I don't read a lot of self help books so I'm not the authority on this genre at all, but this made my sensitive anxious lil heart feel seen and made mI don't read a lot of self help books so I'm not the authority on this genre at all, but this made my sensitive anxious lil heart feel seen and made me want to heal my inner child. Recommend! ...more
I'm fairly surprised by the middling reviews - I really liked this. The art in particular really impressed me. 3.5ish! I'm fairly surprised by the middling reviews - I really liked this. The art in particular really impressed me. 3.5ish! ...more
I mean, I didn't hate this, but I'm confused about who the audience is. It feels like everybody who would have an interest in this content already knoI mean, I didn't hate this, but I'm confused about who the audience is. It feels like everybody who would have an interest in this content already knows all of this because we lived through it - the story isn't exactly "untold". And this isn't really digging deep enough to pull in folks who aren't as familiar with internet lore? It's written for millennials who care about internet culture, but like... we all remember the Logan Paul suicide tree debacle. Tell me something juicy! It's a decent overview but just nothing at all groundbreaking or new to be found here....more
Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.
Unfortunately, the nicest thing I have to say aboutThank you to NetGalley and Blackstone for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.
Unfortunately, the nicest thing I have to say about this book is that it’s readable and fast-paced. I did not care about the characters or the outcome of the mystery, and was pretty certain I knew what the twist was as soon as the characters were introduced. Pretty disappointing read. ...more
Thanks to NetGalley, Rufi Thorpe, and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for my fair and honest review!
Margo is a nineteen year old community collThanks to NetGalley, Rufi Thorpe, and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for my fair and honest review!
Margo is a nineteen year old community college student who gets roped into an affair with her teacher. She ends up pregnant, keeps the baby (despite the advice of those around her), and becomes an OnlyFans creator. What could go wrong?! Rufi Thorpe I love you. I want to live inside your brain. This is really wonderful! I loved Margo, and JB, and Jinx, and Suzie, and... ok well not Shyanne but you get the picture. The thing I love the most about Thorpe's work is the way that her writing really gets to the core of the human experience, like you can just feel so unbelievably seen by it, even if you're miles away from the characters and their lived experiences. I did feel like maybe this simplified sex work a little bit? So that might make it a 4.75 for me. But overall, I loved this, I shall read anything the author writes from now until forever. This is out 6/11!!!...more
"At least there’s divorce, but it’s pretty hard to get out of being a mother once you’re a mother. Not impossible, that much is clear—just trickier."
T"At least there’s divorce, but it’s pretty hard to get out of being a mother once you’re a mother. Not impossible, that much is clear—just trickier."
The Mother Act, Heidi Reimer's powerful debut, is a thought-provoking read that will stay with you long after the final page is turned. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the professional theater world, this story spans decades and details the relationship between Sadie, a fiercely independent actress with some controversial work, and her daughter, Jude (a talented actress in her own right). Sadie, who has a larger-than-life personality, prioritizes her ambitions for fame over motherhood, even writing and performing a one-woman show detailing her struggles with becoming a mother. Jude, who yearns for her mother's love and affection, grapples with the emotional fallout from Sadie's choices.
"But don’t mothers and daughters forgive words spoken in anger? Don’t they process and move on?"
Structured cleverly as a six-act play, the reader is presented with both Sadie and Jude's perspectives, which offers nuance to a story where one of the characters could easily be written off as irredeemable. Reimer's writing is both insightful and emotionally charged, and I found this book gripping all the way through. This book is not concerned with who deserves to be vindicated and how, but with truly understanding the complexity of a woman's experience.
"Does it never occur to you that people and relationships could in fact be the most precious thing there is?"
If you enjoy stories about complicated family dynamics, thought-provoking questions about motherhood and feminism, and books set against the backdrop of the theater world, pick this one up. I think this will be great for fans of Laurie Frankel's Family Family and Jenny Jackson's Pineapple Street.
Thanks to Dutton and Heidi Reimer for the review copy in exchange for my honest review. This book is out now! ...more
looks like this is a somewhat unpopular opinion, but i like natalie and i like this book! it made me lol on a few occasions which is a lot of what i nlooks like this is a somewhat unpopular opinion, but i like natalie and i like this book! it made me lol on a few occasions which is a lot of what i need from a book like this. i do agree that her writing is the best when she's writing about caroline calloway but honestly? that doesn't bother me! i would read anything she chose to publish in the future. 3.5ish! ...more
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