Arlis Dorne

Not sure why people liked this

Revisado: 11-05-24

Horrible. Boring, boring, boring.
The main character is so annoying. I could not stand to hear anything she had to say.
The ending was torture. This 5 hour book felt like 50.

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I 💜 Maria

Revisado: 02-28-24

I can do all things through Maria Bamford, who strengthens me.

She is, far and away, my favorite comedian.
As a person who suffers from various conditions which sometimes involve support groups, bad meds, and grippy socks, I love hearing Maria describe her experiences with honesty, humor, and hard-won self love.
This book was also a moving glimpse into the lives of her family members, especially the late and much beloved Marilyn Bamford.
I am so glad Maria decided to share this book with us. And in her own voice, too!

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What is even the point of this story?

Revisado: 11-25-19

Ugh, Tedious and boring.
Too much description of daily farm life. I don't see the how the paranormal part of this book is relevant to the story at all. You could just as soon leave it out and nothing much would change. It doesn't make it special like the author thinks it does because it's not fantastic enough. This book takes no risks, has no compelling action, and is ultimately uninteresting. The dialog is painful. A disservice to kitchen witches everywhere.

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Meh

Revisado: 11-04-19

Just meh.
I love the way Mark Edwards writes, but this story was just meh.
I got bored in parts and struggled to finish it. The main character is such a pushover. It's frustrating.
I would recommend this if you're a fan of Edwards, but otherwise maybe choose his novel "Follow You Home" instead.

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Really great

Revisado: 10-25-19

Lives up to the hype. I consider myself an aficionado of horror fiction, and I really enjoyed this. It's easy to see why this author's novels were chosen for film (and great film at that). He tells an incredible story. I also liked that it was read by the author.
Put this in your cue for sure.

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Pretty Good

Revisado: 10-08-19

Better than average horror. Gore and super creepy parts. Decent story. End took a little while, but overall I enjoyed it.

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Boring

Revisado: 09-25-19

I loved Cherie Priest's other novel "The Family Plot", but this one was painfully, painfully boring. I never fast forward through audiobooks, but this one was so repetitive and there was so little plot, I felt like I had to. The ending was so unfulfilling. I was super disappointed. Try her other books and skip this one.

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Classic!

Revisado: 07-08-19

So much better than the film, although I did see Cathy Bates as Annie Wilkes in my head for the duration of the novel.
This is a must read.

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Chuck Palahniuk in Pearls and Ballet Flats

Revisado: 06-29-19

The book is overall very good if you can stick with it. It's visceral, fanciful, and sharp. But the style will not be for everyone.

I love the story. The author is exceptionally talented and she's a master with beautiful poetic detail. But that's part of the problem. She spins off into poetic tangents, and I get that that's the point, but they sometimes just seem to go on forever. The entire novel could have had whole scenes omitted without any change in the plot or overall affect.

That being said, the characters are superb. I know who they are and I can see them in my mind. This author pays particular attention to their scents, which I think is very interesting. I love when authors bring life to characters like this. It's pretty extraordinary.

Sometimes the ambiguity in this book is frustrating. I don't like ambiguity. But I think that's the point. We're supposed to not know what the hell is going on sometimes. The main character doesn't know what's going on. We're on this journey with her.
We're supposed to be annoyed when the author spends one whole chapter on a conversation between the girls during which they speak as one entity, referring to each other only as "Bunny", so you have trouble figuring out who is who. That's the point.

It's gruesome and fantastical, but (as a lady) there is something strangely relatable about the relationships in this novel. It's more than a horror story. It's about loss, loneliness, and the need to feel we belong.

Although at times it was annoying and did drag a bit in places, I thought this was great. If they make this into a movie, it will be the "Jawbreaker" of this generation.

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Super Disappointing

Revisado: 06-27-19

The writer's spectacular command of language cannot save this frightfully dull story. There was so much potential here, but there is no suspense, no climax. I kept waiting for something amazing or shocking to happen, all the while wishing for it to be over.
The reviews are so great, but I cannot for the life of me figure out why this story was even written. The narrator does a fine job, but she can't redeem this snooze-fest.

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