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The Future for Curious People: A Novel | Gregory Sherl

The ability to watch a film of your future life with a potential romantic partner? The story just didn‘t live up to such a cool premise😕

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Cinfhen, eanderson

DebinHawaii Too bad--it's a cool cover too! 7y

BookishMe Annoying when actual story doesn't fulfill the expectations 7y

TheBookgeekFrau @DebinHawaii @BookishMe I tried so hard to like it, but was hard pressed to even finish it. 7y

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BookishMe Extra points for Your perseverance! 👍🏽👍🏽 7y

TheBookgeekFrau @BookishMe 😄 thank you 7y

Cinfhen Hate when that happens 😤😣 7y

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britt_brooke

Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity | Iliza Shlesinger

I‘m sure the experience of winning Last Comic Standing as a female then being mocked by the male contestants on tour really sucked and was completely inexcusable, but it‘s NOT like military combat. I can take a joke, but this is really fucking stupid.

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Cinfhen, eanderson

PenguinInFlight Not a good analogy at all, any way you look at it. 7y

Scurvygirl 😐 7y

britt_brooke @PenguinInFlight Right! I know I‘m touchy because my husband did 3 tours in Iraq, but still. Just asinine. (edited) 7y

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ReadZenRites You‘re right, putting your ego on the line vs putting your life on the line are hardly comparable! That‘s not touchy, it‘s just real. 👍🏻 7y

SleepyDragon Yeah ... uh ... no. 7y

Cinfhen I don‘t like when comics make a really ridiculous comment/ statement and try to justify it through “comedy” ~ it‘s not funny it‘s offensive 7y

ErinGoBragh1011 My best friend was a medic and did 3 tours un the Iraq war, my grandfather fought in WWII, my father, although never went to war was in the 82nd. This bitch needs a reality check. You can't compare the two. 7y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen Same here, and I‘m not easily offended. 7y

britt_brooke @ErinGoBragh1011 My husband was a helicopter pilot and went to Iraq 3 times as well. 💚 7y

britt_brooke @ReadZenRites Exactly! 7y

ErinGoBragh1011 @britt_brooke wow! I am glad he made it home safe. I can't even begin to imagine. 7y

Anna40 Fully agree with you! 7y

britt_brooke @ErinGoBragh1011 Thanks! 💚 I got more and more into reading with each deployment. It‘s truly what got me through. He‘s been out of the army several years now. 7y

britt_brooke @Anna40 🙌🏻 7y

Trashcanman What an idiotic thing to say. Unless you've been in combat you have no idea what's its like, and how much it impacts you for the rest of your life. Believe me it never leaves,your husband knows and all of us who have. 7y

britt_brooke @Trashcanman If this had not been at nearly the end of the book, I‘d have bailed. She also made a mass shooting joke that was definitely in poor taste. None of these “jokes” have anything to do with the book and just make her look (a) stupid and (b) like an asshole. PS. Thanks for your military service. You guys do not get enough recognition. 7y

Trashcanman @britt_brooke true words. Thank you, truly. Thank your husband for me too. And you as well, so many don't ever think of the spouses. They sacrifice a lot as well. And are in constant worry, I know my wife was and I know you and all spouses were too. 7y

britt_brooke @Trashcanman Thank you for the kind words. 💚 Being a military spouse isn‘t for wimps. ☺️ 7y

lyradora *wow* 😡 7y

britt_brooke @lyradora Exactly. 😤 7y

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MatchlessMarie

Washington: A Life | Ron Chernow

If they write a biography about me, please don‘t let them refer to me as a crusty woman. 😱 #LetsGetRidiculous #GetMovin

Cinfhen, eanderson

IheartYA 😂😂😂 That does not sound appealing. 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣🤣 7y

vkois88 Yikes 😮 lol 7y

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emilyhaldi 😆🤣😂 7y

Cinfhen Yikes!! 7y

sudi Who even calls a woman crusty, is she a piece of bread 😂 😂 7y

rwmg @sudi if a woman can be a colonel, i suppose she can be crusty 7y

booksbrewsandbooze Haha, that‘s an interesting way to describe someone! 😂 7y

Lindy Would you be happy with any of crusty‘s synonyms? (irritable, cantankerous, irascible, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, short-tempered, testy, crabby, curmudgeonly, peevish, cross, fractious, pettish, crabbed, prickly, waspish, peppery, cross-grained) 7y

MatchlessMarie @Lindy I‘m kind of partial to cantankerous tbh 😉 7y

Lindy @MatchlessMarie 👍 7y

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emilyhaldi

The Brooklyn Follies: A Novel | Paul Auster

Nathan Glass moves to Brooklyn after retirement after alienating his family and friends... in hopes to die in peace. Instead he is reunited with his long-lost nephew, Tom, in a used bookstore and adventure ensues. I love Auster‘s writing, although the second half of the story definitely took a bit of a wild turn and he must have been thinking #letsgetridiculous 🤪
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Cinfhen, eanderson

Mdargusch Sounds fun? 7y

mcipher I‘m curious - and I loved The Book of Illusions so I am stacking this! 7y

Cinfhen Premise sounds good but a ridiculous adventure might not be for me?!? 7y

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emilyhaldi @Cinfhen @Mdargusch @mcipher I mean, it‘s not too too ridiculous, but it takes a whole different turn from the first half of the book! And definitely forced me to stretch my version of reality just a bit to consider certain scenarios believable 🤨 Overall it was def a pick for me and I look forward to reading more of his books!! (edited) 7y

Cinfhen Hmmmm, so #maybeoneday pile it goes 7y

Cathythoughts Sounds interesting 👍🏻stacking 7y

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DebinHawaii

Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People | Amy Sedaris

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I've posted about my love for Amy Sedaris & these books before, but she and her home entertaining & craft books & television series are what I think of when I need a good laugh or to get a bit ridiculous. 🤣😜🤣

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