pickI remember when this show first premiered introducing the Duggar‘s. I was immediately intrigued by this large family and their way of living. As years passed and that initial documentary blew up into a full series, I watched in curiosity to see how these children would grow up, date, and navigate adulthood. I never realized how strict their upbringing really was. This was a very insightful look into their lives but also quite disturbing.
so-soI didn't realize this was the same author who did Ghost World. I wasn't a fan of that book, and this didn't really do it for me either. It follows the life of Monica and her steps to uncover the truth about her youth. The art was decent. The story was up and down for me; I didn't love the side stories between chapters. The ending was also unsatisfying; it apparently meant to tie back to the first chapter, but that definitely went over my head.
pickA new audio edition popped up while I was browsing Libby so had a little nostalgic re-read of this English teacher fave. It‘s still good.
pickShe did a great job telling her story & I totally feel for her. We‘ve dealt with quite a similar situation (in regards to how they dress) with my husbands family - just not in the public eye. My husband wore shorts for the 1st time in his life this year - he‘s 33. When I graduated nursing school 8 years ago I wore scrubs & was chastised so badly by his family. I still wear skirts to this day.
panI love this team‘s work and I was excited for the premise, but I‘m not seeing any of the care Brubaker &co usually put into their work, and none of the perfect jigsaw bits, it‘s still hot the gritty-noir vibe, but I‘m just not feeling this one.
I was a little excited about the place until we got our food. The sandwich was on toasted bread with lots of mayonnaise, some wrinkled lettuce, and tomatoes so thin, you turned them sideways, they were damn near invisible. The meat was limp and a little gray. The crinkle fries were pre-cut and pre-cooked. Warmed up in a microwave. They had a soggy taste, like chewing on the fingers of a drowned man.
pickThis was a weird, quirky, fun book. Missing and dead people, a UFO cult that sells their message through a donut chain (sometimes made with hallucinogenic bits)…what‘s not to love? I couldn‘t help but think the author must have been inspired by Heaven‘s Gate, Waco, Jonestown…
Shown: I had some fun with AI when reading this book.
