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My last book finished in February… but it took me a while to get my thoughts down about it. With a complex writing style and brutal subject matter, I think this is a book readers are either going to love or hate. I loved it, and the audio is fantastic.

Full review on my blog: http://sprainedbrain.blog/2022/03/02/audiobook-review-dear-miss-metropolitan-by-...

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Difficult call. Can‘t say I liked it, but it was different. Overall, the writing style didn‘t work for me, and it seems like there were a lot of dead ends, but the subject was interesting, the format was unique, and the events in the book were based on real events. I wasn‘t a fan of the execution, but I can appreciate the effort that went into this.

I‘m struggling to rate this one. Reminiscent of Tiffany Jackson‘s writing, which I love, but somehow different. Not quite as good. If it didn‘t appear to be based on the Michelle Knight/Amanda Berry/Gina DeJesus story here in Cleveland, I probably wouldn‘t have finished. Especially the middle of the story. Not really one I‘d recommend to others but I‘m sure this will find its readers who will disagree.

I have no idea why this one hasn't gotten a lot of attention. Or maybe it has and I'm the one not paying attention. Three girls go missing in Queens. 10 years later 2 of them turn up at a house with a small child. How did the neighbors not notice? That's always the question, right? And where is the third girl?

#BookSpinBingo square 12 (this was my last one for a blackout)
@TheAromaofBooks

#ARC #Goodreads #HenryHolt

Goodreads win! I know this book has inspired a lot of fierce debate so I‘m excited to see what the fuss is about. #bookmail

bailing at 22%—comments here: https://debbybrauer.org/#dear-miss-metropolitan

I get why this book is divisive, but I really liked it. It‘s less about the plot and more about the various characters‘ internal journies and how trauma shapes them. The author also doesn‘t unfold the narrative in a linear or traditional fashion. I liked the poetic nature of the prose, but it‘s a style that won‘t work for everyone. I think those readers (like myself) that enjoy deep character dives will like this.

#ARC pub date 7/6

I'm listening to the ALC of this on LibroFM (because I'm a sucker for Bahn Turpin narrating anything). It reminds me of ROOM meets DEACON KING KONG. Dark, complex narrative structure, mult.POV. Three girls-turned-women confined for 10 years. (More in comments)
Out 7/6

☹️I had really high hopes for this book. The synopsis suggests a novel based on a real life event. I love psychological/true crime thrillers. By page 20, I was suffering. I am not sure what the style of the book is but I thought that it was terrible. There is probably a really good story somewhere in this book, I just couldn't find it. The story got lost in the words. If anyone reads it & "gets" it please tag me.

I received this ARC and this is the 3rd time I have picked it up this month. What do you all think about the style?

I'm on the struggle bus. The language is weird, poetic, lyrical. Like, when you have a word count on a paper & you're coming up short.
So instead of saying "the door" you say "the hollow-cored pinewood mounted on hinges of brass dulled black, supportive but unseen for years."
Help!