designsbymeghen's reviews
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My grandmother told me about this book ages ago, and I finally decided to try it out. TBH I put it off for a while because the cover art from the movie/tv show totally turned me off. I was immediately sucked into this story! This story is such a beautiful, honest, and realistic depiction of friendship, that had me feeling ALL of the emotions. I couldn’t put this book down and ended up reading into the wee hours of the night, sobbing my eyes out. Thirty years of friendship across four decades of style changes and world events makes for incredible character-building. I absolutely loved this story. 

I don’t quite remember why this one was on my To Read list, but I enjoyed this honest and reflective memoir. It reads like a very well-researched journal entry. I don’t know much about addiction, but I resonated with the author’s struggle to find her identity and find meaning in her life. I’d love to look at a printed version of the book to see the hand-drawn maps and compare them to the detailed descriptions of the Scottish Islands. The narrator for this audiobook is fantastic. 

It’s crazy how a book can find you when you need it most. There were a lot of storylines and thought patterns that I resonated with me at this point in my life, feelings of listlessness and questioning where your life is going are very real. I really loved the author's note when she said that so many characters in the story don’t know how to love one another properly, and it’s so sad and so true. I kind of like that. It was a non-ending, and it leaves things open to the reader for interpretation. 

I remember being enthralled with this book when I was young. I wanted to relive the story since I couldn’t remember any of the plot and it was a nice lighthearted read. It’s a young adult, so it's pretty tame, and I think I’ve outgrown that kind of narrative, but it was nice all the same. I don’t know if I will go on to read the sequels or not. Maybe I’ll save them to read with my future children. 

Science fiction isn’t my usual genre, but I tried it out with my brother’s encouragement. Overall, it is a very in-depth story with a vast array of characters that bring this entirely new planet to life, which is quite the writing feat. It took a while for me to get into the flow of the narrative, but once I had it, it was easier to digest. What the writing lacked in physical character descriptions, it made up for in thought patterns. Focusing on thoughts over looks gives the characters a lot of substance and is an interesting way to portray character development over such an extended storyline. Now that I have the book under my belt and a lot of extra backstory and reasoning information from my brother, I’m very excited to watch the movies for the first time! 

I was pleasantly surprised to find out this was a romance novel. This is definitely a feel-good story where (surprise) everyone is attractive. There is a lot of repetition and words of affirmation, but I suppose that’s intentional. It makes me want to visit Telluride, Colorado. I wasn’t expecting that last little twist at the end, so that sucked, but overall, it was a quick read. 

Take a repetitive, toxic relationship and make it annoyingly rich where everyone is attractive. Then, sprinkle in descriptions about the clothing items everyone is wearing. This book was a very un-relatable story, but imagining what it would be like to have a stupid amount of money was fun. 

This story had a tame, even progression, but I liked the main character and her way of thinking. While it is an incredibly calculated and manipulating way of thinking, it’s still impressive to read from her perspective. It makes me wish I was more clever. The story has a nice ending, with everything wrapped up in a neat bow. It wasn’t overly exciting, but it did keep me reading to see what would happen next. 

I love Palahniuk’s chaotic writing style. It really puts you into the mindset of our main character. Flash! It’s cynical in the best way. I didn’t guess all of the twists in this novel. It took me a bit to get up to speed with what was happening, but I really liked this book. 

I had to read this book immediately after reading Glass Castle. Walls did an incredible job capturing her grandmother Lilly’s spirit and painting a picture of the world she grew up in. She lived quite the life, and it’s very interesting to see how her influence affected her daughter, Rose Mary, and, in turn, Walls herself. It doesn’t get much more cowboy than this.