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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
This book started interesting but somewhere along the line It kind of lost my grip. I think I felt bored like nothing was really happening although the author was allowing us to know and understand the relationship between Jacob and Beatrice.
You follow a couple as they fall in love. There are some scenes of grafic sexual content and language.
It's very detailed and some of the details make the characters real.
But in the end it wasn't what I was expecting, there wasn't enough angst. It just felt too long and not enough...
You follow a couple as they fall in love. There are some scenes of grafic sexual content and language.
It's very detailed and some of the details make the characters real.
But in the end it wasn't what I was expecting, there wasn't enough angst. It just felt too long and not enough...
I have very mixed feelings on this book. I think I understand what the author was trying to teach us but I feel like it just made me sad and that wasn’t in the mood for a tragic romance. I thought I’d be laughing a lot more than I was. The relationships and abandonment issues that trixie had hit very close to home. When you have an absent father, one that later in life wants to have a relationship with you, it leaves you feeling so confused. And where I can see how Jacob was the great love of her life, I don’t think their relationship was the healthiest. I would say 2.5⭐️ for sure and only a recommendation of you like misleading book blurbs.
I think I'm still too scarred from How to Kill a Rock Star. I wouldn't let this one inside my walls.
For my full review, visit Birdie Bookworm.
For my full review, visit Birdie Bookworm.
I heard of this book bacause its referenced in other books and by many authors. I had no idea what it was about just started reading. There is a movie called "Seeking a friend for the end of the world" I never watched it because it looked boring. I wonder if it was based off this book, I still am not going to watch it because if it is based off this book then I know for sure now that it is boring. This book was very slow, it just dragged on. It is a tragic love story and very well written it just needed a little more action to keep me from falling asleep.
I read this book in two sittings. The characters really drew me in; both MCs were unique and flawed. This read was more of an emotional, atmospheric read than an action-packed one, so at times it was a little slow for my particular tastes, but not a detraction from the story overall.
There was massive foreshadowing, so you know going into it what you are going to get, but it still made me cry, just not in the places I anticipated. The ending, while feeling appropriate, left me wanting just a bit more. In the pages after the story, the author notes that Trixie will make an appearance in her next novel, so there is that to look forward to.
I like the idea of the God-Shaped Hole, and while it is discussed in a few places in the story, I wanted it to be a bit more of a prominent theme. Perhaps it's best left as a discussion question for reading groups after the fact.
There was massive foreshadowing, so you know going into it what you are going to get, but it still made me cry, just not in the places I anticipated. The ending, while feeling appropriate, left me wanting just a bit more. In the pages after the story, the author notes that Trixie will make an appearance in her next novel, so there is that to look forward to.
I like the idea of the God-Shaped Hole, and while it is discussed in a few places in the story, I wanted it to be a bit more of a prominent theme. Perhaps it's best left as a discussion question for reading groups after the fact.
I can't think of a coherent thing to say about God-Shaped Hole without giving anything away. The very first sentence, "When I was twelve, a fortune teller told me that my one true love would die young and leave me all alone," sets a precedence that keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time you're reading. The story of Jacob Grace and Beatrice Jordan is beautiful, heart warming, and heart breaking all at the same time. To me, a good book should make you feel things and God-Shaped Hole does just that. Tiffanie DeBartolo is brilliant and I hope she writes more in the future.
Tiffany DeBartolo is the author of one of my all time favorite books, How to Kill a Rockstar. I read it years ago and every once in a while I dust it off for a re-read. I don't know what took me so long to read God-Shaped Hole given I loved her other book so much. Fifteen years ago, when this book was published, I was a young, exhausted mother, so it probably wouldn't have had the impact or punch to the gut emotions I had just reading it this week. I don't think I would have appreciated the story or the words as my younger self.
I've only read two of this author's books, but they are both exceptional. Deep with meaning and poignant. Her words are woven with such purpose. It's hard not to become intrigued by these characters, their lives, their connections. God-Shaped Hole is one of those books that's just too hard to break down and describe because it's so meaty and deep. At its heart is a love story, but there's so much more to it than that. It's one of those books you just have to read for yourself, I suspect everyone will walk away with a different perspective on it.
I'm hopeful that the re-release of this book for its fifteen year anniversary means there may be even more books from this author on the horizon. I'd read anything she wrote at this point, I am desperate for more. This book will make you think, win your heart and then break it. It's beautiful. A masterpiece.
~ Lia, 5 Stars
I've only read two of this author's books, but they are both exceptional. Deep with meaning and poignant. Her words are woven with such purpose. It's hard not to become intrigued by these characters, their lives, their connections. God-Shaped Hole is one of those books that's just too hard to break down and describe because it's so meaty and deep. At its heart is a love story, but there's so much more to it than that. It's one of those books you just have to read for yourself, I suspect everyone will walk away with a different perspective on it.
I'm hopeful that the re-release of this book for its fifteen year anniversary means there may be even more books from this author on the horizon. I'd read anything she wrote at this point, I am desperate for more. This book will make you think, win your heart and then break it. It's beautiful. A masterpiece.
~ Lia, 5 Stars
It was a good book, but I didn’t find either Jacob or Trixie to be all that likable or interesting. They acted far younger than their actual ages.
Honestly, I think I am too old to be reading this particular book. In my 20s I probably would have been obsessed with it, but in my 40s...it was just a lot of childish bullshit.
Honestly, I think I am too old to be reading this particular book. In my 20s I probably would have been obsessed with it, but in my 40s...it was just a lot of childish bullshit.
I hated this book. It was awful. I wanted to burn it like it burned the God Shaped Hole in the middle of my heart and stomach and then smother it, recreate it, and burn it all over again. It's the only way to make me feel better.
It's interesting, because I knew it was going to happen. I KNEW the foreshadowing and prose was leading right where I feared it was going but it didn't make my heart anymore prepared for this awful book.
Sigh... but the prose!!! The formation of each meticulous word, phrase, paragraph, made my little awkward heart so happy. I wanted to hate this book but I couldn't bare to do that.
It's interesting, because I knew it was going to happen. I KNEW the foreshadowing and prose was leading right where I feared it was going but it didn't make my heart anymore prepared for this awful book.
Sigh... but the prose!!! The formation of each meticulous word, phrase, paragraph, made my little awkward heart so happy. I wanted to hate this book but I couldn't bare to do that.