Jay started reading Water Moon by Samantha Sotto
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto, Samantha Sotto Yambao
A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey when a …
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Jay finished reading Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
"Young Jane Young's heroine is Aviva Grossman, an ambitious Congressional intern in Florida who makes the life-changing mistake of having …
Jay finished reading Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Jay finished reading Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen (Dover thrift editions)
Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen (Dover thrift editions)
When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which …
Jay started reading Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
"Young Jane Young's heroine is Aviva Grossman, an ambitious Congressional intern in Florida who makes the life-changing mistake of having …
Jay finished reading Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Jay wants to read Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Fanny Price is born to a poor family, but is sent to her mother's rich relations to be brought up …
Jay started reading Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Jay finished reading Orbital by Samantha Harvey (duplicate)
Orbital by Samantha Harvey (duplicate)
Orbital is a 2023 novel by English writer Samantha Harvey that incorporates elements of science fiction, literary fiction, and philosophical …
Jay started reading Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of …
Jay finished reading Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes
Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes
From the New York Times bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful, wide-angle reckoning with how the assault …
Jay finished reading The Legend of Rah and the Muggles by N. K. Stouffer
The Legend of Rah and the Muggles by N. K. Stouffer
In another land far from the shoreline of Aura, war was raging, and Lady Catherine launched a raft with precious …
Jay started reading Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes
Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes
From the New York Times bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful, wide-angle reckoning with how the assault …
Jay reviewed Martyr!: a Novel by Kaveh Akbar
Poet Akbar (Calling a Wolf a Wolf) explores the allure of martyrdom in this electrifying …
Juvenile, masturbatory garbage
1 star
This guy crammed every “insightful” or “profound” observation or opinion he had when he was 19 into this semi-autobiographical “anti-hero,” a loathsome pretentious self-obsessed hipster.
Every page revealed new horrors of gobsmacking incompetence.
A character actually says “I remember [that thing] really heebying my jeebies” and doesn’t immediately get strangled.
There are three separate metaphors about “a bowl of milk”:
- "Something delicate released in my chest, like a gold ring dropping in a bowl of milk."
- "A few stars floated around like the last Cheerios in a bowl of black milk."
- "Dark clouds against a bright sky, like blackberries in a bowl of milk."
This book is bad.
This guy crammed every “insightful” or “profound” observation or opinion he had when he was 19 into this semi-autobiographical “anti-hero,” a loathsome pretentious self-obsessed hipster.
Every page revealed new horrors of gobsmacking incompetence.
A character actually says “I remember [that thing] really heebying my jeebies” and doesn’t immediately get strangled.
There are three separate metaphors about “a bowl of milk”:
- "Something delicate released in my chest, like a gold ring dropping in a bowl of milk."
- "A few stars floated around like the last Cheerios in a bowl of black milk."
- "Dark clouds against a bright sky, like blackberries in a bowl of milk."
This book is bad.
Jay commented on Martyr!: a Novel by Kaveh Akbar
Poet Akbar (Calling a Wolf a Wolf) explores the allure of martyrdom in this electrifying …
Ok we’re supposed to hate Cyrus, right?