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My comfort series

Revisado: 09-09-24

This one introduced so many new plot elements, and I can’t wait for their payoffs in the next book

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Love this series

Revisado: 09-09-24

What’s not to like about a ghost train? It’s a great addition to the series.

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I would continue reading these forever

Revisado: 06-27-23

These books are so comforting, funny, and lovely. I love the Time Police series, but I hope we continue to see Max again in her own story (or an alternate universe Max!).

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Incredible

Revisado: 06-12-23

A raw, unfiltered look into Page’s life and an exploration of queerness. The perfect book just in time for Pride.

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Disappointed after loving the first two

Revisado: 10-04-22

I was so excited about this book, I even preordered it, but it was all filler. I almost fell asleep several times while listening, and it felt like a chore to keep going.

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You are not as progressive as you think

Revisado: 06-15-20

I think assumptions are often made that this book is one to gift to your overtly racist uncle to show him the error of his ways. In reality, this book is for self-proclaimed progressive white people like myself; people who think they already understand what they need to do as a white person in America to address racism, but actually actively contribute to the problem with that self-identification.

I encourage everyone to listen to this book, as no matter how enlightened you believe you are about race, as it’s guaranteed you will still learn something new and valuable.

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Hysterical and highly relatable

Revisado: 06-14-20

I’m embarrassed to admit reading this book was my first exposure to Samantha Irby. She’s hysterical, highly relatable, and I want to be her best friend. She writes rawly about all the gross and embarrassing things women don’t dare speak aloud but ruminate on endlessly.

I am going to recommend this book to all my female friends and anyone else who wants to deep dive into Irvy’s mind. I certainly do, so I’m also going to pick up Irvy’s other books and likely read them all in one sitting.

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Heartbreakingly beautiful

Revisado: 06-13-20

Trying to summarize this book is difficult, given that it’s at least four separate tales interwoven into one beautiful story. But when I try, I just say it’s a story that asks the questions: what defines a monster, and what does it mean to repent?

This is not a story that paints any figure who took part in any of the horrors at Auschwitz as forgivable. But it is still a study of human nature and an exploration of the impact doing such terrible things can have on the perpetrator, the victim, and the victim’s family years later. It’s a story about generational PTSD, and how one could possibly go about tackling it within their own family. The story does not provide any clear cut answers or resolutions for a situation where there is none, but the questions raised are more than enough to shine light on those ugly parts of being human that we hide and how heartbreakingly beautiful it can be to finally face them.

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An Insanely Fun Listen

Revisado: 04-01-20

This book is hilarious, touching, and absolutely unique. I wouldn’t say it’s literary brilliance, but I would say it’s the most fun and enjoyable listen I’ve had in a long time. Kevin Wilson’s storyline somehow remains plausible and real, despite the fanciful plot line. I relate to Lillian on so many levels, as soon as I started listening, I had to immediately send this book to my friends.

Marin Ireland’s voice acting was just the cherry on top of this awesome book. She is a fantastic voice actor whose range encapsulated both Lillian’s inner cynic as well as the innocence of the children perfectly.

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A Book on a World Gone Trashy

Revisado: 03-30-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This is a thematically bizarro story which isn't quite bizarre enough. I had hoped after the first few chapters that I was in for a truly unique experience, but instead the world in which Hold for Release Until the End of the World takes place feels more like a rehash of the movie Idiocracy, in which the population has devolved into a society where basic intelligence no longer exists and adults and children alike dole out immature insults at every opportunity. Had the author focused more on ramping up the atypicality of the fictional society rather than tweaking everyday experiences to be just slightly more annoying and over-the-top, the overtly juvenile dialogue may have stuck the landing a bit better.

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