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Book Review of NO ONE TELLS YOU THIS

Posted on April 2, 2019September 21, 2023 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

I think the hardest reviews to write are about the books I identify with most strongly. There’s so much to say! While I have all the room in the world to write my thoughts down (it is my blog), I know I have to reel it in so I don’t scare people away with a review that's almost as long as the book itself. However...this post is gonna be a long'un. #sorrynotsorry I usually don’t read nonfiction, apart from travel memoirs, but this “a year...

Book Review of THE ROAD TO LITTLE DRIBBLING: ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN IN BRITAIN

Posted on September 11, 2018June 14, 2023 by CJ | A Well-Read Tart

I hate not finishing a book. Whenever I start a new book, it has 50 pages to get me hooked, or I put it down. This is my "50 page rule." While some books have come perilously close to the cutoff point, it’s rare that a book actually gets the dubious honor of being put on my Did Not Finish (DNF) list. With great regret, I inform you that I must place The Road to Little Dribbling in this category. Mind you, it’s not because the book is awful....