Sorry #CampToB21 friends and Helen Oyeyemi! This is a #BAIL for me 😖It‘s also #3StrikesAndYoureOut 😉I just don‘t think Oyeyemi and I are soul mates. I do admire her cover art, though 😍 #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime to read a book that isn‘t connecting/ working
Cinfhen Have you started yet @BarbaraBB ??? 3y
BarbaraBB I will soon! This will be my first by her but am a bit scared now that you bailed. @Flaneurette and @Well-ReadNeck weren‘t positive either. 3y
squirrelbrain Oof, I‘m so glad I managed to get this out of the library. I didn‘t want to buy it as I didn‘t think I‘d like it… not even sure if I want to start it now! 🤪 3y
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squirrelbrain It will be my first book by her too @BarbaraBB 🤞🏻 3y
vivastory I've read 3 books by Oyeyemi. Two of them I loved & one I felt a bit lukewarm about. (edited) 3y
Cinfhen I only bought this one @squirrelbrain because it was buy one get the other half off and both books were for #CampToB and not available for me to borrow. I KNEW owning it would be a mistake 😫 3y
Cinfhen I know lots of readers who LOVE Oyeyemi @vivastory so maybe you‘ll feel differently about this book!!?? 3y
vivastory Probably. I'm planning on reading it, although I've given up on following #camptob It's impossible for me to chime in with the discussion during the day at work & lately when I get home from work I'm too exhausted. It's on my tbr though 3y
Cinfhen Ohhh, so do you want me to send you my copy @vivastory ?!?? 3y
vivastory That's very generous of you, but I actually own this one. Thanks for the offer! 3y
Cinfhen Sure, lmk what you think when u pick it up @vivastory 3y
vivastory I will. I'm sure I will get to it at some point by the end of the summer. 3y
Megabooks I loved What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours @Cinfhen and @BarbaraBB but I was going through a magical realism phase. also read and loved Kelly Link, Helen Phillips, etc. at the time, but Phillips is the only one whose new releases I‘ve kept up with. 🤷🏻♀️🤔 3y
Centique @vivastory @cinfhen I have discovered my best way of reading Oyeyemi is to read it with @Reggie 😉 because the discussion made it much more impactful for me! Haven‘t tried this one yet though. 3y
Reggie @Centique ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Cinfhen Any #BuddyRead with @Reggie sounds wonderful @Centique !!!!! I still credit @Reggie for explaining this book to me![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Fever DreamRuthiella This was a DNF for me too. I just don‘t get on with her fantastical fiction. 3y
KarenUK It was a NO for me too! 3y
Cinfhen I feel better about my decision to bail @Ruthiella @KarenUK I just don‘t get it 🤷🏼♀️ 3y
Well-ReadNeck I didn‘t bail, but having finished, I have to say those of u who bailed haven‘t missed much. I agree with many of you, not one I‘d recommend. There were a couple elements where I thought, hey, this idea has promise, but none of those moments really led anywhere, IMO. 3y
Cinfhen That‘s a shame @Well-ReadNeck It isn‘t very long so I thought I could give it a go but I realized by page 25, I had ZERO interest on continuing 😜 3y