My dog dresses as a jailbird when I read true crime. He‘s very supportive.
SassyBookworm Too cute!!! 6y
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My dog dresses as a jailbird when I read true crime. He‘s very supportive.
Gizmo‘s face says “We paid full price for this and then couldn‘t bear to read it for several months and are REALLY hoping we like it because we want very badly to love it.” In case you were wondering.
One of the dangers of working for a publisher is this thing called a holiday book sale....
These people who can see right through you never quite do you justice, because they never give you credit for the effort you‘re making to be better than you actually are, which is difficult and well meant and deserving of some little notice.
pickI borrowed this from a friend who‘s moving to Portland in a couple of days, so I decided to read it all in one night. You know...so I can return it and not because it‘s SUPER GOOD. (But it is...super good.)
pickI'm seriously blown away by how good this book is, and this is my second time reading it.
He wielded the word like a knife; it came out of his mouth sharp with loathing. To hear Curt say "bitch" so coldly felt surreal, and tears gathered in her eyes, knowing that she had turned him into a man who could say "bitch" so coldly, and wishing he was a man who would not have said "bitch" no matter what.
"He thought of himself as ugly, but this was because he had never seen his face in repose."
Reading rape and domestic violence stats in the sushi line wasn't GREAT for my appetite.
Reading rape and domestic violence stats in the sushi line wasn't GREAT for my appetite.
pickThis wasn't the MOST shocking mystery of all time, but I'd prob read a book about Cormoran and Robin working as handymen.
"We wanted proper outback: a place where men were men and sheep were nervous."
There are an awful lot of misunderstandings in this book, but me and this hammock aren't one of them. That doesn't even make sense. Too comfortable. Don't care.
After Tinkers and Wolf in White Van, I needed something with a linear plot. So far, so Cormoran Strike.
"I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well."
pickI'm not totally sure what I just read, but I know it was flipping gorgeous. So.
We've been putting off reading this part for a while...but now our hero is dead.
"Be comforted in the fact that the ache in your heart and the confusion in your soul means that you are still alive, still human, and still open to the beauty of the world, even though you have done nothing to deserve it."
