Anonymous wrote:Only because this is an anonymous forum am I going to admit that I have fallen down a rabbit hole of hockey smut. I was fascinated to learn that show was based on a book— a whole series of books— and that there is an entire sub-genre of gay ice hockey romance So of course I had to read some to find out what it was all about. And now I’ve read a lot. The world is a really weird and amazing place.
But The Correspondent finally came up on my Libby holds so I’m headed back toward the sun.

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Anonymous wrote:Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

The main character dies at birth but then lives the “next” time she’s born and then she keeps dying and then coming back to life again. Or something like that.

I’m getting that she kills Hitler, which has either some or no effect on WWII.

I’m 11% in and I’m bored. I couldn’t care less about any of the characters, even the main one (who is still just a kid at this point). I had a recollection of people loving this book but then it only has a 3.79 on Goodreads (I generally won’t read below a 4.0) and now I’m thinking of giving it up. There are just too many good books out there and I keep not wanting to pick up my Kindle, which isn’t how I am with books I love.

Thoughts? Should I give up or keep going?

So interesting! I had the exact same experience when I tried it years ago. Multiple friends recommended it highly, and I tend to love otherwise realistic books that play with timelines and multiverses.

But I just didn't feel a thing for the character, and as you said, I didn't care what happened. So I put it down at around 20%. I did make it through one of her other books, but barely. Maybe she's just not my cup of tea?

Anonymous wrote:Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

The main character dies at birth but then lives the “next” time she’s born and then she keeps dying and then coming back to life again. Or something like that.

I’m getting that she kills Hitler, which has either some or no effect on WWII.

I’m 11% in and I’m bored. I couldn’t care less about any of the characters, even the main one (who is still just a kid at this point). I had a recollection of people loving this book but then it only has a 3.79 on Goodreads (I generally won’t read below a 4.0) and now I’m thinking of giving it up. There are just too many good books out there and I keep not wanting to pick up my Kindle, which isn’t how I am with books I love.

Thoughts? Should I give up or keep going?

Anonymous wrote:The best books I've read recently are by Lily King: Heart the Lover and and Writers & Lovers. Loved them both so much. Also really liked The Rest of our Lives by Ben Markovits. It's a man who drives his daughter to college and then just keeps driving. It's great.

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Anonymous wrote:Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

The main character dies at birth but then lives the “next” time she’s born and then she keeps dying and then coming back to life again. Or something like that.

I’m getting that she kills Hitler, which has either some or no effect on WWII.

I’m 11% in and I’m bored. I couldn’t care less about any of the characters, even the main one (who is still just a kid at this point). I had a recollection of people loving this book but then it only has a 3.79 on Goodreads (I generally won’t read below a 4.0) and now I’m thinking of giving it up. There are just too many good books out there and I keep not wanting to pick up my Kindle, which isn’t how I am with books I love.

Thoughts? Should I give up or keep going?

I loved it and when I finished it, I flipped back to the front and read the whole thing again. Only 11% in, I'd say keep going and see if it clicks for you. But I find Goodreads isn't always an accurate gauge of what i think is good, so ymmv.

Anonymous wrote:Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

The main character dies at birth but then lives the “next” time she’s born and then she keeps dying and then coming back to life again. Or something like that.

I’m getting that she kills Hitler, which has either some or no effect on WWII.

I’m 11% in and I’m bored. I couldn’t care less about any of the characters, even the main one (who is still just a kid at this point). I had a recollection of people loving this book but then it only has a 3.79 on Goodreads (I generally won’t read below a 4.0) and now I’m thinking of giving it up. There are just too many good books out there and I keep not wanting to pick up my Kindle, which isn’t how I am with books I love.

Thoughts? Should I give up or keep going?

Anonymous wrote:I Who Have Never Known Men - a post-apocalyptic novel by Belgian author Jacqueline Harpman, first published in French in 1995. It tells the story of a group of women imprisoned in an underground bunker by silent male guards, narrated by the youngest woman who has no memory of the world before the cage.

I like it so far. It's more philosophical than event driven.

Anonymous wrote:I’m about 25 percent into The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave and it’s ok. I’m not having any trouble putting it down, despite the Whodunnit aspect. I’m finding anything not written by Daniel Mason to be hard to get into at this point.

I’m also rereading one of my favorite collections of short stories called Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu which is every bit as amazing as I remember it being.

Anonymous wrote:Just finished Flashlight by Susan Choi. It was 4.5/5 stars. It’s a great story but it was a slow read for me.

I’m now reading Wellness which im not sure I will finish. It’s a very long book and I’m skimming for now to see if it eventually catches my interest.