mortaine finished reading Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures. He spends his days hanging out with this owner, Big …
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S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures. He spends his days hanging out with this owner, Big …
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Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel.
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This is a memoir. If you come to this book expecting it to make you laugh, you won't be disappointed. But be prepared also for the tears-- Jones' life has had a lot of challenges, and she understands her role is to make the world look into the darkness and laugh in its face.
I listened to the audiobook, which is even more poignant as Jones speaks with an authenticity and truth that will pull your heart along all the way.
Note: There is a lot of cursing in this book-- a LOT of cursing. If you don't mind the occasional f-bomb but think it's crass to curse every other word-- this book is not for you. Jones says "fuck" the way I say "um," the way a Valley Girl says "like." She turns language around in ways that are beautiful and tragic and make you genuinely feel for this …
This is a memoir. If you come to this book expecting it to make you laugh, you won't be disappointed. But be prepared also for the tears-- Jones' life has had a lot of challenges, and she understands her role is to make the world look into the darkness and laugh in its face.
I listened to the audiobook, which is even more poignant as Jones speaks with an authenticity and truth that will pull your heart along all the way.
Note: There is a lot of cursing in this book-- a LOT of cursing. If you don't mind the occasional f-bomb but think it's crass to curse every other word-- this book is not for you. Jones says "fuck" the way I say "um," the way a Valley Girl says "like." She turns language around in ways that are beautiful and tragic and make you genuinely feel for this other human-- but she absolutely does it with a lot of "curse words" on her tongue.
I have known that Leslie Jones was an under-appreciated actor who deserves the best roles, but this book put a more human spin to her and made me appreciate her even more. Much love to Leslie-- may she get every role that will enrich her life!
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Jamie’s dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie’s reality was a humiliating lay-off, …