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The English Teacher by Lily King
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bookshelves: bad-mothers, family, addiction, parenting, secrets, marriage

I finished this, but it was a little disappointing. The titular English teacher is not quite a fully realized character- which is intentional on the author's part. Lily King is a very good writer, and the story did pull me in, ultimately. I liked her son, and I liked the new step-family, too. It was a problem that you could see the "secret" coming from miles away. It was fine, but it was no Writers and Lovers or Euphoria.
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Reading Progress

December 18, 2023 – Started Reading
December 18, 2023 – Shelved
December 28, 2023 – Shelved as: bad-mothers
December 28, 2023 – Shelved as: family
December 28, 2023 – Shelved as: addiction
December 28, 2023 – Shelved as: parenting
December 28, 2023 – Shelved as: secrets
December 28, 2023 – Shelved as: marriage
December 28, 2023 – Finished Reading

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