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Joshua Glasgow
is 52% done
I’m doubtful I’ll read more before the day is over, so I’m updating now. This is like a Hallmark movie. It’s impossible to believe this is the same author as TOMORROW, AND TOMOROW, AND TOMORROW. None of the deep humanity of that book is evident here. Everybody feels so written, and the title character is still insufferable. There was a reference to AMERICAN WIFE, though, which was fun for me.
— 1 hour, 45 min ago
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Joshua Glasgow
is 22% done
I dislike the cover of my copy (a still from the movie: a man and woman kissing in front of the steps of a bookstore) and loathe the title. But I loved T&T&T and my complaints about the cover remind me of Sittenfeld’s THE MAN OF MY DREAMS, which I would have written off if I wasn’t already a fan. I want to give this the benefit of the doubt, but honestly so far the male lead reads as annoying and false.
— Aug 26, 2026 10:50PM