2017: #12 – The Last One (Alexandra Oliva)

This was a book that should have been right in my wheelhouse. A story about a reality show mixed with dystopia? Yes, please! But ultimately, I don’t think it fulfilled its promises. My first problem with it is that the narration style left me feeling very detached from the main character, Sam/Zoo. Some chapters focus on establishing the reality show — what happens at the

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2017: #11 – Oh Crap! Potty Training (Jamie Glowacki)

I’m just going to come right out and say it. Potty training sucks. A lot. You might even say it’s very, very shitty (pardon me). So if there’s something out there to help you through the process, you should grab it with both hands and hold on. Glowacki suggests that you potty train your child between 20-30 months, and unfortunately I didn’t discover this book

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2017: #9 – Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology (Leah Remini)

As someone with more than a passing interest in topics like true crime and cults, I’ve long found everything surrounding Scientology to be interesting. Leah Remini is not the first person to escape Scientology, nor even the first celebrity, but it’s possible that she’s been the loudest. Before I started the book, I though that Remini had been born into Scientology, so I was surprised

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