Jennifer

There's a grammar typo so that's annoying but overall cute book

My 2.5 year old favors this one over the other books about storms and I would have to agree with her.

Easy, fun to read. Grief + lust = messy romantic drama. Predictable but still entertaining. Sometimes you just need something chill to read that still stimulates the imagination and this was it.

I was feeling generous so gave this 4 stars. It's really 3.5. Entertaining enough to read. A little repetitive at times.

messed up

This was a quick, disturbing read. I can't remember the last time I finished a book in one day, almost in one sitting. The main character is so despicable and awful that I wanted to see how her story ended as fast as possible. This is probably one of the most unlikeable characters I've ever read. Graphic scenes are super disturbing. The author does a good job of describing the scene so well that you feel like you're there, voyeuristically, and hating every moment of it. (Yet devouring the story as fast as possible)

Refreshing to read a daughter's brutally honest relationship with her mother. As an only child to a single mother, this was a novelty to read and deeply appreciated. If only there were other books like this, I would feel way more normal.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy.

I haven't read or seen Maid. I know the gist of what it's about but my mom told me it reminded her of her past traumas so I thought I'd sit that one out. Also, the whole poor, single mom thing with very limited support? Relive my childhood? No thanks.

Well, here I am reading Class. And yep, lots of reminders of my early life. Her history with men reminds me a lot of people I know's histories with men. Terrible, abusive relationships with trash dumpster fire men.

This is also a close up look of how our social “support” system fails single moms/women in general. Land goes into great detail of how she navigated the system and exactly how much money she received. I'm a person who appreciates knowing these details so I liked that. She doesn't sugarcoat that she simply needed food stamps and that was that. She goes into how she got them, what she could and could not spend them on, how much she received, and how to renew them. She doesn't go into the politics around it even though I think her experience can surely help people understand the inadequacies of the system.

Overall, this took me a while to read because it dug up a lot of pain from being poor earlier in my life and how hard I worked to be less poor. I had to put this down a lot because of the stress and pain I felt reading about her struggle. I didn't have the exact same level of poverty but I felt her pain and could definitely relate. Her experience was powerful and energized a part of me I had long forgotten. Thank you for that.

Being moved and inspired by Paris Hilton was not on my 2023 bingo card. There were times in this book where I felt like I experienced unexpected secondhand trauma. There were parts of this book where I had nightmares after reading and couldn't go back to sleep. Once, I woke up in the middle of night with the urge to keep reading but also thinking about what I just read and being so disturbed. There are always skeptics when it comes to celebrity memoirs saying that they're made up but the stories in here were too messed up to be made up. I liked her sense of humor throughout. I loved her nicknames for people. Though I felt the first half of her book was better than the last half, I really grew to value Paris Hilton in a way I never thought I would have before. I felt like she “yada yada yada”ed her way through a lot of things but I guess that just means I'll have to read her other memoirs.

I laughed out loud multiple times while reading this. I can't remember the last time I did that. For this reason, it gets 5 stars.

The pictures are the best part if you're looking for clear, realistic photographs of the animals

I wish I had this when I was a kid. Definitely useful for kids and adults

Great pictures

Be careful what you wish for

Poetic cats experiencing homelessness rhyme and come up with creative ways to pass the time (see what I did there)

Solid

One of my faves

Fascinating. I don't agree with his own assessment of how he came to be religious at the end. I have my own theories about that but still interesting to see how he lives with himself and his decisions.

Important message

Kinda mean towards dinosaurs

Abrupt ending. No resolution.

Baby was bored

Very encouraging for dinosaur employment

I laughed out loud so many times. I don't know what book is going to be able to top this.

This book validated all my pregnancy anxieties by showing me all my symptoms were normal and part of the journey. It was my pregnancy bible as I referred to it weekly, if not daily to go over what was happening to me day-by-day or week-by-week. Your body goes through so much during pregnancy and it was my first time being pregnant so I needed the reassurance. There are so many pregnancy books out there but you can't beat a classic.

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