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msmichaela's Reviews (546)

The Dating Plan

Sara Desai

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

Wooden writing, slow moving plot… the only good thing about this novel was the quirky main character. 
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Such a fun read. Believable, flawed, appealing characters… just a delight. 
slow-paced

Wow, this was disappointing. It’s an imbalanced mix of memoir and reporting, framed by the underwhelming story of Sales’ romance with a much younger man she meets on the apps. The relationship is not interesting enough to carry the whole narrative — she’s racing thru NYC to meet him for several chapters — and there are way too many stats and facts. Kind of a waste of time. 
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: No

Deeply introspective novel that threads together the poetry of John Berryman and the reality tv show The Bachelor. Andrew Palmer is a colleague of mine, and I admire the inventiveness of this novel, as well as the prose. 
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

I just adored this fast-paced romance featuring two unlikely lovers. Read it in 24 hours on vacation. 

My Ride or Die

Leslie Cohen

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

Just could not bring myself to care. The conceit of this novel is so dumb and obvious, and the writing is not good. 
medium-paced

While I could have done with fewer descriptions of sex with Bill Clinton… I really ended up loving this novel, especially once it gets into the really speculative part about Hillary’s alternative life and career had she not stayed with him. Just fascinating to think about. 
challenging reflective medium-paced

Somewhat repetitive memoir by the founder of dialectical behavior therapy. Linehan is definitely an odd duck, but I found the memoir interesting and worthwhile. 
funny informative fast-paced

Loved this steamy romance, unexpectedly set adjacent to the porn business. 
fast-paced

I love Lane Moore’s Twitter feed. The memoir feels a little half baked and repetitive... I skimmed the second half.