My Absolute Darling

At 14, Turtle Alveston knows the use of every gun on her wall She knows how to snare a rabbit, sharpen a blade and splint a bone She knows that her daddy loves her than anything else in this world and he ll do whatever it takes to keep her with him.But she doesn t know why she feels so different from the other girls at school why the line between love and pain can be so hard to see Or why making a friend may be the bravest and most terrifying thing she has ever done.Sometimes the people you re supposed to trust are the ones who do most harm And what you ve been taught to fear is the very thing that will save you Download My Absolute Darling author Gabriel Tallent – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Given all the glowing reviews and buzz surrounding My Absolute Darling, I really wanted to like this book But from the first chapter, this book did not grab me And I guess I am the anomaly, given how much people are rhapsodizing about this novel, which is fine, not every book is for every reader So, if you think you might like this book, please do check it out For certain, this book is readable in that I read it in a few hours I kept hoping that the amazingness would suddenly appear to me a Given all the glowing reviews and buzz surrounding My Absolute Darling, I really wanted to like this book But from the first chapter, this book did not grab me And I guess I am the anomaly, given how much people are rhapsodizing about this novel, which is fine, not every book is for every reader So, if you think you might like this book, please do check it out For certain, this book is readable in that I read it in a few hours I kept hoping that the amazingness would suddenly appear to me and all the pieces would fall into place Alas Nothing I say here is meant to be disrespectful to the writer Writing books takes time and effort and this writer has put in the work and so none of this rises out of ill will I am actually not at all familiar with the writer I also don t write on Goodreads for the writer Writers should not read Goodreads reviews of their own work Goodreads is for readers and it is a...The truth of you, if it is there at all, exists beyond an unbridgeable and irreducible epistemological gapWow, I 100% know what people mean when they say they felt like they read a completely different book from everyone else The critics have been loving My Absolute Darling All the reviews appearing in my feed have been singing its praises Stephen King gave it the thumbs up And yet, ...Bam All the freaking stars Why do we read I m serious Why Because books like these exist My Absolute Darling in my humble opinion is a modern masterpiece An absolute, all consuming, beautifully written work of art I loved it so much I m completely exhausted This book was all consuming I wanted to save Turtle from her monster father all throughout this book I wanted her to run and get help when she could have Most of this novel is dark and disturbing but there are glimmers of joy, Bam All the freaking stars Why do we read I m serious Why Because books like these exist My Absolute Darling in my humble opinion is a modern masterpiece An absolute, all consuming, beautifully written work of art I loved it so much I m completely exhausted This book was all consuming I wanted to save Turtle from her monster father all throughout this book I wanted her to run and get help when she could have Most of this novel is dark and disturbing but t...Warning extreme and disturbing material This is a psychologically chilling, dark and disturbing novel set in remote Mendocino, California, charting the dysfunctional, an understatement, relationship between 14 year old Turtle Julia and her end of the world believer, armed to the teeth, survivalist father, Martin, who has stockpiled dried food that will last 3 years This book has echoes of Helena and Jacob Holbrook s relationship in The Marsh King s Daughter by Karen Dionne, although in compa Warning extreme and disturbing material This is a psychologically chilling, dark and disturbing novel set in remote Mendocino, California, charting the dysfunctional, an understatement, relationship between 14 year old Turtle Julia and her end of the world believer, armed to the teeth, survivalist father, Martin, who has stockpiled dried food that will last 3 years This book has echoes of Helena and Jacob Holbrook s relationship in The Marsh King s Daughter by Karen Dionne, although in comparison to this, that is a picnic in th...Update 1.99 Kindle special Mixed reviews I loved it The setting of this story is what first interested me in this novel.having grown up in the San Francisco bay area.The Northern California coast Mendocino is one of the natural wonders in the world It s surrounded by secluded cliff side beaches, bird rich estuaries, rivers, hiking trails, canyons, waterfalls, giant redwoods, the famous Pygmy Forests of pine and cypress, and it s an unincorporated community In the late 60 s and 70 Update 1.99 