All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whittaker is a 2024 Crown publication.
DNF – 32%. When I read Whittaker’s “We Begin at the End”, I struggled with All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whittaker is a 2024 Crown publication.
DNF – 32%. When I read Whittaker’s “We Begin at the End”, I struggled with the idea of young people dropping filthy language in front of adults with a shocking regularity. I mimicked my peers, giving the book a very positive review, focusing on the storytelling, as everyone else seemed to, but now I do remember being very conflicted about it.
Going back and re-reading my glowing review of that novel, I did mention my issues and the language, but I still gave it four stars. I wish now I’d been firmer as this novel also features very young people, in a time that is my era, one I remember well, and I certainly never heard of such behavior- dropping hardcore language, for its time, in front of adults in a rude, disrespectful way, no matter what their circumstances,( I shudder to think what would have happened if I'd said F-you to an adult- or anyone else for that matter, if overheard by an adult), and adults matching it by also using strong language in front young, impressionable, vulnerable teens... and treating them almost as peers at times.
But, this time, I’m not going to condone it, go along with it, etc., to keep from being the preachy outlier. It’s a shame I’m the only one who struggles with this aspect of the author’s writing style- which is not all THAT impressive. In fact, I don’t have a single regret about pulling the cord on this one…....more
When I saw this book in the KU library I simply could not resist. I read it way back in the 1980s- and I think I read some of the follow-up books too.When I saw this book in the KU library I simply could not resist. I read it way back in the 1980s- and I think I read some of the follow-up books too. But while I remember it being a quintessential trashy novel, I couldn’t recall the details after so many years. So, I thought it would be fun to read now…
Well, not so much. This one did not age well- which I knew it probably wouldn’t- but geez this thing is bad. I’m not remotely interested in these people- the language is just awful- and I’m forcing myself to read it- so… off it goes back to the KU library.
A DNF since I only got to the 30 percent mark. No rating. ...more
Says it's a cozy mystery-but in the first eight pages there are more non-cozy expletives than I would tolerate in an entire novel that's categorized uSays it's a cozy mystery-but in the first eight pages there are more non-cozy expletives than I would tolerate in an entire novel that's categorized under this label. As a rule cozies should only use harsh language sparingly, if at all, in my opinion- so I'm off to find a cozy that fits that description.
I wanted to like this one- but at 20% I'm throwing in the towel. I don't read many sports bios- and I'd never, I hate to admit, heard of Althea... ButI wanted to like this one- but at 20% I'm throwing in the towel. I don't read many sports bios- and I'd never, I hate to admit, heard of Althea... But her story intrigued me. Evidently, Althea wrote a memoir, and the author quotes heavily from it here- which makes me think I might do just as well to hear all this from Althea. The history, while interesting to a point, goes on too long, is very dry reading, and made it hard for me to stay focused. With a monumental TBR list to conquer, I need to put this one aside for now. No rating. ...more
Throwing in the towel at 42 %. Too many characters and I'm bored silly. Throwing in the towel at 42 %. Too many characters and I'm bored silly. ...more
Most of you know I will do whatever it takes to finish a book, even if it gets off to a rocky start. But, I afraid I am going to have to mark this oneMost of you know I will do whatever it takes to finish a book, even if it gets off to a rocky start. But, I afraid I am going to have to mark this one as a DNF. ...more