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Divorce is a difficult topic for a book& although the writing is good, it feels too much like a reality tv show where we get too close to a couple &witness something that should be private. It doesn‘t help that Bea &Niklas are both unlikeable characters.Bea “sacrificed” career for the sake of family & with divorce looming has financial worries, that feel very real for many women even today.Yet she also loves luxury items

⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was well written, but I just don‘t think I can recommend a book that‘s the aimless young adulthood of a self-absorbed, mediocre white dude. What does he want? Who knows? Mostly just to sh*t on the people in his life who care for him and who actually try for and accomplish things. The writing was good, but there are more interesting stories out there. #ToB25

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A harrowing tale of survival, all the more affecting since it‘s a fictional account of real events. It‘s striking that Marguerite wasn‘t exactly safe as a woman in her time even when she wasn‘t stranded on a remote island. I thought the time on the island was the most gripping. 🎧 #reesesbookclub

The bear family dramas Iv read ; part of the furniture was brilliant ! Just as good as the camomile lawn & now want to read all of Mary Wesley‘s back list . The family roundabout #persephonebookclub thank you @LeahBergen absolutely adored it ! Blew me away wonderful wonderful writing , any recommendations for more family dramas please 🙏 😃

I came across this odd and quirky tale…

This story of a girl left stranded on a deserted island with her lover and servant started out so slowly I wondered if anything would ever actually happen but once they reach the island I was gripped by the intensity of what Marguerite faces and her ability to survive. The writing was lovely and this fit in nicely with the apparent trend of my reaching for tales of living on remote islands.

Other Littens are loving this #TOBlonglist book, but it just isn‘t working for me. I don‘t like the writing. And even after setting it aside for a week and picking it back up, still no go.

I‘ve loved or really liked almost all of the other books I‘ve read by Cusk, but this didn‘t quite make it for me. Sadly. I felt kept at a distance, & that might have been intentional

At university Micheal is invited home to one of his friends, Adam, for the weekend. Adam‘s family seems so perfect. Years later, married & with a kid Micheal visits Adam‘s family again, to help with the lambing. Adam‘s family may not be as perfect as he once thought

Lackluster plot, poor writing, and strange authorial choices made this one a miss of epic proportions. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/08/review-life-oreilly-by-brian-cohen.html