Lisa's Updates en-US Sun, 06 Apr 2025 20:50:28 -0700 60 Lisa's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7468837661 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 20:50:28 -0700 <![CDATA[Lisa added 'The Game Changer: A Memoir of Disruptive Love']]> /review/show/7468837661 The Game Changer by Franklin Veaux Lisa gave 1 star to The Game Changer: A Memoir of Disruptive Love (Paperback) by Franklin Veaux
dang, this was really 159 pages of a man abusing his wife. weird. ]]> Comment285340101 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:36:11 -0800 <![CDATA[Lisa commented on Barry's review of Nightbitch]]> /review/show/4217267177 Barry's review of Nightbitch
by Rachel Yoder

This is why you don't let Mennonites try (and fail, miserably) to be artists. You'd think everyone would be on the same page there. ]]> Rating809303329 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:34:53 -0800 <![CDATA[Lisa liked a review]]> /
Lisa liked Barry Pierce's review of Nightbitch:
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
"flop! ottessa collect your imitators."
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by Rachel Yoder

Why do y'all keep breeding if you're going to act like this. It's unbecoming ]]> Review7186289694 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:32:25 -0800 <![CDATA[Lisa added 'Nightbitch']]> /review/show/7186289694 Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder Lisa gave 1 star to Nightbitch (Hardcover) by Rachel Yoder
Talk about someone whose kids are going to go no contact when they're 18! ]]> Comment281646904 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 01:24:49 -0700 <![CDATA[Lisa commented on Mort's review of Scary Bastard]]> /review/show/3823255875 Mort's review of Scary Bastard
by Aron Beauregard

Sold. I lost it at "aspiring teen spree killers" and "teacher banging student." Excited for this one. ]]> ReadStatus8496971278 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 01:21:44 -0700 <![CDATA[Lisa wants to read 'Scary Bastard']]> /review/show/6910486928 Scary Bastard by Aron Beauregard Lisa wants to read Scary Bastard by Aron Beauregard
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Lisa liked jess's review of Underworlds: A Compelling Journey Through Subterranean Realms, Real and Imagined:
Underworlds by Stephen Ellcock
]]> Review6734589869 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:13:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Lisa added 'My Life Now: Essays by a Child Sex Trafficking Survivor']]> /review/show/6734589869 My Life Now by Mary Knight Lisa gave 1 star to My Life Now: Essays by a Child Sex Trafficking Survivor (Kindle Edition) by Mary Knight
Ummm... ok. We're first introduced to Mary Knight's extreme abuse with an essay literally written to capitalize off of Black Lives Matter. Gross. We learn how to film a movie on a budget (get your husband to give you $50k and laugh about not paying anyone, and underpaying the ones you do -- literally). We learn that you can remind your soul that it's important by throwing recycling in the trash intentionally. I know some recycling programs are scammy, but that's not what's being explored and it's very weird. As far as I can tell, Mary Knight never went back to doing play therapy, so that was a lie. I also don't buy her recovered memories. I don't think all recovered memories are fake, but most aren't revealed with a profit motive. Also, I hate recovery stories where a person heals by getting a rich husband. This trope was really common in books about recovering from borderline personality disorder. I don't think Mary Knight has BPD, by any means. I think she's somewhere else in Cluster B that is probably less treatable. This book is an insult to survivors, but may be worth pirating and skipping to the recovery section if a list of resources for people who have survived incest or trafficking would be of use to you. Just be careful, there are snakes like Mary in all of these communities and they are highly manipulative, take what you need and leave the rest. ]]> Review6719962790 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:01:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Lisa added 'Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens']]> /review/show/6719962790 Abducted by Susan A. Clancy Lisa gave 2 stars to Abducted: How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens (Hardcover) by Susan A. Clancy
It's amazing how the content of this book is actually about ten pages long, and yet the book is much longer than ten pages ]]>