The Spectacular Now | 
bailedDNF‘d: So, I got 25% in and I was really feeling weighed down that the adults in his life are aware he is drinking to excess and not doing anything. He obviously has Avery Rocky life that brought on his drinking problem. I skipped to the last 3 chapters to see his g/f is just letting it happen, and people at a bar just let him drink too even though he‘s under age. I felt for Sutter, and I know this is a very likely story it was just too sad.
I‘m not sure how I feel about this… the rating and description make it sound amazing. However, the book so far is our main character being constantly drunk as a teen, driving drunk, and having sex. Hmmm… Has anyone read this to convince me to keep going?
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 132 #bookstoread #tbrpile #bookstagram
Life is an ocean, and most everyone‘s hanging on to some kind of dream to keep afloat 💭
My entry for #spectacular I read this a little over a year ago (January 2016) I believe. Was an ok read.
I don't post about books on Twitter too much anymore since I've found my home here at Litsy, but some of my old tweets crack me up. 😂 And I definitely remember posting this about The Spectacular Now... which was really less than spectacular. Also, it took me nearly a month to read it and I ended up disliking it. Hate when that happens.
I could talk about my obvious problem with buying books, talking about books, looking up books, and reading books. but I'm just going to call all of that a lifestyle choice. 😳
Instead, here are some books I've read with characters suffering from their own addictions - of the substance abuse variety. I was not crazy about The Girl on the Train or The Spectacular Now, but I loved Trainspotting and Brideshead Revisited.
#addiction #AndItsAugust
Lyric, "Smooth like Barry and his voice got bass" Well, the MC in this book is definitely smooth. And when he comes home he'd definitely be "relaxed with Pep". He also "dresses like a dapper don, but even in jeans". Basically fits most of my favorite lyrics in #WhattaMan And, yes, I sing along loud with this one. #90sinJuly
I don't know why, but YA felt like a guilty pleasure for a while. Perks of being a wallflower and anything by John Green had me reading again, after college. One of my favourites was this one though! The soundtrack (to the film) is a good listen too. #marchintoreading #timtharp #ya #guiltypleasure
so-soEh. The narration is great, but it's really hard to like/empathize with the MC. I get all the weaving of the plot, and I feel like I should like it, but I just don't. It's not bad, I just don't love it. #publishedinthe2000s #readjanuary
Also Brie Larson is supposed to play the fat, curvy girlfriend in the movie. Yeah, right. 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Okay, so maybe reading two difficult books at once was too much. Missoula has me pissed the F off, and The Orphan Master's son is heartbreaking, so I started this in the shower. I try not to do three books at once, but I plead temporary bookish insanity! I need something easy!! Plus, I love this narrator's drawl. 🤠
Getting around to this because I need something spectacular now. #nationalbookawardfinalist #yabooks #librarian
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I have a soft spot for this novel, as it is definitely reminiscent of a past relationship of mine in high school. The popular, living in the moment guy builds a relationship with the shy, ordinary girl.
Definitely a book that will stay with me
pickI couldn't put this book down. It's truly captivating. Sutter is very relatable and his struggles are realistic. Overall a very enjoyable read 😊 I see more books by Tharp being read in my future😊
"Sometimes I have trouble sleeping. It's weird- I can feel exhausted but still, I just lie there wide awake, staring up into the dark with all sorts of ideas bombarding me like dead pelicans."
My first Tharp 😊 I've heard good things and I'm pretty excited 😊
Just watched this movie and I'm now very eager to read the book!! 😱
pickI love this book! Sutter Keely is one of the most fascinating, enjoyable & heartbreaking characters. The ending is also one of my personal favourites. The book is infinitely quotable AND the movie version? Well, it's actually phenomenal. Read the book, then watch the movie...then read the book again
pickFor a long time I wasn't sure what I loved about this book. But the characters are so real and their emotions so raw that it is not hard to connect and fall in love with them.
