Lauren Hough – Cannonball Read 17

This book got canceled because of its author’s online behavior, but I think we should be reading it anyway.

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough

August 30, 2023 by narfna 11 Comments

I just need to write this review. It just needs to happen. I read the book back in APRIL and it is now August. I’ve been letting the whole THING around this book and it getting canceled and review-bombed get to me. This was a book club pick for one of my in-person book clubs, and my friend Alison who picked it definitely picked it in part because it was a controversial book and she likes drama. If you’re not aware of the drama surrounding […]

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Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough

September 19, 2022 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I was looking for another audiobook to listen to during my commute when I saw Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing (2021) by Lauren Hough available at my library. The blurb described it as a memoir about leaving a cult. It sounded like an interesting topic, and so I picked it up. I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I was surprised when Cate Blanchett began speaking, and the first essay was the author’s experience of being a lesbian in the Air Force. At first, I thought I’d […]

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