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Kim Gordon recommended The Argonauts in Books (curated)

 
The Argonauts
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson | 2016 | Biography
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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"Maybe the best writer. The way she naturally and effortlessly integrates her life with her inner, critical self, without being meta about it, and always finds the place that no one else occupies but always seems to makes perfect sense"

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The William S Club
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
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Okay, it is official... I am putting this book in my "did not finish" pile. Rohypnol, rape, murder, and horrible writing/characters these are a few of my least favorite things. I haven't put a book in this list in well... forever. I am creating a "did not finish" shelf just for this book.

1st, the characters are 1 dimensional. I made it to page 90 and I just had to stop reading. The characters fell very flat.

2nd, this book reads like a high schooler's wet dream. There is the threat of rape, rape, and well... lots of sex.

3rd, I felt like the writer decided to add "big words" just to feel like a good writer. It felt like the writer had to use a thesaurus constantly.

I really wanted to like this book. It is suspense/romance which is my favorite genre but it just fell flat.
  
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MaryG (0 KP) rated Vampire Academy in Books

Sep 17, 2017  
Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy
Richelle Mead | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.5 (48 Ratings)
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The characters, the gripping tory line, the epic romance (0 more)
My favorite book series!
I highly recommend this book to any YA book lover! The romance and thrill element of it keeps you hooked from the beginning! Richelle Mead is a phenomenal writer!