Kindle special Mixed reviews I loved it The setting of this story is what first interested me in this novel.having grown up in the San Francisco bay area.The Northern California coast Mendocino is one of the natural wonders in the world It s surrounded by secluded cliff side beaches, bird rich estuaries, rivers, hiking trails, canyons, waterfalls, giant redwoods, the f...There are people who are falsely claiming that those of us who are giving this book a high rating are doing so because we love that it is sordid, incestuous, exploitative, etc These false accusations are offensive and sayabout the individual and their low view of women than it does about anyone else.Here s the truth If anything, the book is getting high ratingsdespite its disturbing content For proof of this, read any number of the excellent reviews for this book.Also, it s been said There are people who are falsely claiming that those of us who are giving this book a high rating are doing so because we love that it is sordid, incestuous, exploitative, etc These false accusations are offensive and sayabout the individual and their low view of women than it does about anyone else.Here s the truth If anything, the book is getting high ratingsdespite its disturbing content For proof of this, read any number of the excellent reviews for this book.Also, it s been said that real victims don t act the way Turtle does This is also deeply offensive There IS NO set standard for a victim s reaction, especially while abuse is presently happening One size does not fit all The one thing that...Disturbing, Riveting, and Impossible To Put DownEasiest five stars I ve given all year This book will take your breath away.Turtle and her father live on the Northern California Coast They have a close relationship. perhaps too close As Turtle grows and matures she suddenly realizes that the walls are closing in around her and she senses a rising urgency for freedom However, will her father ever allow that Gabriel Tallent is an absolute TALENT every pun intended His writing is flawless an Disturbing, Riveting, and Impossible To Put DownEasiest five stars I ve given all year This book will take your breath away.Turtle and her father live on the Northern California Coast They have a close relationship. perhaps too close As Turtle grows and matures she suddenly realizes that the walls are closing in around her and she senses a rising urgency for freedom However, will her father ever allow that Gabriel Tallent is an absolute TALENT every pun intended His writing is flawless and the tale he weaves is deliciously disturbing I m never one to back away from a book ...My Absolute Darling is absolutely disturbing And dark And depressing Turtle is 14 years old and is being abused by her father physically, sexually and emotionally He is an extreme renegade survivalist and has isolated Turtle from friends, from people.They live in a remote part of California along the coast where she often escapes in order to breathe and sort out the emotional mess and confusion she is gripped with During one of these escapes, she makes a friend A boy who is a little olde My Absolute Darling is absolutely disturbing And dark And depressing Turtle is 14 years old and is being abused by her father physically, sexually and emotionally He is an extreme renegade survivalist and has isolated Turtle from friends, from people.They live in a remote part of California along the coast where she often escapes in order to breathe and sort out the emotional mess an...My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent is a 2017 Riverhead Books publication Very dark and disturbing, but one of the most noteworthy novels I have read this year Despite some very stellar reviews, I waffled back and forth, unable to decide if really wanted to tackle this one, but thanks to my GR friend, Jennifer Masterson s review, I took the plunge I knew going in this story was controversial and perhaps not for everyone Yet, I still was not emotionally prepared for the intensity of the nov My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent is a 2017 Riverhead Books publication Very dark and disturbing, but one of the most noteworthy novels I have read this year Despite some very stellar reviews, I waffled back and forth, unable to decide if really wanted to tackle this one, but thanks to my GR friend, Jennifer Masterso...Just got back from a Florida vacation 4.5 stars Turtle Alveston is a survivor She has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, and is raised by her charismatic father Martin, who is an awful man who tortures her She is fourteen years old She is raised with lots of guns They are all hooked on wall pegs in her room She has a Lewis Machine Tool AR 10, a Noveske AR 15 and a Remington 870 twelve gauge pump action shotgun Her favorite gun is her AR 10 It is so heavy Every night Just got bac...

• English
• 23 March 2018
Gabriel Tallent
• Hardcover
• 417 pages
• 0735211175
• Gabriel Tallent
• My Absolute Darling