I have two. The Ritual and Drowning.

The Ritual is pure smut. 61 chapters and every one contains a graphic, demeaning sex scene. I’m convinced the author was an adult film screenwriter and decided to try their hand at writing a novel. There isn’t a single likable character in this book.

Drowning isn’t a great work of literature. I felt that the characters were very two-dimensional. I hated how naive the author made the protagonist. It made me have a lack of sympathy for her. The ending was series finale of Dexter bad.

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    The midnight library. Recommended to me by a family member for ages so said I’d give it a go. Subtle as a brick. First book in a long time I couldn’t finish. It was basically “grass is always greener” the book

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      Matt Haig is honestly a terrible writer. I dont understand the hype around him at all. This isn’t the first book of his I tried and I couldn’t finish any of them.

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      i’m not really sure how to phrase this but i remember reading this and disliking how very specific all the other “lives” were. i thought it was going to be more along the lines of like “what if i had gone to a different store that day?” “what if i had been an hour late?”, more like a butterfly effect type of story. disappointing

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      This is disappointing to hear, because I heard about the book and thought it was a fascinating premise. I bought it earlier this year, but haven’t gotten to reading it yet. Is it really that bad?

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        Yes. Honestly kind of masturbatory. You know those cheap inspirational self help books they have at drugstores and supermarkets? It’s one of those pretending to be a novel.

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          That’s the best description of the book I’ve ever heard. And I wholeheartedly agree! Total trash

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          Man, that stinks to hear. Being inspired to see new possibilities in a life you thought you were done with sounds like a concept that could really help people, and be interesting to explore. But if done the wrong way, I know topics like that can come across as heavy-handed and even verging on insulting to those with mental health struggles.

          I guess I will still try to read the book since I already bought it, but now I am feeling significantly less enthused…

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      i loved this book just because i love multiple timelines stuff but i understand why people didn’t like it, especially the ending. it was pretty cheesy and seemed kind of tone deaf when it comes to mental health

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        Same. I loved this book because of the idea of a library that can make you live in multiple timelines. Like I want one.