JUNE 2024

 

Slow Horses (Slough House #1) ~ Mick Herron

 DNF ... but only because I had only recently seen the series ... plan to jump ahead to the unknown.

From the 25% that I did read : great writing and great transfer to the screen

Martyr ~ Kaveh Akbar

 DNF

Got 25% in and decided would rather stick pins in my eyes

From a 1 star Goodreads review (couldn't say it better) :

... overwrought writing, labored poetry album ejaculations, nonsensical plot twists and wholly unearned attempts at topical relevance take over.Performative, contrived nonsense - avoid or proceed at your own risk.

The Unwedding ~ Ally Condie

 Nononononooooo

Reese's Bookclub Pick

Holy Shit ... what a cliched piece of vomit

Long Island ~ Colm Toibin

 

Brooklyn ~ Colm Toibin