My Absolute Darling (Hardcover)

from DonnaEverhart

Kudos to Tallent for tackling the toughest of tough topics. There were parts of the story, not related to that tough topic btw, that I skimmed. I have never in my life read so much about the flora and fauna of a particular state. There were also parts that went into way too much detail with regar...

from MinaIsham

-- That Tallent, a young man, can maintain voice of female protagonist Turtle for 400 plus pages is absolutely amazing. Turtle & her father speak & think in a unique language. Novel contains violence & social isolation. Author's knowledge of weapons is vast, if accurate. Although disturbing, simi...

from conniemcmartin

Believe the hype on this one! This book was so good. It should definitely come with a trigger warning, though. The author does an excellent job depicting very vivid and emotionally-charged scenes, including those scenes of abuse. Turtle is a complex character you feel like you are right inside he...

from samnreader

This is a difficult book. But like difficult people, difficult books are often incredibly rewarding to read. And this was. It was in turn, horrifying, hopeful, disgusting and yet beautiful. Going along with Turtle on her journey to com e into her own as she breaks free from her abusive father... ...

from InnahLovesYou

There are books that make you love them from the first page. This one was not one of those! There were millions of times when I wanted to give it up and put this book down - I found it extremely hard to keep going, but I somehow finished it. The story itself is so twisted, it is just unbelievable...