Jay rated The Hunter: a Novel: 5 stars
The Hunter: a Novel by Tana French
It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them …
I loved this.
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Jay finished reading The Hunter: a Novel by Tana French
It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West …
Jay finished reading Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
Jay reviewed Martyr! 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! 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?
Jay started reading 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 …
For #372Pages
Jay commented on Mister Magic by Kiersten White
Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children's program Mister …
Just not really into this.
Jay started reading Mister Magic by Kiersten White
Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children's program Mister …
Did she just steal this story from Candle Cove?
Jay rated Fatal cure: 3 stars
Jay finished reading Fatal cure by Robin Cook
Unabashed propaganda, but a real page-turner.
Jay reviewed Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed—made obsolete—when her beacon repair crew picks up …
Disappointed by ending
2 stars
Also her writing style struck me as weirdly redundant?
Jay reviewed Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the well of his imagination in this spellbinding …
big snooze
2 stars
Started out promising but the main story felt completely phoned in
Jay reviewed Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid
Eh
2 stars
Jay finished reading Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid
Eh
Jay reviewed Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
A fateful year in the life of a thirteen-year-old shepherd's son living in Lapvona, a …