I am really interested in all things Low Country but these characters are getting deeply in my way of enjoying the Isle of the Palms. Since I liked heI am really interested in all things Low Country but these characters are getting deeply in my way of enjoying the Isle of the Palms. Since I liked her first book I’ll think of this as a one off. ...more
Most of these books are coming from my storage boxes and were bought but never read. I do have to clean my storage out as Another one bites the dust.
Most of these books are coming from my storage boxes and were bought but never read. I do have to clean my storage out as none of these boxes will come to Florida when I retire. So I guess it’s just time to read 50 pages and DNF without guilt. ...more
I’m reluctantly quitting this book on page 147 and here’s why;
1. The book, unfortunately, just felt too weighed down by the gender issues of the time.I’m reluctantly quitting this book on page 147 and here’s why;
1. The book, unfortunately, just felt too weighed down by the gender issues of the time.
2. The book’s focus was too broad in telling of the women’s botany, The Colorado River explorers that came before and the ominous history of the Grand Canyon.
In the end, I became highly distracted and it reminded me of my school days with a reading assignment and a quiz the next morning on a topic I was not interested in.
So I put it down since I’m not in school anymore. ...more
Nothing seems to be working for me book-wise. I think it’s me. This one, I find I don’t really give a fig what happens. It’s moving way way too slow fNothing seems to be working for me book-wise. I think it’s me. This one, I find I don’t really give a fig what happens. It’s moving way way too slow for my brain that’s spinning a million miles a second. ...more
I wanted to love you, Grapes! However the first 50 pages did a lot of telling and not showing. I panicked. It felt a tinge like reading The Jungle by I wanted to love you, Grapes! However the first 50 pages did a lot of telling and not showing. I panicked. It felt a tinge like reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
I was looking for comfort in family relationships and I got an assigned reading vibe instead....more
Until there is a return of the sun, I cannot deep dive into the internal struggles of a 60 year old man thAnother lovely book I’m going to set aside.
Until there is a return of the sun, I cannot deep dive into the internal struggles of a 60 year old man that reveals his life in a stream of consciousness on the page.
Not for me right now. The start was a little too slow for an old lady trying to navigate daylight savings time with her eyes wide open when they just Not for me right now. The start was a little too slow for an old lady trying to navigate daylight savings time with her eyes wide open when they just want to be closed. ...more
The first 55 pages have the death beetle rattling for a certain somebody but that certain somebody’s DNF. Putting me and this book out of our misery.
The first 55 pages have the death beetle rattling for a certain somebody but that certain somebody’s death was explained quite differently in Practical Magic.
I need consistency. I demand consistency in my serial reading. ...more
I’m sad. This was supposed to be my gateway into Alice Feeney. She acknowledges this has been her favorite book. So I j´¡±·¶Ùâ€�.
NOPE, nopeity-nope-nope.
I’m sad. This was supposed to be my gateway into Alice Feeney. She acknowledges this has been her favorite book. So I just don’t know if there was even a gate for me anyway.
I made it to page 114 and then came to the realization that the story was not even walking as fast as a turtle. The action was sloth-like.
If Alice Feeney wants to moonlight another job she could write witty quotes for the meme machine. She has some really good ones peppered throughout these pages.
AFTER-ALL,
I might be dead before I get to the last page. And that makes me sadder because I have some other books I’m pretty excited to read. ...more
The premise and the summary were spot on my cup of tea.
I love Elizabeth Zott and her ball busting ways.
I love a DNF
259 pages in and I just cannot.
The premise and the summary were spot on my cup of tea.
I love Elizabeth Zott and her ball busting ways.
I love a story with a dog.
All good reasons to buy this book.
Slam on the brakes now:
I don’t love books that do that anthropomorphic thing with dogs.
I WAS WILLING TO FORGIVE THIS FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY.
I do not love a 4 year old child - whether a genius or not - that is given an adult role in a story.
I WAS ANNOYED BUT STILL WILLING TO READ FORWARD.
I do not love being force fed an agenda that God does not exist and that religion is dumb. It’s okay for a character to grapple with these issues. It’s not okay for every character to take what is clearly the author’s belief system and spread it over the whole book. This creates one dimensional writing and that’s when I tap out.
PAIRING THE GENIUS 4 YEAR OLD WITH THE HARVARD EDUCATED REVEREND WAKELY IN A FACE-OFF BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE FOR WHICH THE REVEREND STRUGGLES TO HOLD HIS OWN WAS THE END OF THE ROAD FOR ME.
I really wanted to finish this one. Really. Really.
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