Katie
Really liked it! A couple lines will really stick with me (I think. It's been about 24 hours so far.
The first half was a train wreck of events that I could barely stand to watch, but in the end it was an enjoyable read.
Still, I am completely captivated by this series and devoted to its characters while Gabaldon plays with my heart, from one moment to the next enraging me, devastating me, and delighting me.
Overall, I really like the way the story was structured and modernized. It took awhile to get into (but I was just coming off of Gabaldon's Voyager which I loved, so this already started at a disadvantage). The writing wasn't great, the ending felt rushed, I have no idea why each chapter needed to start with a quote. But I was still sucked into the story and enjoyed it.
Hilarious! If I lived in LA I would stalk* Mindy Kaling until she became my BFF. I also appreciate the multiple Jane Austen references.
*Not really. I'm not a criminal. I just think we'd make great friends.
I loved this so much. It was funny and thoughtful. And as a big When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail, there were just enough hints of those to make me swoon.
A delightful read and full of warm-holiday, young-love fuzzies. Among the stories, written by Maureen Johnson, John Green and Lauren Myracle, I think Johnson's was my favorite. I also really enjoyed the connections between all three stories, and with the holiday setting, it reminded me a bit of Love Actually.
This is probably a three-star book, but I give it the extra star for two reasons:
1. I really wish I could literally fall into the books I love and that Mr. Rochester (Well, for me it would be Mr. Darcy) could come to my rescue.
2. How cool would it be to be a literary detective! That is so much fictional dream job.
I didn't like this the first time I read it. I expected this to be the greatest romance of all time and then Katherine dies half way in and I didn't really know what to make of it. But reading it a few years later, when in theory, I was more mature, I was able to see the beauty of the story more.
From first read though, one of my all time favorite scenes has been Heathcliff “asking” now-dead Katherine to haunt him.
I have read this twice and I will keep reading it until I don't hate it anymore. Jane Austen is my heroine and I think she is brilliant and awesome and if I could spend everyday doing Jane Austen things life would be perfect, but I still despise Fanny and find this novel, while being technically good, totally boring.
I really need a 3.5 star option for this one. There's a lot I liked about the book, but I didn't LOVE it. It was interesting, but just didn't work its way into my heart.
I just love John Green and he can largely do no wrong, so of course I thought this was delightful. Read it in 4 hours as soon as it was finally delivered to me on release day. I think part of my affection is that I also watch his vlogs and listen to his podcast with Hank, so there's all these little things he's mentioned over the years and it's so fun to see them pop up in a book!
As a fairly well-read person, I think this handled mental illness in a way I haven't seen before, and a way that is wonderful and needed. As someone who has struggled with some anxiety and intrusive thoughts, it was comforting and even exciting to see some of my dark places described so well. YES! That fear I've only named to my husband and mental health counselor is real and in this book and I'm not alone!
Excellent source for grammar information delivered passionately and amusingly. Much fun and a handy desk reference. Of course I just used two sentence fragments so maybe I should read it again.
This book is just an incredible story and extremely well done. I loved the first person narrator and the characters were great. The audiobook was incredible. The story was a bit slow moving and not entirely captivating for me. It's one of those books that I appreciate more objectively (definitely agree with it being a modern classic!) than I love it subjectively.
I loved this book! It was great to explore the different personality frameworks that I've long been fascinated with, but still have much to learn about. There were many moments of recognizing myself in the pages (especially the section on Highly Sensitive People!). I feel like there's a lot of relief in being able to name our quirks, and better understanding them leads to an easier time navigating them. I will definitely be returning to this book again soon to really nail down my MBTI and Enneagram so I can keep learning!
(I did receive a free copy and know the author in real life, but I promise that if I didn't like it I'd just avoid the topic. I'm very passive-aggressive like that.)
Just a great little read for creative types. “Inspiring” sounds lame, but it's not lame. Maybe just a nice bit of motivation to believe in yourself and do gook work?
So fun! I believe Anne Bogel has compared this to a political version of a Mindy Kaling book which is completely accurate. It was a fascinating look at working in politics and especially in the Obama administration. But, similar to The American President, it doesn't delve so far into policy that I think people on both sides of the aisle can enjoy it.
This was my least favorite so far, but still loved it. Love all the layers of the story and how things mentioned a couple books ago will come back to into the story. This ending resolved a lot, but there's still lots of things that will make me eager to go on to the next one. 🙂
A great story well told. I was immediately sucked in, and coming off an Outlander high so I feel like this book had higher hurdles to jump for me than the average person but it totally cleared the hurdles. Finished the book and immediately had to call my mom and tell her to read it. The characters were well-defined and I loved the view into the thought process of the betrayed wife and “slutty” intern. Also a great story about the bonds between moms and daughters.