pickRead this for my book club and I really enjoyed it. This was one of my picks for the club although I was sad very few people came tonight. Hopefully more will show up next month.
I‘ve been doing really crappy with reading lately but my life is just falling apart left right and sideways. I hope to do better soon, it‘s going to be hard. I like audiobooks but how do you all fit in extra reading time?
#mariahummel #stilllives #bookclub #mystery
3-11-19: My 20th finished book of 2019! A page turner with surprises! 👍🏼📖#️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ #stilllives #mariahummel
3-9-19: Book delivery from the library!! Starting with Still Lives! #libraryhaul #stilllives #mariahummel
pickStrong noir mystery. Hummel builds a surreal world centered in LA and focused on the art world. Maggie, the protagonist, is a perfect balance of insider and outsider, someone who enters the drama without being a part of it. The author's message about violence against women is perhaps the most interesting part of the novel; the way that menace plagues these women and provides a form of entertainment is an indictment the central plot reinforces.
Honestly, I really enjoyed this until the last two pages. I felt like the very end came dangerously close to cheapening the whole thing, and I didn‘t always care much/at all about Maggie) Still not a pan, though, so: so-so. #stilllives #mariahummel
This cover caught my eye at work, and the blurb sounds SO promising. Hoping it follows through and is a fast read, because it‘s due back tomorrow. 😂 #stilllives #mariahummel
