pickAn unusual book in terms of plot and characters.
At times it is a love story then a family background. Then almost mysterious. I'm still contemplating if there was actually an ending.
BarbaraBB I really liked this one 2mo
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pickWow this is heavy. Very well written, I recommend the audio, not only does the narrator do a great job it is nice to hear the authentically pronounced Chinese words.
I loved the interview with the author at the end where she talks about the inspiration (very awful - a hanging tree for Chinese folk in Idaho her father discovered) and what was fiction and non
An important read as we come out of the COVID mania where so many people were targets.
#middlegrademonday
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A childhood favorite. My friend and I tried to write our own book (just like the two friends in Brink's book) about two friends who visit a dude ranch because, of course, we knew everything about growing up on a dude ranch and meeting some cowboys! 🤠🤠
This was almost perfect as a thriller let down a little bt the straw out ending. Teenager Eliza arrives at the fbi office in Seattle in the middle of the night and confesses to a murder insistent yo speak to only 1 person. What emeres is a creepy tale of a small town and a cult like church community where secrets and half truths@are commonplace. A good way to spend a couple of hours after a busy week.
pickAn extremely compelling memoir of a young woman who is in pursuit of truth and education. However, she is fraught with parental abuse, religious abuse, and other traumas. Great memoir and I feel as if she got her point across. 4.5 ⭐️
so-soThe only reason this isn‘t a pan for me is that the author was a 20yo at the time the story takes place and thus his brain was clearly *not* fully formed. TW for the (sometimes senseless, often suffering) deaths of a number of wild animals. The author learned some life lessons, in a good way, but not before I wanted to throat punch him. Also: do not bring a dog along on your tale and then fail to keep me constantly updated on their wellbeing. 3⭐️
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May 14, 2024
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pickThis was an extremely well-written and self-reflective memoir. It was truly heartbreaking to read about the level of abuse and neglect that Tara and her siblings experienced due to their survivalist, fundamentalist Mormon parents (one of whom seemed to have severe mental illness). This just missed being a 5 ⭐️ read for me due to a few inconsistencies. While the author very effectively describes her childhood in vibrant detail, 👇🏼 (cont‘d)
