Two Envelopes And A Phone’s Reviews > Kidnapped by Cannibals > Status Update

Final GarbAugust Notes:
Anything Goes Week
Decade Covered: 1890s
Bingo Card Prompt Applied: Would Not Read On The Bus
Assessment: Bad Trash, not Good Trash ("This time, it's not ME; it's YOU!")

I'll finish it later today - it'll be a bit of a relief. The opening, in Scotland, was fun, and the general sense of adventure and story-telling is sound...but a book like this has become horrendously hard reading. I spotted it weeks ago at a Used bookstore, and picked it up for the GarbAugust reading event - and it fits that - but I didn't really consider what I was letting myself in for. Better trashy reads await!

You don’t wanna know.

1890s; Would Not Read On The Bus; Anything Goes Week. No cannibals, yet. I was just starting to think the cannibals, against all odds, were going to come to Scotland some damn way - but, I think we’ll be going to sea, soon. So far, this is more like The Fifth Form at St. Dominic’s - with a Quint or Ishmael character handy at the local pub, for good stories. But I think we sail soon…!

And of course, this also represents me sneak-previewing GarbAugust, chiefly in the 'Would Not Read This On The Bus' section. I must say, that was not the first chapter I was expecting - I'm not sure how we get from where we begin, to cannibals! GarbAugust Bonus Features of Book: I'm thrilled that it is running a 2-star rating at GoodReads, from one single rating. Perfect credentials!

GarbAugust pick. Not normally something I would read, but bought a few weeks ago, specifically for GarbAugust. Likely to be flooded with Not Aged Well. I’m applying this to the following prompts: Anything Goes, 1890s, and Would Not Read It on the Bus. Later on, I will know if it covers any other prompts, which could affect my book choices later in the month. Will not start until around Aug. 1st. Louis L’Amour first.