2025 Reading Challenge discussion

This thread is to discuss American Rust by Philipp Meyer.

Pages: 384 pages

Length: 1 month (September)

Participants: Lorraine, Lulo

Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.

Hello Lulo. I was thinking of starting this book on Sunday or Monday. What about you?

Hi Lorraine!
Sorry for the late response.
I will be starting to reading it next week.
You already started it?

That's OK. Yes I did. I am at 57% per Libby. I do not know if I ilke it or not...looking forward exchanging with you. Maybe your vision of the book will shed some light on what the author wants to tell us. But take the time you need. I can borrow this book again.

I've read at one third of the book, so far I got mixed feelings about it.

(view spoiler)[From the start of the book till the killing of Otto it bored me.

From that part, it got interesting till the when Lee and Poe Spend some time together in the porch.

From there is geting a little bit boring again. It's a lot of inner thinking from the characters and little action.(Stoped reading whe Harris take Poe to the police station). (hide spoiler)]