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jlhammar
All Fours | Miranda July
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Bailedbailed

Not for me. Had a feeling it wouldn‘t be, but wanted to give it a try just in case. #CampLitsy24

Now I have to decide if I want to push on with Butter. I‘m at the 120 page mark and not enjoying it all that much. And it‘s quite long! Kind of surprised since I tend to really like Japanese lit. 🤔

JamieArc I feel like that‘s about the part where Butter picked up for me - around that page…. 21h
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 21h
BarbaraBB That is too bad! I‘ve heard mixed things about All Fours but am expecting to love it 🤞🏽. Butter is very long indeed, maybe even too long but it did pick up pace like @JamieArc points out. I hope you‘ll end up enjoying it! 19h
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squirrelbrain Yes, I agree with @JamieArc - try another chapter or two of Butter at least, as it changes pace around there. 18h
The_Book_Ninja I think books that divide opinion are much more interesting sometimes. I want to give this a go. Midlife crises fascinate me. I‘ve never had one: I hope to have one soon though as I‘ve spent hundreds on motorbike lessons 15h
Lesliereadsalot I ended up liking this one but wouldn‘t recommend, even tho it went to some interesting places. 12h
Kitta Butter gets better at chapter 8, I found it too long though and would have cut a lot! 11h
mcctrish I feel like Butter gets bogged down around there with a lot of words, like what is actually happening in this book and then chapter 8 happens and it picks up and Rika starts realizing some stuff. It really does need to be finished to understand it. Much less a mystery and more of a comment on society and women 11h
Megabooks I‘m sorry All Fours didn‘t work for you, but I agree with what the others have said about the second half of Butter. 7h
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kelli7990
The Baker's Secret | Stephen P. Kiernan
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Bailedbailed

Here‘s my review for this book I DNF‘d. I‘m counting this book for #bookspinbingo. I‘m glad I got it off of my list.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1d
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psalva
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Bailedbailed

I was reading this to study my Greek. While the format of the book is great for learning new words and phrases, I am just totally bored by this story to the point that I don‘t even want to pick it up. I have a few more of these easy Greek readers on my shelf, so I‘m hoping the next one will be more engaging. Also, who knows? Maybe it‘s my language comprehension that‘s contributing to my boredom with it, so I‘ll hang on to it and revisit it later.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1d
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Amor4Libros
Same Time Next Summer | Annabel Monaghan
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Bailedbailed

Decided to bail on this one at 50%. The story is getting a little predictable and I‘m not invested anymore.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 1d
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slategreyskies
Ducks, Newburyport | Lucy Ellmann
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Bailedbailed

Do not read this book if you struggle with depression or anxiety or similar mental health issues. It will not be a safe read for you. Against my better judgement, I picked this book up again after bailing on it 4 years ago. I made it page 750 this time before realizing that the reason I‘m struggling to get through the day and am feeling an overwhelming sense of despair is because I‘ve been reading this book. It‘s not that it‘s a hard book to read.

slategreyskies I don‘t mind the length or the structure of it or the stream of consciousness style. I enjoy all of that. What I mind is that the author‘s underlying point seems to be that tragedy is always just around the corner, that life is a meaningless barrage of anxiety & input that you have no control over & that, eventually you or someone you love or certainly someone else in the world will be a victim of trauma, & there‘s nothing you can do about it. 2d
slategreyskies It‘s not a hard book to read, but it does have a terrible message, a message that I don‘t think is accurate. I don‘t think it‘s a safe message to be spreading to your readers. Does this author really believe that life is meaningless & that there‘s no escaping tragedy? There were pages & pages that focused on rape, abuse, genocide, genital mutilation, school shootings, etc. & yes, those things exist in the world, & yes, they should be taught. ⬇️ 2d
slategreyskies But this book‘s format is not how you teach people. This book does not send a message of hope or of growth and progress and moving toward a better future together. It is instead relentless negativity and despair, and quite frankly, I hate this book and what the author is telling people about life today. I‘m so angry over it, over the irresponsibility of this author to write the book in this way. 2d
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slategreyskies Do not read this book unless you‘re really strong in your beliefs of the good in this world and are capable of filtering out negativity, because if you struggle with that, this book will rip your soul out and leave you struggling to make it through the day. It is THAT bad. This book doesn‘t get even one star. NO STARS this book. #DucksBuddyRead. 2d
slategreyskies @RaeLovesToRead I can‘t do anymore, Rae! But if you keep going with it, I‘ll keep reading your hate posts! 🤣 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆 2d
Bookwomble I hope you can introduce some positive energy into the rest of your day 😌💖 2d
slategreyskies @Bookwomble thank you for that. The best choice I‘ve made so far today is bailing on this book and then deleting it from my Kindle library, so I can‘t pick it up again unless I repurchase it. Sending good vibes your way! ☮️✨ 2d
MicheleinPhilly I‘m feeling very justified in my decision to bail after 20 pages. 2d
RaeLovesToRead Well done for making the right decision for you. Delete it from your life and sweat out its poison. I actually don't find this book triggering in the same way that you did (despite having an extensive background of problems myself). I think this is because of the unconvincing narrative style / delivery and lack of emotional depth. I agree with you on the overall message of the book. I've not got much longer left with it now 🫂🫂 2d
Kitta Oof this is not for me then. 2d
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 2d
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Bailedbailed

I'm not following what is happening well. #HailTheBail

Also I'm not sure why it's uploading the image rotated...

kspenmoll Love your hashtag #hailthebail ! 2d
dabbe @kspenmoll #metoo! 🤩🤩🤩 2d
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deeannloso
Her Home | Boris Bacic
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Bailedbailed

OMG! The narrator is awful! Her voice is like a whisper and barely has any inflection.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 5d
bookaholic1 In audiobooks the narrator makes the book worth the listen... 4d
deeannloso @bookaholic1 I was listening to the audiobook. I just didn‘t like the narrator. To me, her voice was too whispery and kind of monotone. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4d
bookaholic1 Yes, I was just meaning if the voice of the narrator isn't nice, it makes the listening not worth the trouble. I also have stopped listening to books because of the voice 3d
deeannloso @bookaholic For sure! If the narrator is bad the book just isn‘t enjoyable. 3d
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Cathythoughts
Wolf at the Table | Adam Rapp
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Bailedbailed

This one started off so well. I was loving it. But as the characters took shape , I liked some of them less and less. Usually that wouldn‘t bother me , in this case I bailed, or at least I‘m taking a long pause. I can‘t really see myself returning to it.

BarbaraBB O wow, somehow I am now real curious 5d
Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB It starts off great ! 5d
dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 5d
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Cathythoughts @dabbe I‘m running for the hills 😂 5d
Lesliereadsalot I bailed on this one really fast! 5d
Cathythoughts @Lesliereadsalot That‘s interesting ! I don‘t think I like this writer ! 5d
dabbe @Cathythoughts Excellent! 🤩😂🤗 5d
Tamra Win some lose some. On to the next! 5d
LeahBergen The premise does sound good. I can see why you took a chance on it! (edited) 5d
emmasm08 To be avoided then 😂 5d
Cathythoughts @Tamra On to the next 😁 4d
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen The premise does sound great. Serial killer and all ! Oh well , I really didn‘t like it. 4d
Cathythoughts @emmasm08 Oh I think so 👍🏻❤️ 4d
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