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ctaymor wants to read Several short sentences about writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It's the harmful debris …
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ctaymor set a goal to read 50 books in 2023
ctaymor finished reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
I really enjoyed this. I nearly put it down because of the sexual violence early on (not necessarily badly written, not gratuitous, not explicit, and in general, relevant to the story, but more than I wanted to handle), but I kept on and I’m glad I did.
I really enjoyed this. I nearly put it down because of the sexual violence early on (not necessarily badly written, not gratuitous, not explicit, and in general, relevant to the story, but more than I wanted to handle), but I kept on and I’m glad I did.
Feeling mixed on this one. Rather a lot of on-page rape and attempted rape, and that’s not something I usually am willing to read. But it was a gift and I’m pushing through a bit to see if it gets better. (In many ways, it’s good, but I don’t want to read about rape, it’s too upsetting right now)
ctaymor started reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
ctaymor finished reading The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
2nd read through, still enjoyed it a lot. It's intense and there is tragedy though. But also great.
2nd read through, still enjoyed it a lot. It's intense and there is tragedy though. But also great.
ctaymor rated I Wish You All the Best: 5 stars
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to …
ctaymor reviewed Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck
Review of 'Fifth Avenue Story Society' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Few things are more annoying in a book than a surprise evangelical motive. It's fine to write a Christian novel, but please label it more obviously as such so I don't waste my time.
The story hums along interestingly, with broken, compelling characters, until one page, suddenly, one character talks about how Jesus saved her. And then, the rest of the book, the narrator continues with an obvious opinion of the "Truth" of Jesus. And of course, everyone ends up happily ever after because of Jesus and going to church. I wouldn't mind so much if it had been obvious from the beginning but don't waste my time. Seriously obnoxious and preachy and evangelical.
Few things are more annoying in a book than a surprise evangelical motive. It's fine to write a Christian novel, but please label it more obviously as such so I don't waste my time.
The story hums along interestingly, with broken, compelling characters, until one page, suddenly, one character talks about how Jesus saved her. And then, the rest of the book, the narrator continues with an obvious opinion of the "Truth" of Jesus. And of course, everyone ends up happily ever after because of Jesus and going to church. I wouldn't mind so much if it had been obvious from the beginning but don't waste my time. Seriously obnoxious and preachy and evangelical.
ctaymor rated Isn't It Bromantic?: 4 stars
ctaymor rated Cooking Gene: 5 stars
Michael W. Twitty: Cooking Gene (2017, HarperCollins Publishers)
Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty
A renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of …
ctaymor rated The Starless Sea: 5 stars
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
FAR BENEATH the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of …
ctaymor rated Undercover Bromance: 4 stars
ctaymor rated Red, White & Royal Blue: 4 stars
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?
When his mother became President, …