Sarah's Updates en-US Tue, 02 Jan 2024 02:08:13 -0800 60 Sarah's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg UserStatus753228904 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 02:08:13 -0800 <![CDATA[ Sarah is on page 100 of 368 of Cleopatra and Frankenstei ]]> Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors Sarah is on page 100 of 368 of <a href="/book/show/57693262-cleopatra-and-frankenstein">Cleopatra and Frankenstein</a>. ]]> ReadStatus7384878104 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 02:08:06 -0800 <![CDATA[Sarah is currently reading 'Cleopatra and Frankenstein']]> /review/show/6113444791 Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors Sarah is currently reading Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
]]> UserChallenge48762116 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 02:07:16 -0800 <![CDATA[ Sarah has challenged herself to read 15 books in 2024. ]]> /user/show/61926718-sarah 11634 Create your own 2024 Reading Challenge » ]]> Review4418424297 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:56:47 -0800 <![CDATA[Sarah added 'The Secret History']]> /review/show/4418424297 The Secret History by Donna Tartt Sarah gave 3 stars to The Secret History (Paperback) by Donna Tartt
This was a good story, but vastly overrated in my opinion by many people review, and one that want to consider themselves literary experts.
It is long and drawn out, and perhaps there is literal beauty in it, but at the end, it was just the story about kids doing something horrible to a friend and then the ramifications of living with that guilt and all that happens in the aftermath..
The story wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t exciting, suspenseful or dramatic for that matter.

[ SPOILER ALERT: Although, from the very beginning, we know that bunny was been killed by his friends we don’t know exactly why. The author takes us on a long journey to find the reason and I could honestly see a scenario like this playing out in real life. The nuggets dropped by the author that led the reader to think there was more to the story were never fully revealed. Also am I the only person that thought Camilla and Charles incest was a little weird? The fact that the other characters didn’t mind that it was happening? ]

I can’t say I would recommend this book to anyone and am honestly quite baffled but the thousands of good reviews� ]]> Rating651413817 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:18:31 -0700 <![CDATA[Sarah liked a review]]> /
Sarah liked Bree's review of The Wedding Party:
The Wedding Party by L.R. Jones
"I enjoyed this thriller, but I didn’t love it. While it captured my attention and kept me guessing all throughout, it sadly fell short during the final twist at the end.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 stars"
]]> Review5258010471 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 05:04:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Sarah added 'A Little Life']]> /review/show/5258010471 A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Sarah gave 4 stars to A Little Life (Hardcover) by Hanya Yanagihara
If there were a prize for the most poignant novel of the year (decade?), Hany Yanagihara would certainly win it hands down.
The book is a block of pain spanning more than 1100 pages, barely lightened by a few flashes of happiness that don't last long. It's a harrowing novel, too, not just for its length but for that dark, depressing edge it almost never shies away from.

Yes, it's intense, addictive and intelligently constructed.

Among the novel's most positive aspects, above all, is the hymn to friendship between four boys of different races and sexual orientations (it's a pity, however, that women are so under-represented). The real drawbacks lie elsewhere: in the book, there's no middle ground.

It's either atrocious, with people who seek only to take advantage of Jude in every way or it's ideal, with good, generous, selfless people who love Jude sincerely and seek to help him when he's down (which is to say, continually). Very black or very white

It took me over 6 months to read the book, separating myself from the characters is heartbreaking and the story goes round and round in my head.
]]> ReadStatus7069755030 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 05:04:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Sarah started reading 'The Secret History']]> /review/show/4418424297 The Secret History by Donna Tartt Sarah started reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt
]]> Review5258010471 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:08:23 -0700 <![CDATA[Sarah added 'A Little Life']]> /review/show/5258010471 A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Sarah gave 4 stars to A Little Life (Hardcover) by Hanya Yanagihara
If there were a prize for the most poignant novel of the year (decade?), Hany Yanagihara would certainly win it hands down.
The book is a block of pain spanning more than 1100 pages, barely lightened by a few flashes of happiness that don't last long. It's a harrowing novel, too, not just for its length but for that dark, depressing edge it almost never shies away from.

Yes, it's intense, addictive and intelligently constructed.

Among the novel's most positive aspects, above all, is the hymn to friendship between four boys of different races and sexual orientations (it's a pity, however, that women are so under-represented). The real drawbacks lie elsewhere: in the book, there's no middle ground.

It's either atrocious, with people who seek only to take advantage of Jude in every way or it's ideal, with good, generous, selfless people who love Jude sincerely and seek to help him when he's down (which is to say, continually). Very black or very white

It took me over 6 months to read the book, separating myself from the characters is heartbreaking and the story goes round and round in my head.
]]> ReadStatus6982670681 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:49:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Sarah is currently reading 'The Things We Leave Unfinished']]> /review/show/5821075739 The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros Sarah is currently reading The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros
]]> Review5821072571 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:47:42 -0700 <![CDATA[Sarah added 'Never Lie']]> /review/show/5821072571 Never Lie by Freida McFadden Sarah gave 3 stars to Never Lie (Kindle Edition) by Freida McFadden
3.5

wow. okay. um. that was definitely not going in the direction i thought it was� honestly, when i read thrillers/mysteries, my pea-sized brain doesn’t ever think two steps ahead and unravel the puzzle. I DID THINK EJ WAS THE HUSBAND FOR A FAT MINUTE. i liked this but felt like it repeated a lot in some areas, like i was reading the same sentence like three times just rearranged. the twist did clear up A LOT of unanswered questions / theories i had goin. tricia was the mastermind fr and had me FOOLED thinking she was the damsel in distress. overall, really good story development and plot! i liked this a lot! ]]>