6/12/2023 0 Comments Shaun hutson slugs![]() you may as well cue the ominous music, as you can just imagine them staring at him, plotting a way to invade his home and eat both him and his wife. There is a scene where a man tries to poison them, instead of consuming the poison, the book describes them watching him go back to his house. Not only are they killer slugs that are larger than average, but seemed to have acquired quite the intellect. Honestly, the fact that I even finished/am reviewing this book. I could give it a 5 based on pure entertainment, but based on some of the more dreadful aspects, I would find it quite difficult to live with myself afterwards. It's ridiculously bad, but at the same time, so over the top and silly that I enjoyed myself the entire time. ![]() This is one of those books that, depending on how I rated, it could go anywhere on the five star spectrum. ![]()
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Imagine thinking that kids enjoying books is a problem. ![]() The finalists for the National Book Awards were announced today, with Lauren Groff, Anthony Doerr and Hanif Abdurraqib among the nominees for the prestigious literary prizes.įeaturing stories about a woman defying the medieval patriarchy, two enslaved Black men finding love and a young girl who finds freedom in books and art during the Syrian civil war, 25 works were chosen by the National Book Foundation on Tuesday in five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature.Īmong the finalists are five authors and two translators previously recognized by the organization. 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