All the Dirty Parts | 
panI have read every single Daniel Handler book hoping I would enjoy it as much as I enjoyed A Series of Unfortunate Events or seeing him at book events. But I think it's just time to admit that that won't be happening any time soon.
pickI really enjoyed the way this book was written. A new take on the old teen romance novel. Very enjoyable and surprisingly insightful.
pickImagine reading a book like 50 Shades but having only the dirty parts to tell the story. That‘s what this book is. When I picked it up, I didn‘t make the connection but a couple pages in, it becomes obvious that extraneous details are left unwritten. I‘m actually impressed with how the author could tell this story. Oh and it‘s written by the author of the Series of Unfortunate Events, just under a different name.
so-soThought it was okay. Didn‘t like the first portion of the book; improved as I got towards the end of the book. #weekendreads. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Going to read this this morning #weekendreads. Need something short this morning.
so-soHandler is not exaggerating; this book is all the dirty parts. I need to wash my eyes out with soap after finishing that one. This is the tale of a self centered, smooth talking, callous boy who lacks any empathy for the people he uses. This is not 80s Judy Blume; this is teens living with easy access to porn in their pockets and casual hookups. As a parent of teens, it made me uncomfortable and sad. Sexuality is complex, now more than ever.
I'd forgotten I had preordered this! #KindleSurprises
pickI didn't think it would be one I liked, but I finished this one in an afternoon! It's like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, but for much older boys/young men. Review up on my blog if you'd like more info.
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pick"All the Dirty Parts" is a reference to high-school lothario Cole sharing the details of every conquest with his bestie Alec, but also a sly nod to the novel's format of skipping exposition, punctuation, and flitting back and forth through time in a narrative composed entirely of brief vignettes. It allows Handler to say a lot about the highs and lows of discovering sex in very few words. No fat here, just a novel that kisses the line of poetry
pickI got sent an ARC copy of this book from @Bloomsbury_Publishing and I am so grateful for it! It's an absolutely incredible book that is about a teenage boy and his sexual experiences and it also deals with sexuality. It's a fantastic book and it's so well written, the layout is unusual but it's brilliant at the same time
Daniel Handler was quite the character! Once I got to the front of the line and finally met him I understood why it had taken so long. He's not only a literary genius but also quite the comedian! #BEA17
pickA coming of age story proving that authorial experimentation is great and that readerly insistence on a happy (or a tidy) ending is fallacious.
