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Autumn (3 KP) rated Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #3) in Books
Jan 19, 2018
i love tana french. she's a wonderful author and she's only getting better.
Faithful Place got to me in a way that In the Woods and The Likeness didn't. they were both compelling and great but this... this was something special. haunting, personal, painful and with a smattering of dysfunctional.
fair play to you, ms. french.
Faithful Place got to me in a way that In the Woods and The Likeness didn't. they were both compelling and great but this... this was something special. haunting, personal, painful and with a smattering of dysfunctional.
fair play to you, ms. french.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) in Books
Jan 8, 2021
I struggled from the beginning with this. It wasn't the smoothest read and I didn't understand the relationship she had going with Clay, it was so dysfunctional. Then there was the length of the book; info dump occasionally, unnecessary bits that I skipped all together and just boredom in places.
I won't be continuing the series.
I won't be continuing the series.
Tom Lennon recommended The Ice Storm (1997) in Movies (curated)
Roxanne (13 KP) rated Leaving is My Colour in Books
Nov 14, 2018
<i>'I'm not looking for ecstasy at the foot of an altar or some cataclysmic, earth-shattering experience. All I want is to be enough for one person. For just one person to love me best. I want for one person to like me enough not to want to put his dick into another person'.</i>
____ 4.5 'Dysfunctional' stars
This book appealed to my dark sense of humour so much. Rachel is smart, witty and very funny, she is lost, dysfunctional and a little bit crazy. I liked her a lot.
After her family becomes very wealthy, Rachel gets mixed up in numerous failed marriages, drink, drugs and many trips to rehab. All she wants is to escape from the pits of 'rock-bottom', but can she do this by chasing unrealistic expectations? Will she accept help from her ultimately flawed family? This is her story.
____ 4.5 'Dysfunctional' stars
This book appealed to my dark sense of humour so much. Rachel is smart, witty and very funny, she is lost, dysfunctional and a little bit crazy. I liked her a lot.
After her family becomes very wealthy, Rachel gets mixed up in numerous failed marriages, drink, drugs and many trips to rehab. All she wants is to escape from the pits of 'rock-bottom', but can she do this by chasing unrealistic expectations? Will she accept help from her ultimately flawed family? This is her story.
Mayhawke (97 KP) rated Meddling Kids: A Novel in Books
Jun 26, 2018
Enid Blyton meets Aliens via Lovecraft...
...actually, to be more specific, The Famous Five grow up into the Dysfunctional Scooby Doo gang and meet Aliens via H P Lovecraft.
I can think of no reason not to buy and read this book.
Unless you never read or watched any of the above named. In that case you probably wouldn't get all the jokes.
But you should still buy this book!
I can think of no reason not to buy and read this book.
Unless you never read or watched any of the above named. In that case you probably wouldn't get all the jokes.
But you should still buy this book!
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Rules for Hearts (Battle Hall Davies, #2) in Books
Jan 12, 2018
I was hoping that this book would be more of a continuation of Empress of the World but it is really just about Battle and her dysfunctional family. It is still well written but the characters are not as deep as in the first book and Battle just seems like she is going from girl to girl. Not unrealistic just doesn't fit with the story that was begun in the first book.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Wishful Drinking in Books
Aug 14, 2017
Actually quite sad reading it post-death
This is almost a bittersweet memoir about the great Carrie Fisher who battled mental health issues, substance abuse, and being brought up in a slightly dysfunctional family. It is witty, snarky and sarcastic despite all the upheavals. It begins with her experience with electroshock therapy and her subsequent loss of memories. The book is also short and filled with interesting images from her life, so it's a treat to read.
Amber Tamblyn recommended Uncle Vanya in Books (curated)
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2072 KP) rated The Spellmans Strike Again (The Spellmans, #4) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
For this go around about a family of dysfunctional PI's, Rae is obsessed with getting a wrongfully convicted man out of jail, Izzy is trying to find a missing butler, and doorknobs are disappearing from the Spellman's house. As usually, the family relationships provide the laughs and the plot with any mystery being secondary. And, as always, the book is very funny and hard to put down.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-spellmans-strike-again-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-spellmans-strike-again-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.