I guess this sounds really harsh/mean, but I lost interest. I did read about half the book completely, and the other half I skimmed. Goodreads marks tI guess this sounds really harsh/mean, but I lost interest. I did read about half the book completely, and the other half I skimmed. Goodreads marks this as a thriller, but I didn't see it that way. Maybe if this was a movie adaptation. Just glad I finally read it....more
Colin-Firth-white-wet-shirt-references 1-page xiii: "...the shot of a wet white shirt clinging seductively to the chest of British actor Colin Firth...Colin-Firth-white-wet-shirt-references 1-page xiii: "...the shot of a wet white shirt clinging seductively to the chest of British actor Colin Firth..." 2-page xix: "Janeites are college students and grandparents, evangelical Christians and secular feminists, academics who condescend to bonnet-wearing enthusiasts and unabashed swooners who love ogling Colin Firth in a wet shirt..." 3-page xxii: "Moments later, a fetchingly damp and disheveled Colin Firth... 4-page 23-"the whole wet-shirt moment" 5-page 108 -"...the wet-shirt Pride and Prejudice." 6-page 174-"As wet-shirt driven Austenmania picked up steam..." 7-page 190-"What wet shirt?" 8-page 42-"He seems to have come to terms with the fact that most women of childbearing age at some stage seem to have fantasized about him walking toward them, soaked to the skin, in an oversized white shirt and breeches, holding a riding crop." 9-page 182 "When he got wet..." 10-page 216 "...Mr Darcy donned a wet shirt..."
At least 7 references to the wet-shirt scene in Pride and Prejudice. I was too young for Austenmania in 1995. Suffice it to say that this book is a lot of fangirling/fapping at Colin Firth, particularly in that scene. I have seen that miniseries, and I do think that Colin Firth is handsome, and his voice is really lovely and British and a touch condescending, but I wasn't a part of "austenmania", like I wasn't a part of "Beatlemania" so I can't really judge. This book was published in 2013. Alan Rickman was still alive then (see page 39. RIP). I felt that this book was really leaning towards the Janeites who grew up with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. I would have liked to see more coverage. Maybe about the fans of the 2005 movie? (There were a lot). Anyhow, cute little book, but it feels incomplete.
Edit: This book is really a fappening of Colin Firth and this scene.
I got really bored. This is really a self-help book for people who have questions about race/have been called racist, etc. Jim Crow and Sandra Bland aI got really bored. This is really a self-help book for people who have questions about race/have been called racist, etc. Jim Crow and Sandra Bland are briefly mentioned, but it's really written as a self-help book, with questions and answers and listed items of advice.
Did not finish, I just got really bored and it was more of the same....more
I did not read his other book, Reasons to stay alive, only The Midnight library.
There was an individual listing for TML but there was no picture and fI did not read his other book, Reasons to stay alive, only The Midnight library.
There was an individual listing for TML but there was no picture and few people had rated it.
Without spoiling you too much, Nora commits suicide and she wakes up in a place that is between life and death. A library where she can take out books that show her what her life could have been like. One of these books is The Book of Regrets.
I skimmed and skipped to the end, after reading about 30% of the book.
It's okay, it's just repetitive.
Reading this book, I felt like watching Russian Doll on Netflix again....more
THANK GOD. I've been DNFing a lot of books lately. It felt good to finish this one. (I skimmed a bit towards the end - the final chapter and the epiloTHANK GOD. I've been DNFing a lot of books lately. It felt good to finish this one. (I skimmed a bit towards the end - the final chapter and the epilogue).
It was such a satisfying feeling to finish a book.
Great story about trauma and interabled lovers and relationships. Fast read. I had it out for a long time from the library (covid no fines), but I finished this book overnight + the next morning....more
DNF. Got to about 60% mark and then decided that was it. Skipped to the ending, read the Appendices and Epilogue.
A friend really loved this book and tDNF. Got to about 60% mark and then decided that was it. Skipped to the ending, read the Appendices and Epilogue.
A friend really loved this book and that was why I gave it a shot.
I couldn't even skim for the last bit to get all the intertextual references (something I like to do for any book, regardless of whether I like it or not).
But yeah, this just wasn't the book for me. I'm so glad I tried it out though. Now I know I probably won't like Haruki Murakami....more
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