Just by Looking at Him

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

I am ready for some summer reading!! I have 3 books to finish up for June which has been super grey and gloomy here in PDX. But July is almost here and the sun has agreed to come out!

Pulling all of my summer feeling books ☀️🎉🌈

AmyG Ooooo I love your plants…looks like my house. (edited) 20h

CBee @AmyG @ChaoticMissAdventures mine too! 🪴 19h

ChaoticMissAdventures @AmyG @CBee it was my lockdown hobby 😂.i finally stopped buying them when I realized I had no place to put them and honestly I am a bit tired of caring for all of them! They are so pretty though! 19h

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CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures I, too, got into it during lockdown. Once I discovered I could keep them alive, I was hooked! Just bought three new Hoya starter plants last week 😂😂 19h

ChaoticMissAdventures @CBee currently all my plant money is going to this weirdo patch on my patio where I am trying to grow mint ground cover and the squirrels keep digging it up and taking it. I just put in a huge order for more at the nursery, like a crazy person telling the lady the squirrel will not win this battle 😂 18h

CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures omg squirrels are the worst!! They eat all the bird food I put out!! 18h

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Soubhiville

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

bailed

Well, at about 30% I‘m giving up. I am not finding this particularly funny, and I don‘t really like the main character. I know he‘s supposed to learn about who he is and grow as a person, but I‘m over it.

#hailthebail

Aims42 🌜✨🚀 Onto better reads! 3d

rwmg My problem with it was that it's a very localised humour. If you're not part of a particular milieu most of the jokes are going to land flat, though they are probably screamingly funny if you are. 3d

Crazeedi How are you my friend 3d

Soubhiville @Crazeedi I‘m well! Life is a bit hectic at the moment with a move happening in July, but I‘m looking forward to settling into my home I‘ve been watching be built and been planning for through the last year and a half. How are you? 3d

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Shaaaannnn

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

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I personally really enjoyed this read. It was also quite funny at times.

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rwmg

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

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TV-writer Elliott's 6-year relationship with Gus implodes after he books a session with a sex worker but he learns to be more comfortable with himself and starts to overcome his addictions.

A book that is probably funnier if you are part of the milieu depicted but there were too many refs to TV shows I don't watch or singers I'm only marginally aware of, if that, not to mention places & brands I don't recognise for me to really enjoy it

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rwmg

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

#coffeeandabook

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Chelsea.Poole

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

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“Just by looking” at this cover, I judged it to be a melancholy read, but I sure was wrong! This is hilarious, sex-filled, awkward, but also features frank portrayal of a disability and facing one‘s struggles, though the tone is light-hearted. Narrated, perfectly, by the author, this audiobook begins with a description of the main character‘s bf‘s penis. Self-discovery of a rich gay man with cerebral palsy in LA with the help of a sex worker.

sarahbarnes Sounds fantastic! 2y

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Cinfhen

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

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The snark and humor in this book is HILARIOUS but it‘s BEYOND RAUNCHY 🌶️🍆🔥 However, don‘t let the laughter fool you…there‘s a lot of heart and soul to this story too. Elliot, a gay Hollywood screenwriter, who has cerebral palsy must confront his destructive behaviors and biased assumptions. This was really fun. Read by the author.

Megabooks Yes! This was surprisingly good. Glad you enjoyed it too! 2y

Cinfhen It was a very revealing story @Megabooks M was a little surprised by some of the descriptions 😉 2y

CarolynM Sounds good. Stacked🙂 2y

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Cinfhen It‘s definitely spicy 🌶️ @CarolynM (edited) 2y

Bookzombie I feel like I might be stacking because of the 🍆 emoji. 😂 2y

Cinfhen @Bookzombie 😂😂😂😉 2y

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Megabooks

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

I‘m going to be real…this book is a little raunchy, but here is the first line. I couldn‘t not share. #FirstLineFridays

“My boyfriend Gus has a beautiful penis. It‘s big and thick without being too big or too thick.”

Thanks to @Reviewsbylola for putting this on my #ReadersRadar because it is really fun!

Cinfhen, ShyBookOwl

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😂😂 2y

BarbaraBB 🤣 2y

BarbaraBB Seeing @Reviewsbylola name. Still sorry she is no longer active on Litsy! 2y

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Cinfhen That‘s quite the opening sentence!!! #HereForIt 😂😜 2y

Megabooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks right?!? 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I miss Steph too, especially since I haven‘t been on Insta in awhile. You can find her there under the same handle! 2y

Megabooks @Cinfhen it ended up giving the right balance between funny and touching. I really enjoyed it! Steph gave it 4.75⭐️ and I gave it 4.5⭐️! 🎉🎉 2y

Cinfhen Hoping to borrow because I‘ve been on a CRAZZZZZY spending spree 😅 2y

BarbaraBB I know but it‘s not the same, Insta and books 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

Prairiegirl_reading I heard about this on savagereads on YouTube this past summer. I sampled it on audible and the sample made me laugh within a minute. That never happens. I got immediately. It‘s doesn‘t disappoint!! 2y

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Megabooks

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

Despite things still being rough at home, I was able to take a few hours yesterday and go to my local BN, where I picked up Exiles and the Mandel, and my local indie (Bluestocking Social in Evansville, IN), where I picked up the tagged and the new Iain Reid. Yay! 🥳🎂

I wanted to use my print library more, and I finally did!! I picked up Rebecca and Bliss Montage there. Such a fun birthday treat!! 👍🏻🎉

Megabooks @Cinfhen excited to open your gift later and thank you for the birthday email @BarbaraBB !! I‘m keeping an eye out for your gift sometime soon. I‘ll write back soon! 💕💕💕 2y

TrishB Happy books ♥️ 2y

BarbaraBB You did well! I am happy you were able to go there and treat yourself. The tagged book is a beauty 😍. Happy birthday 🎈 ❤️ 2y

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squirrelbrain Some great books there! ❤️ 2y

marleed Oh Happy Birthday! 2y

CaitZ Happy Birthday! 🎉 2y

Cinfhen Yay!!!! Im so happy you were able to get out and celebrate 🎉💕🎂 2y

Megabooks @TrishB @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @marleed @CaitZ @Cinfhen thank you all so much for the birthday wishes!! It was a wonderful day!! 🎉🎉💜 2y

Ruthiella Happy birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 2y

JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 2y

Sungirl79 Happy Birthday!!!🎉🎉🥳 2y

Megabooks @Ruthiella @JessClark78 @Sungirl79 thank you!! It was a great weekend!! 🥳🥳 2y

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shawnmooney

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

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GerardtheBookworm

Just by Looking at Him: A Novel | Ryan O'Connell

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Actor and writer Ryan O'Connell pens a humorous and honest fiction novel of a successful screenwriter with cerebral palsy who craves intimacy. After hiring a gay sex worker, things go awry with the protagonist's life that becomes obsessive and ridiculous in this look into the relationships and the dating world.

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