bethbarron's reviews
478 reviews

This almost felt like a satire on the over-30 dating scene.

I didn't hate it but parts of it were so weird that it didn't land well. No real surprise at the end. 

If you go into it not being too serious about it, you may enjoy it. If you go into it thinking it's going to be the next great romance novel...you will be squarely disappointed.

I think the first half could have been scrapped or written differently. And the end of the epilogue was awful. 
It felt like Picoult had too many threads she wanted to weave in - so much research that it became too clinical. She's written from medical perspectives before without it feeling this ... Forced? I'm not sure. 

Overall, didn't love it.
I know it will take us a while to unravel everything in this pandemic, but I wonder if this was written too soon.

I received a copy of this from the author.

The first six sections are comprised of poems while the final section includes several short stories. 

I really enjoyed poems referencing literary works we all read in college (looking at you, lit majors/minors) as well as the Carolina odes, and references to climate change. While I felt some of the poems lacked cohesion to the rest of their section, I enjoyed the author's writing. 

The short stories could have been standalone, in my opinion. There is some interconnectedness to the rest of the collection, but they really felt like a separate collection entirely. 

I noticed some structural and grammatical issues throughout that I hope are adjusted prior to publishing.

Overall, an interesting read! 

Stanley Tucci is an international treasure.

I really wanted to like this but it was so slow and sad and mundane.

Love the nature, the setting, the reality of rewilding.
Very emotional. Very dark at times. Still worth the read.

Wow. Just wow.