sexybuddyread

so-so

I found this book hard to rate...(you're not the only one, Cindy!) It started off strong and I loved reading about the quirky Stephanides family's Greek origins. However, it slowed down about halfway and had me wondering when the heck I was going to get to Callie's big reveal. Once I did, the conclusion definitely felt rushed. Good, not great... I really wanted it to be better!!
Thanks to #sexybuddyread for pushing me to finally read this one!!

Cinfhen, sisilia

emilyhaldi @Cinfhen for once, I feel like we are totally aligned on a book! 😂 I agree with everything you said in your review - the second half of this book was totally disconnected from the first?!! Odd, but a story that I think will probably stick with me for a while 🙃 5y

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Cinfhen

Middlesex: A Novel | Jeffrey Eugenides

so-so

The last 200 pages didn‘t match the first 300 pages and ultimately this isn‘t the book I was hoping for.
I also feel this book is dated. Had this book been published in 2019, I don‘t think it would have received the same accolades and awards. Happy to have read as it‘s been on my shelf for years. Thanks @emilyhaldi @sisilia for the #SexyBuddyRead

More #MehThanYeah. After further consideration back to 3 stars 😉

Centique Fair enough. I loved it but thought it was a bit dated too - and the first section was my favourite as well. 👍 5y

emilyhaldi 3 stars sounds fair 🙃 I agree with you that it's definitely a bit dated. The Greek characters are fun and different for now but I'm yet to hit the sad part... I am happy to finally be reading this book after so many years of wondering what all the fuss is about!! Thanks for the motivation 🤗 5y

Cinfhen Thanks @emilyhaldi and @Centique if this wasn‘t a buddyread I may have bailed, so I‘m just happy that I finished this one. 5y

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Cinfhen

Middlesex: A Novel | Jeffrey Eugenides

Ok @sisilia @emilyhaldi I‘m on page 439 and this book is no longer a laugh. The sad stuff is coming 😭I‘m sure I‘ll be done this book later today. How are you guys coming along??? Is this book meeting/ exceeding expectations?? #SexyBuddyRead Looking forward to hearing your thoughts

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emilyhaldi

Middlesex: A Novel | Jeffrey Eugenides

Thoroughly enjoying the #sexybuddyread so far! Mixing it up between the hard copy and listening to the audio while wrapping Xmas gifts 🎁 The audio narrator is very entertaining and perfect for this bizarre story.

Cinfhen, sisilia

Cinfhen It‘s really a quirky story!! Not at all what I imagined I‘d be reading 5y

LeahBergen Your tree looks lovely! 5y

sprainedbrain Oh I loved this one on audio! 5y

Reviewsbylola Fantastic book! 5y

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Cinfhen

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs | Judi Barrett

#WeeklyForecast Week 8
📚I‘m still reading MiddleSex for my #SexyBuddyRead it‘s quirky & #LoL at times but I‘m not sure this book would fly well with newer readers ( it seems off trend)
🎧still enjoying Beauty Queens / over the top ridiculousness & a nice palette cleanser for this time of year💄💪🏼👙
🐻putting aside Olivia because library hold of GIRL came in last night
Hoping to knock out 2 more #ARCs & start Attenberg 🎧

Megabooks, sisilia, emilyhaldi

vivastory I'll definitely be checking out the Attenberg next month! 5y

Megabooks I started the Attenberg on audio today, and I‘m loving Therese‘s narration! I‘m only 5 short chapters in, but the story has a good hook. 👍🏻👍🏻 5y

Hooked_on_books I‘ll be interested to hear what you think of the Calhoun. I just read the description and really related to it. 5y

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Cinfhen I requested the Calhoun after seeing a post from @DGRachel / it does sound interesting @Hooked_on_books

Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis

Cinfhen Oh good @Megabooks I‘m looking forward to the Attenberg @vivastory ALL GROWN UP would have made my top 20 of the decades list 5y

squirrelbrain I‘ve just started the Reid, and also have the Attenburg as an ARC.... 5y

Cinfhen I‘ll be watching for your thoughts @squirrelbrain 🤓 5y

Centique There‘s a few articles out there from the intersex community about their issues with Middlesex - so yes I definitely think it is problematic. I do still love it though! Will be an interesting book club discussion I think 🙂🙃 5y

TrishB Not a clue yet! About to look at the piles 😁 5y

klarusu I have Middlesex on the shelves - I read it when it was first released and I‘ve tempted to read it again to see how it stands up now with the evolution of society‘s dialogue around gender identity. 5y

Cinfhen Oh, interesting @Centique after I finish the book, I‘m going to look for those articles!!! Thanks for letting me know 😘Interesting information @klarusu @sisilia @emilyhaldi from @Centique look under her spoiler tag 5y

sisilia Oh cool! Thanks @Centique 5y

klarusu Thanks @Cinfhen - taking a look now. 5y

DGRachel @Cinfhen @Hooked_on_books The Calhoun is really good so far. Very readable and emotional. I feel seen, and that‘s huge. I think it has a very specific, narrow audience (Gen X women), but I‘m curious to see if she expands her thoughts at all to relate to more people. 5y

CafeMom I love Edna O'Brien. Haven't read Girl. Look forward to your review. 5y

Cinfhen So far it‘s VERY DARK @CafeMom but the writing is fantastic. Very haunting/ leaves me feeling anxious & unsettled 5y

