I've read everything by Sophie Kinsella - if you like her, definitely check out Sophie Cousens. I'm actually enjoying her books more these days. |
I just re-read this last year! |
I hated The Women. And I loved some of her other books like The Great Alone. Hated Firefly Lane. I'm hit or miss with her. |
If you end up liking this, let me know. I tried listening to it and it was SO slow (and I sped it up!) and eventually I just gave up. I kept wanting to care about the characters and I just didn't. |
Felt the opposite about The Woman but agree with you on Going Zero! I thought the writing was kind of humorous, which I always appreciate, but I wouldn't say it was great literature. The premise was great for conversation - our family had a whole talk one dinner about how we would try to win and what we would do! |
The Confessions of a Shopaholic books are a lot of fun. Also, the movie is enjoyable fluff. |
If you want to read something that's the similar to but also the opposite of this, try Thinner or Elevation by Stephen King. They're both great, first is a book, second is a short story. |
I have read 3 of her books. I liked The Four Winds (read first) and the Nightingale (read second) a lot. I gave those 4 stars each. For the Great Alone (read 3rd) - I loved the AK scenery but with the ending, I was kind of like - come on now - and gave it 3 stars. So we will see what I think of The Women. I am really not sure - maybe I’m over her schtick - not sure yet!! |
I finished Listen For the Lie by Amy Tintera (audiobook) yesterday. It's the story of a woman who has been accused (by people, not law enforcement) of murdering her best friend but she doesn't remember what happened. I ended up speeding it up a lot at the end just to find out who did it. I'd give it maybe 1.5/5. It wasn't awful but it wasn't nearly as interesting as I was hoping, and none of the characters were very compelling, but I did finish it, so that's why it gets some stars.
Now I am listening to A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, which is about a shooter at an abortion clinic. Her books I find I either love or hate. This one was compared to Small Great Things, which I loved, but is not remotely as compelling. She plays with time a lot (this one counts backwards from 5 pm to 4 pm to 3 pm etc.) in many of her books, but for some reason this one doesn't work for me. This isn't a spoiler, but learning more about a character that you find out at the beginning of the book is dead isn't all that interesting. I'll probably finish it but I don't really care about any of the characters. I'll rate it when I'm done but right now it's a 2.5/5. I finished reading (on Kindle) Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash on Monday. It's about a girl who moves to America from London during WWII. The book spans decades and although there were some parts I found to be a little bit slow, overall I loved the book and would give it a solid 4.5/5. Now I am reading (on Kindle) Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald, which is a romantic comedy about a girl who is trying to shake up her dating life. It was described as laugh-out-loud funny but I haven't laughed yet... It's ok, easy enough to read and I wasn't expecting great literature or anything, but I've read similar type books that were just far better done. I'll rate it when I'm done but right now it's probably a 3/5. |
I'm the one who loved The Great Alone and I agree with you, I hated the end. But I loved the rest of the book so much that I forgave it. |
Disappointment With God, by Philip Yancey
Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee |
Yes! Everyone loved it but I couldn't get into it at all. |
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Yellowface by RF Kuang Come and Get it by Kiley Reid Goal is to finish all three. Almost done with the first. |
Decided to read Black Cake because of the Hulu original. The TV show was really well done. I actually find the TV show better. Book is not really captivating me. Not glued to it, etc. That being said, it is well written. The prose is beautiful. Yellowface was on a lot of 2023 “best book” lists. With respect to Come and Get It, I read the author’s first novel (Such a Fun Age). So, wanted to give her sophomore release a try. |
Agree, another NOPE for Tom Lake. I simply did not care about the story. Also what grown children want to hear about their parent’s past? |