Chris
Listened to this in the car. Loved it. It's the story of Eleanor who is socially awkward and working through some rather difficult personal history. Eleanor slowly blossoms as the book progresses. I really liked that the story doesn't go any further than it needs to. Eleanor develops as a person - and it's interesting getting to know her. Even with Eleanor's somber personal history - the story is actually funny - and I suspect much MUCH funnier in book form rather than audiobook (as humor is about timing... and the timing isn't always quite right). I'll probably reread this one in the future. A+
Listened to this in the car. Loved it. It's the story of Eleanor who is socially awkward and working through some rather difficult personal history. Eleanor slowly blossoms as the book progresses. I really liked that the story doesn't go any further than it needs to. Eleanor develops as a person - and it's interesting getting to know her. Even with Eleanor's somber personal history - the story is actually funny - and I suspect much MUCH funnier in book form rather than audiobook (as humor is about timing... and the timing isn't always quite right). I'll probably reread this one in the future. A+
Funny quick read. Oliver and his snarky armadillo sidekick are forced on a road trip.
Funny quick read. Oliver and his snarky armadillo sidekick are forced on a road trip.
Murderbot investigates. Fun fast read. I love the character ART
Murderbot investigates. Fun fast read. I love the character ART
This one was a surprise. I didn't do a ton of research before diving in and thought it was going to be a time travel thing - and it goes a completely different direction. It's a fast read and I found it hard to put down.
This one was a surprise. I didn't do a ton of research before diving in and thought it was going to be a time travel thing - and it goes a completely different direction. It's a fast read and I found it hard to put down.
Quick fun read. I do like how Murderbot gets sucked into these 'protect the human' situations!
Quick fun read. I do like how Murderbot gets sucked into these 'protect the human' situations!
I've been watching the show and decided to reread this one. Much better than I remembered and I've now added it to my favorites. Short fast and fun read!
I've been watching the show and decided to reread this one. Much better than I remembered and I've now added it to my favorites. Short fast and fun read!
This one was hard to put down. If you weren't alive at the time and never got to this era in high school history class, this is a good introduction to the issues and culture during the Vietnam War era. I found myself doing a fair amount of side-reading on the issues while I was reading the book. Thumbs up!
This one was hard to put down. If you weren't alive at the time and never got to this era in high school history class, this is a good introduction to the issues and culture during the Vietnam War era. I found myself doing a fair amount of side-reading on the issues while I was reading the book. Thumbs up!
Enjoyed this. Although, there was one point where I was ready to chuck the book across the room. lol My advice is to keep reading.
Enjoyed this. Although, there was one point where I was ready to chuck the book across the room. lol My advice is to keep reading.
Loved this. It's a nice companion to the The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. As noted in the intro of SBCGSV, both books take place in the same community at around the same period of time. They're both horror. The common theme with both is friendship - SBCGSV is about adult female friendships - and My Best Friend's Exorcism is about teen girl friendships.
This one leans hard into 80s teen culture - which I really enjoyed.
Loved this. It's a nice companion to the The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. As noted in the intro of SBCGSV, both books take place in the same community at around the same period of time. They're both horror. The common theme with both is friendship - SBCGSV is about adult female friendships - and My Best Friend's Exorcism is about teen girl friendships.
This one leans hard into 80s teen culture - which I really enjoyed.
I think I enjoyed this one more than Seraphina (which I liked). There's more character growth.
I think I enjoyed this one more than Seraphina (which I liked). There's more character growth.
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