out, I was so looking forward to reading it, thinking it would be fun, but it just drones on and on and on and on and on and on.
— Sep 17, 2025 02:47AM
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Gayle
is on page 144 of 545
So many words, and so little said. I like words, I like descriptive and atmospheric books, but this just seems to have a lot of words without really telling me anything that couldn’t have been said in half the pages. As I read, I keep thinking about the Hillary Mantel quote on the front of ‘Small Things Like These’ - “not a word wasted” and wonder if I’m wasting my time with this.
— Sep 11, 2025 07:22AM
Gayle
is on page 66 of 545
This is not grabbing me like I thought it would so far. I was hoping for a fun read and hope it starts speeding up to become that. The similes and metaphors are grinding on me. Sunlight spilling like a broken egg yolk had me rolling my eyes so hard that they were like balls in a pinball machine 😑 sorry, couldn’t help myself 😆
— Sep 09, 2025 04:01PM
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Sep 17, 2025 05:43AM
I know how you feel. I nearly didn’t get past the first 100 pages. Hang in there, the ending was the best part by a long way. Still not a 4+ star book though.
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Scott I read your review earlier and it was the only thing that stopped me from throwing it out the window!
