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The last book that totally engrossed me was My Year of Rest and Relaxation, it's also unbelievably mean-spirited which might make it funny or not, depending on the person. Fairly sure @jonah thinks i'm a bad person for liking it so much though.Can someone recommend a book that they got sucked into and couldn't put down? Plus, it was something that actually made them smile and/or laugh? Any genre. I need a good distraction.
The last book that totally engrossed me was My Year of Rest and Relaxation, it's also unbelievably mean-spirited which might make it funny or not, depending on the person. Fairly sure @jonah thinks i'm a bad person for liking it so much though.
I've never read it but have a similar list to get through. Godspeed.Every year I read A Book I Should Have Read By Now, this year's is Moby Dick. I'm on page 224 or 536. It's a struggle at times, I ain't gonna lie - starts off really readable and atmospheric, then he goes off on weird tangents about the different types of whales, and the cultural significance of the colour white, and the like. It's picking up again now thank fuck. Anyone else on here made this voyage and come out the other side?
The last book that totally engrossed me was My Year of Rest and Relaxation, it's also unbelievably mean-spirited which might make it funny or not, depending on the person. Fairly sure @jonah thinks i'm a bad person for liking it so much though.
I felt the ending was earned, but only barely.Au contraire, just made me wish I wasn't so led by my earnestness And the ending sucked COME ON.
I recommended it to my parents and they won't stop raving about it - "Mimes! Where does he get his ideas??" ! I really enjoyed it too.@Jill Hives I really liked Mumblin Deaf Ro's book, and one particular scene made me LOL for real (and at length)
Actually Jill if you're in need of a distraction from some unpleasantness and/or ennui this is a really good choice. Not much happening, lots of people being nice to each other and giving one another insightful advice
Yes, I read it about 20 years ago and have been meaning to read it again. I don’t remember it being as much of a struggle as you and my sister-in-law (who is also currently reading it) are making it out to be.Every year I read A Book I Should Have Read By Now, this year's is Moby Dick. I'm on page 224 or 536. It's a struggle at times, I ain't gonna lie - starts off really readable and atmospheric, then he goes off on weird tangents about the different types of whales, and the cultural significance of the colour white, and the like. It's picking up again now thank fuck. Anyone else on here made this voyage and come out the other side?
I felt the ending was earned, but only barely.
I recommended it to my parents and they won't stop raving about it - "Mimes! Where does he get his ideas??" ! I really enjoyed it too.
Can someone recommend a book that they got sucked into and couldn't put down? Plus, it was something that actually made them smile and/or laugh? Any genre. I need a good distraction.
"distilling" it.
Sounds fucking dreadful.I have to read this for work book club
from my favourite genre of books, "this one simple trick explains all of history"
My favourite thing about it so far is that when I google it I get loads of results of people summarizing and "distilling" it.
Just finished Wolf Hall. Which I could hardly put down. Certainly not a comedy but made me chortle at times. Will get around to Bring Up the Bodies at some stage before the third book of the trilogy comes out early next year.Can someone recommend a book that they got sucked into and couldn't put down? Plus, it was something that actually made them smile and/or laugh? Any genre. I need a good distraction.
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