bailedAfter 158 pages of characters moving through molasses, I'm ready to #HailTheBail
64/80
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bailedAfter 158 pages of characters moving through molasses, I'm ready to #HailTheBail
64/80
September #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks
#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader
"After the funeral James came straight home, to look after his brother."
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pickWhile I enjoyed this story and happy ending, I found the end to be sad. I kept expecting the twins to realize who they were to each other at many points. But then it just wouldn't happen. By the time it finally did happen, there wasn't much detail about it. I would‘ve enjoyed getting more storyline about Nathan finding out he has a twin. Even though we get a bit of Samantha's side, it wasn't as much as I had hoped for either.
pickGordon returns to his hometown after spending 25 years in prison. He returns to a neighborhood that is riddled with crime, an elderly neighbor who is afraid of him, a teenager in desperate straits, a brother who has resented him for years, and a lonely woman who has visited him while he was in prison and hopes to have a relationship with Gordon. It‘s a lot for a guy who just wants to lay low and stay out of trouble. I couldn‘t stop reading it.
#CoverStories #Clouds McGuanes protagonists are funny ,seems that they seem smart enough to avoid bad decisions, walk into them anyway. I read them years ago, not sure if I‘d like them as much now.
pickMy second time reading this book and my 4⭐️ rating holds. I usually stay away from novels about infidelity but this one is well written, and it digs deeper on a crumbling marriage and a family going through a divorce. It‘s another NYRB Classics gem I‘d add to my recommendation list.
