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Loretta by Nadija Mujagic
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did not like it
bookshelves: eb-r, 1-bad, all-tell-no-show, angst, boring, dnf, tedious-prose, not-for-me, crime-thriller

Thank God for KU!

I'm very sorry, but if you expect me to delve into the personality of someone mentally ill, please at least make their inner dialogue and world interesting. I mean, as interesting as "Dexter", or maybe "His".

Reading about Loretta was as tedious as watching paint dry.

I held out until 15%, then couldn't keep going. One reason for that, apart from the lacklustre characters, was the fact that unfortunately the prose came across as if written by AI, a bad translation, or possibly someone to whom English is a second language.
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Reading Progress

September 5, 2024 – Started Reading
September 5, 2024 – Shelved
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: eb-r
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: 1-bad
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: all-tell-no-show
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: angst
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: boring
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: dnf
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: tedious-prose
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: not-for-me
September 5, 2024 – Shelved as: crime-thriller
September 5, 2024 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Mir (new)
Sep 21, 2024 10:06AM

Mir AI or machine translation are sadly likely at this point. I've been encountering more and more.


message 2: by Angelic (new) - added it
Sep 28, 2024 11:08PM

Angelic McCrum Wait- so you did not finish the book that you decided to leave a bad review for?? And you are an “author”?? Classy.


message 3: by Denise (new) - rated it 5 stars
Sep 29, 2024 01:32AM

Denise Little Wow! You must really hate your own life to go around bashing a book you barely read any of. Just giving yourself a bad rep, which looks like you already had one anyway?


message 4: by Sorell (new) - rated it 5 stars
Sep 30, 2024 12:07AM

Sorell What kind of author bashes another author like this? You’re not in a position to leave a review given you hardly read any of the book. You didn’t even give it a chance. There are so many twists and turns in this story that you didn’t even bother discovering before throwing accusations and claiming it is boring. There is constructive criticism, and then there’s just plain rudeness. Be a better person.

One thing I am grateful for is that you have highlighted what a nasty person you are, and as such I now know to never read one of your books. Interestingly all your ratings are between 2 and 3.5 stars - lower than this book’s! Maybe instead of judging, you should learn from this author (evidently you need some tips).


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