One's Company

I was enjoying this book so much until the main character mistreated a dog! That broke the magic of it for me and I couldn’t get over it! 2 Stars ⭐️⭐️!

i could not rate this book 5 stars the concept was one of the most unique i have read. some reasons i gave it 5 stars:
a. i enjoyed every page of this book and how theplot unfolded was perfect paced
b. the commentary on grief maybe the best i have read in a book and it really stuck to me on how grief was portrayed in this book.
c. how it was written as well i dont want to say much about this but it was written so uniquely and i feel like some authors wouldn't be able to hit the nail on the head but Ashley Hutson did and I absolutely love this book so much and now I am gonna recommend it to everyone.

The plot synopsis could make this seem like a capital-Q quirky novel, but it's really not. It's an odd premise for sure, but the book is about universal themes of loss, desire to belong, and the clumsy, often self-destructive ways we attempt to escape trauma.

I love Hutson's thoughtful and concise writing style, too. I was highlighting so many passages at first that I had to force myself to knock it off so I could enjoy the book uninterrupted.

I can't wait to re-read this.

Come and knock on my door, this may be my favorite book of 2023. How it escaped my attention when it was published, I have no idea. I am so glad I found it.
Bonnie is obsessed with the television show Three's Company (while you do not have to really know the show to enjoy this novel, it can't hurt for the reader to hop on Youtube and at least watch the opening credits). Something has happened to Bonnie, something that has changed her life completely.
And then, she wins the lottery.
Bonnie proceeds to create a mountain top oasis for herself, away from everyone. I don't want to give anything away. Just read it.
HIGHLY recommended for fans of Ottessa Moshfegh, Judy Budnitz, and Marcy Demansky.
This is 100 percent my kind of novel.

*4.5 stars and it may end up a 5. This has me doing mental gymnastics trying to maneuver through all the angles and intricacies of loss and grief explored in such an intimate and also in such a detached way in this over-the-top and extremely dark, dark, dark tale. Interesting, bizarre, thoughtful, devastating and, ultimately, life-affirming.

I finally broke my Icelandic streak!

This was pretty dope. Psychological absurdity about someone exorcising their trauma by living inside a reconstructed version of the Three's Company set. Kinda reminded me of Palahniuk, but lonelier. Read it in an afternoon, would recommend.