Suet624 I listened to “why we can‘t sleep” and I can‘t remember any of it. I‘m just not great with audiobooks. 5y

Cinfhen I bailed on that book this week @Suet624 it was not speaking to me 😫🙄 5y

Suet624 Oh good. I fast forwarded to the end and got the recommendations but those were all things I had tried. So 🤦🏻‍♀️ 5y

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Cinfhen

Book Report: Publishing Strategies, Writing Tips, and 101 Literary Ideas for Aspiring Authors and Poets | Mark Shaw

#BookReport Week 7
I had an ok reading week
First half of the week I bailed on 3 audio books and wasted 3/5 Hoopla credits 😩Thanks to @Megabooks for suggesting BEAUTY QUEENS which is fantastic 🥰
I read 2 ARCs/ ok but not WOW 🙄
BENEDICTION, last book in the PLAINSONG trilogy was a disappointment 😣
I‘m on page 252 of my #SexyBuddyRead ( MIDDLESEX) & I‘m still not sure what to make of it 🧐
I started Olivia but I‘m less than 12 pages in 🤷🏼‍♀️

sisilia, emilyhaldi

TrishB Quite a good mix of a week though 👍🏻 5y

squirrelbrain I wish I could bail like you - I need lessons! 5y

TrishB @squirrelbrain it‘s liberating 👍🏻 5y

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Cinfhen Bailing is SO LIBERATING @squirrelbrain @TrishB This was just an ok week/ reading wise. It was a bleh start but ended up better 5y

BarbaraBB After I finished Middlesex I still didn‘t know whether I liked it or not! 5y

Cinfhen We‘ll see how the MIDDLESEX book goes for me @BarbaraBB any thoughts @sisilia @emilyhaldi 5y

Megabooks So glad you‘re enjoying Beauty Queens 💄💅🏻 5y

Reviewsbylola Damn girl, I didn‘t know you were on the same bailing level as me. 🤣🤣 5y

Cinfhen I definitely have adult A.D.D @Reviewsbylola I can bail 4x in an hour😆😆😆 5y

emilyhaldi Too bad you didn‘t like Breaking Free!! I enjoyed that one, but am a total sucker for any books about FLDS horror stories. I‘m really enjoying Middlesex so far!!! Only 107 pages in but it‘s so different from what I had expected... I‘m enjoying the way the story is unfolding. 5y

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Cinfhen

Middlesex: A Novel | Jeffrey Eugenides

#SexyBuddyRead #BookandBreakfast This book is hilarious @sisilia How are you finding it??? Grandma Desdemona might be my favorite literary character🥰 I wasn‘t expecting this book to be so funny.

sisilia @Cinfhen I haven‘t started it 😭 Life‘s unexpectedly hectic and I have 10 pages to go for The Expendable Man. I‘ll start this week, definitely 5y

sisilia I‘m eyeing your food 👀 Looks yummy!!! 5y

Kalalalatja This book almost made my top books of the decade list, but then I realised it wasn‘t published between 2010 and 2019 😅 5y

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BarbaraBB @sisilia I hope you like

The Expendable Man

sisilia I do @BarbaraBB I hope it‘s happy ending for Hugh. Poor chap! 5y

Hooked_on_books I loved this book. Glad you‘re enjoying it! 5y

britt_brooke I need to reread this!! I loved it. 5y

emilyhaldi Oh my gosh ive been thinking about finally reading this all year!!! Might have to jump on the bandwagon this weekend 🤗 5y

Cinfhen That‘s fine @sisilia Don‘t need to rush/ I‘m enjoying this book and I‘m taking it slow. I like having a physical print book in my hands @britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books @Kalalalatja 💙 5y

Cinfhen Join us @emilyhaldi I promise it‘s not at all what you‘re expecting!!!!! It‘s hilarious so far 5y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego This book is fantastic! 5y

CafeMom This book is sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. 5y

Cinfhen If you want to pick it up and join @Sisilia and I feel free @CafeMom I‘m about 175 pages in and Sisilia is about 15 😜 5y

emilyhaldi I definitely was NOT expecting hilarious!!! @Cinfhen going to start it today 🤗 5y

Cinfhen Oh, YAY!!!! Excited you‘re joining the #SexyBuddyRead @emilyhaldi @sisilia 💋 5y

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Cinfhen

Middlesex: A Novel | Jeffrey Eugenides

I‘ve finished the first third @sisilia Definitely NOT what I was expecting ~ it‘s much quirkier and utterly delightful. The first third is basically the history of Cal‘s grandparents union and it‘s quite a story. Waiting to hear your thoughts #SexyBuddyRead 😉

sisilia I‘m about to start tomorrow 🙈 Now I‘m really curious 😆 5y

Lcsmcat Loved this book so much! 5y

KarenUK One of my favorites... so glad you are enjoying it 😘💕 5y

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AmyG Such a great book. Enjoy! 5y

Cinfhen I‘m not sure what I was expecting but it wasn‘t this book about grandma Desdemona @AmyG @KarenUK @Lcsmcat @sisilia 5y

squirrelbrain I read this years ago but can‘t remember it - must be due for a re-read.... 5y

LeeRHarry Excellent book, glad you‘re enjoying it 😊 5y

Centique I‘m so glad you‘re enjoying it 😍 5y

Cinfhen It‘s SOOOOO quirky @Centique @LeeRHarry @squirrelbrain and I wasn‘t expecting it to be 😁 5y

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