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    'A tour de force of sustained brilliance' Mail on Sunday Wildly funny and unceasingly surprising,...

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Jenny Houle (24 KP) rated Literally Me in Books

Jan 13, 2018  
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Literally Me
Julie Houts | 2017 | Humor & Comedy
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for an unbiased opinion.

We live in a world where everyone can become "famous" in a matter of mere moments. Houts has a devote following on Instagram where she is considered "Instagram's favorite illustrator". To me, this collection of dark and satirical illustrated essays ran like a stream of entertaining consciousness best enjoyed while just a touch stoned. Would I buy this book as a gift for someone else? Probably not. Would I recommend following Houts on Instagram for entertainment value? Absolutely, and already have (she's jooleeloren on Instagram).

My favorite from the book: "How To Be A Perfect Feminist", though the adventures of the four women of the Apocalypse were pretty great, too.
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated An American Marriage in Books

Mar 2, 2018 (Updated Mar 2, 2018)  
An American Marriage
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.9 (12 Ratings)
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Read this without looking at what it's about
I wasn't sure what to expect when I began reading this book, believing it would show a satirical version of marriage, however, This exceeded my expectations.

Following the story of Roy Jr and Celeste, after just a year and a half of marriage, Roy is falsely incarcerated for a rape and their bond begins to fall apart. It puts the lense on how the American justice system breaks down marriages in African American families, but it also looks at how conventional ties no longer apply.

Written in a letter format for the majority, it is a beautiful and harrowing drama of a husband and wife as they struggle to cope in these situations. Great read.