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JenP
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I hated most things about this book. In fact I believe my ratings of other books were based on comparison to this one 😂. Our panel reviewed it here

https://thereadersroom.org/2024/09/02/2024-booker-longlist-this-strange-eventful...

If you liked it, do me a favor and drop a comment in our blog with your review. I like there to be a diversity of view points in our reviews but none of us liked it. #bookerlonglist2024

BarbaraBB It‘ll be my next read but somehow I expect to end up with the majority here! 3mo
JenP @BarbaraBB I do hope you like it. It was very painful for me and I don‘t wish that on you 😂 3mo
Graywacke @JenP i took you up on the suggestion and commented on the blog link 🙂 I liked it more than you. 3mo
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Graywacke @BarbaraBB it demands slow. You might like it. It has some real appeal. 3mo
JenP @Graywacke appreciate it. I mentioned you specifically bc I saw that you enjoyed it more than we did. I do think it was very well written but simply a bad match for me. 3mo
JenP I didn‘t rush thorough it honestly. I read it when the list was leaked so I had some time. For me this was like a way less superior In search of lost time (in terms of style, descriptions of the mundane) and my biggest issue was that it felt very emotionally sterile (until the end). 3mo
BarbaraBB Thanks for the heads up @Graywacke 🤍 3mo
squirrelbrain I just commented too…. 3mo
JenP @squirrelbrain thanks! I didn‘t tag you bc I think you had picked “so so” for your review of it but it‘s good to have some positive reviews up on the blog. Usually we are much more mixed in our reviews but two of my panel abandoned it lol 3mo
charl08 Still to read this one. 3mo
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JenP
Held: A Novel | Anne Michaels
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This was a mixed bag for our panel. I loved it but others not so much. Beautifully poetic and full of emotion (which I found lacking in the Messud‘s book I had read prior to this one.

Read our panel‘s full reviews here: https://thereadersroom.org/

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BarbaraBB Tell us a bit more about the Messud 😂😂 3mo
JenP @BarbaraBB hahaha. Like watching paint dry for 75% of the book 3mo
BarbaraBB 🤣 3mo
JenP @BarbaraBB honestly, I‘m not 100% if I truly loved this book or I was overwhelmed with joy for a book that made me feel something after Messud. The one great thing about Strange eventful history is that I‘ve never slept so well as I did when I was trying to read it. Okay, I‘ll stop now. I‘ve heard some people liked it 😂 3mo
BarbaraBB Love this 😀 3mo
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JenP
James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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Loved this one (read it before the longlist was announced). I generally enjoy Everett‘s writing and this was a brilliant reworking of Huckleberry Finn. I did reread Huckleberry Finn prior to reading this one. Our Booker panel reviewed that here https://thereadersroom.org/2024/08/14/2024-booker-longlist-james-by-percival-eve...
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Suet624 I just want to say how much I enjoy your blog. 3mo
JenP @Suet624 thank you so much! I‘m so glad to hear it 😊 3mo
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