Grady Hendrix

I think it's official that I'm just not a big Grady Hendrix fan. I did enjoy the book enough to listen to the whole thing, but it's just not my favorite. I did however, LOVE the 90s references. That was fantastic. There was also a dog killed in this book and I'm not down with that. The fact the author went there, kinda makes me disrespect him. I think this will be the last Grady Hendrix. I think this is the fourth one and I haven't really loved any of them. Maybe that's my own fault for reading/listening to four of them before giving up. The title tells it all. A friend gets a demon...and then they do an exorcism. And then they lived their lives. That's legit the whole book. Done. Over.… (mais)

Book source ~ Purchased at Chirp
(also borrowed hardback from the library)

Patricia Campbell is a former nurse, now stay-at-home wife and mother. She joins a book club with four other women to get out of the house once a month. They read true crime alternating with classics or best sellers. When an elderly neighbor’s great-nephew moves into their community all things change and not for the better. There’s something about James Harris that is funky and when her mother-in-law accuses him of being someone else from the distant past, Patricia writes it off as dementia. But is it?

I cannot express how much I hate this book. These women are supposed to be adults in the 90s. I was in my 20s in the 90s and I didn’t know a single woman who was like them. Not one. Ok, so I grew up in Ohio, not the Deep South, but still! This shit is more what I would expect in the 50s. I gave up on the audio at 69% and got the hardcover from the library so I could quickly skim to finish. The 3 year jump in the middle, what the fuck?! I just can’t. I do appreciate the ending, probably more than I should. It’s the best part of the plot. However, am I the only one to wonder why Patricia didn’t just take all the money out of James Harris’s account? She had her name on it to help him get it set up. It was mentioned and then just forgotten. Like, wut?! So many dumb things in this that I don’t think my eyes will ever recover from their fierce and constant rolling.

I would like to give mad props to the narrator for a great performance. I love all the different voices so it was relatively easy to keep track of everyone. I will be seeking out more books she’s read.… (mais)