so-soUgh, how to review this little book…picked from the #NYTTopTen2022 and the reporter reviewing this recommended the audiobook.
Not straightforward enough for me to listen to the audiobook, so I definitely should have read this physical copy. Some parts I really connected with while others (mostly the “writings”) didn‘t work for me. The style is so different; I found it difficult to engage. I may come back to the physical copy again later.
Ruthiella I know she is highly admired by other writers but I don‘t care for her style. It‘s too all about nothing for me. Detailed writing about buying a potato (just making that up, but wouldn‘t be surprised if she did),😂 (edited) 1y
Chelsea.Poole @Ruthiella I just loled!!! 😂 🥔that‘s a great way to describe it! I tried but it just took way too much concentration and I need those types to be read with my eyeballs and not my ears, apparently 😝 1y
jlhammar Yeah, I could see this one not working on audio. I loved it (in print) and her previous, Pond, but I can understand why her style might be off-putting to some. 1y
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Ruthiella It was a potato. We liked potatoes. We liked potatoes very much. Of course we did. We liked what we could do with them; mash, fry, boil. We bought the potato. We liked it. Yes we did. We did. 🥔 1y
Chelsea.Poole @Ruthiella 🤣🥔🤣🥔 1y
Chelsea.Poole @jlhammar I feel a tad bit like a failure for not getting this one. I did read Pond when it came out and appreciated it, but can barely remember a thing about it now, beyond that it was different and maybe something about her labia/vagina being compared to a frog…?? I‘m actually off to google that because seems like I shouldn‘t be wrong about something like that 😆 1y
BarbaraBB Love those comments. I still need to read the book though! 1y
Addison_Reads Great review. I just finished this audiobook as well and have very similar thoughts. I wish I had read a physical copy because I feel I would have enjoyed it more. The writing style made it difficult for me to follow as an audio. 1y
sarahbarnes Great review! I did like it, but I didn‘t do it on audio and feel like that might have been challenging for sure. 1y
Megabooks Yeah, I can‘t see this working as an audiobook. 1y
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