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Beach reads

Don’t judge me. I was here:

And needed some mindless crap to read. I think the genre is officially known as ‘beach reads’.

Indiscretion by Charles Dubow

Gatsby fan fiction.

2/5 Pfft.

Old School Ties by Kate Harrison

“School reunions, eh? It’s got nothing to do with reliving old memories. It’s all about settling old scores.”

2/5 Standard reunion story with an icky twist.

Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

I’m not sure why I allow John Irving repeated use of Vienna, bears and wrestling, and yet find that Weiner’s tropes – overweight women and shoes – shit me to tears.

2/5 Predictable.

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