#reading2022

[gasstationb]

This has been just about as terrible as expected—and that’s the best review I could possibly give this book. I remember Don Pendleton’s ‘Executioner’ series from my bookstore days, but that was back when I was into serious artsy literary fiction because that’s what you have to read to be a “real writer.” Over the last several years I’ve embraced my love of pulpy genre writing. But while Loren Estleman, Robert Parker, Richard Stark, Simon Green, and anything put out under Hard Case Crime arguably all have something to offer the genre, whether it’s reinventing or just having fun, this ‘Joe Copp’ series is ridiculously terrible. Copp has been terrible in a dated, cliched, laughably cheesy way that would probably be taken seriously by a red pill alpha-cel. The book’s entertaining moments or clever lines were buried by the character’s ranting diatribes about society and how persecuted he is for being so manly and awesome. So, this will be a one-off read, as it’s exactly what I expected Pendleton to be from the covers of ‘The Executioner.’ #sobaditsjustbad #judgeitbythecover 📚🎧 #gsbbooks #gsbquotes #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #reading2022 #goodreads #donpendleton #coppforhire #privatedetective #pulpfiction https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9RoocOXHA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[addictedtoeddie]

Happy Valentine’s!  ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Eddie has filmed himself reading 'These I Can Promise' by Mark Twain. What a beautiful gift to your Valentine!

You can get your video for £10.00 until midnight on Monday 14th February here.

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[dogtownadam-blog]

First book of 2022 finished. Highly recommend. The graphics and illustrations really add something. Short but compelling. #dogtownsc #mentalfitness #reading #reading2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CYaULNtFuSk/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gasstationb]

“Strange how close the darkness is, even when things seem brightest. Even in the glare of a summer noon, when the sidewalk bakes and iron fences are hot to the touch, the shadows are still with us. They congregate in doorways and porches, and under bridges, and beneath the brims of gentlemen’s hats so you cannot see their eyes. There is darkness in our mouths and ears; in our bags and wallets; within the swing of men’s jackets and beneath the flare of women’s skirts. We carry it around with us, the dark, and its influence stains us deep.” ―Jonathan Stroud, The Creeping Shadow, Lockwood & Co. #️⃣ 4 📚🎧 #gsbbooks #gsbquotesjonathanstroud #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #reading2022 #jonathanstroud #lockwoodandco #thecreepingshadow #ghosthunters #ghosts #thedarkness #shadows https://www.instagram.com/p/CebaoSZuiu5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gasstationb]

“The history of every place is the history of the people inside it and the people outside it. The history of every person is the history of the love they’ve known and the hate they’ve grown.” —Catherynne M. Valente / Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods 📚🎧 #gsbbooks #gsbquotescatherynnevalente #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #reading2022 #catherynnemvalente #osmounknown #osmounknownandtheeightpennywoods #history #community #society #love #hate #systemic #institutionalized https://www.instagram.com/p/CeJFbv3OL8t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=