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This Book Could Have Stayed A Secret

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

April 22, 2025 by bjornsnipe 9 Comments

If you want a book where the author is obviously impressed with both the sound of their own voice and their cleverness, definitely buy this one. Every page just screamed “I’m trying to write the next Great Novel!” as the writing dragged on and on. Time lost meaning reading this book; I’d read for 12 hours and cover 1/3 of the book only to discover I had actually read for 20 minutes and had finished 2 paragraphs. The plot (such as it is), centers around […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: darkacademia, Donna Tartt, whydidireadthis

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: darkacademia, Donna Tartt, whydidireadthis ·
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Life is too short for all these tomorrows

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

April 17, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Having read this book I now understand how people felt in BtVs when they said “I’d rather have a railroad spike through my head than listen to that awful stuff!” I’d rather have railroad spikes or hot pokers shoved into my eyes rather than have to read this book again. The author seems to have read the old saying “that if you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit:, only I’m afraid he believes he’s brilliant. I know he writes as if he […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Gabrielle Zevin, horrible, life is too short, whydidireadthis

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Gabrielle Zevin, horrible, life is too short, whydidireadthis ·
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