Moira
yeah there are things about this book that are probably very bad but sometimes you appreciate seeing reflected how fucked up it feels to feel so fucked up
this audiobook was something like 17 hours long and while it took me a while to actually start listening, it really sucked me in. parts were predictable in a way that wasn't frustrating or boring, but I was making predictions and cheering the book on to tell me if I was on the right track lol. sweet lil easy read about running up the hill, making a deal with god, etc.
honestly my review of this book is less about the quality of the text/content more like my friend recommended it to me and said it wasn't really about what happened but then i listened to it and was like ??? it's only about what happened, and what happened after what happened, which is actually part of what happened don't you see??
i started screaming and having nightmares for months after reading this (i think i read several books on the same subject around the same time). thanks for sharing your story, i am so, so, sorry this happened. unfortunately reading this, for me, was a (self-inflicted) punishment. IYKYK i suppose ♥️
this popped up on the library website while i was reserving other books so i borrowed it and i guess i knew it was a romance novel but wasn't expecting it to be so cute and also horby??? then i found out all of my coworkers love the series :)
i thought it was nice and interesting but mostly funny to think about and at some points tedious. one of my brothers is named Conal so i was like “hehe” until the book got horny :/ definitely did not expect the sexual violence and it felt really bad to think about and i suppose i still don't feel so well a month out from reading it
enjoyed listening to this while i shuttled between columbus and philly. nice little novel. i will say tho bc i am a PRUDE (i'm sorry!) and didn't expect them: the sexy parts weren't sexy. the guy apparently thrusted his dick in and out of her multiple times without using his hands... like threading a needle... clean inserting a catheter... how the hell does that work.
corny and formulaic, love to read something predictable and light. portrays: a woman with a successful career, falling for (then undoing) a complete dog of a man, the classic misunderstanding leads to seemingly-insurmountable rift leads to happy relationship (and lightly-described/alluded-to sex). author describes vegan sister as a social justice warrior and reserves unsavory food descriptions to thai cuisine (i.e., she likens green curry to diarrhea). so it's got the gender roles and xenophobic vibes that appeal to an audience uncritical to (and in alignment with) patriarchy. an easy little love story.
idk some man told me it was his favorite book and i thought i liked him but then i read it and wasn't so sure anymore
ok this book has all kinds of wacky shit in there i extremely hate about how internet voice We Live In A Society BUT it is one i return to. it's easy. i love the movie. it isn't very good. but i really like bridget jone's diary
i remember reading this as a kid and the story is so totally different than my memory but idk i think i enjoyed it anyway
