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To me, Romie Futch is entirely unlikeable. And it is incredibly hard to get past a slow plot line when you don‘t even like the characters. If I didn‘t have to read this for a class I would have bailed on it because I have too many books to read in my life to wait on a book to get interesting. Plus, the ending wasn‘t even satisfying. I appreciate the writing style but hate the story itself.

I‘m not enjoying this as much as I thought I would 😞

This bizarre and wonderful book fulfilled my "located within 100 miles" prompt for the #readharder challenge. Super-strange and mesmerizing, definitely recommend.

Flowers for Algernon via Moby Dick and Palmer Eldritch, whilst still being very original. And great cover. #themonster #lyricalapril @Cinfhen

"I e-mailed all my clients a twenty-percent-off coupon.
Diverted all thoughts of Helen.
Thwarted all invitations to binge drink with Lee and Chip.
Allowed myself only brief, utilitarian forays into the labyrinth of Internet porn.
Delighted in the shrinkage of my potbelly.
Took pleasure in the flexing of new muscle tone.
Snacked on baby carrots.
Learned to appreciate the slow crawl of the sun over my patio as I gingerly sipped a Miller Light"

I love seeing a friend's book in a great bookstore.

Being on vacation gives me a chance to support independent bookstores!

A new favourite. I want to consume everything Julia Elliott has and ever will write.
This book is strange & hard to explain. The beginning half reminds me of Flowers for Algernon (another of my favourites) & then it continues in a direction I wasn't expecting nor could I have predicted. This is a really unique & well written story.

A new favourite. I want to consume everything Julia Elliott has and ever will write.
This book is strange & hard to explain. The beginning half reminds me of Flowers for Algernon (another of my favourites) & then it continues in a direction I wasn't expecting nor could I have predicted. This is a really unique & well written story.

#recommendsday : My father-in-law lent this to me. He knew I would love it, and I did! Fresh, funny, clever, weird. It's got rednecks & human experiments & mutant pigs & art shows & hilariously heart wrenching characters. Read it!

Not what I was expecting, but still pretty great. A really compelling ride from beginning to end. Weird, fabulist, and speculative. Also, probably the most I've used my literary theory knowledge since I took literary theory my sophomore year in college.

So unique and so intelligent. It reminded me a bit of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind but it is also unlike anything I've read before.

Really enjoying this so far!