โ€œI read the entire thing in one afternoon, and I had to stare at a wall for a while after I was done to process what had even just happened. It still gives me chills.โ€

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"Patrick Radden Keefe is a master at making nonfiction read like a spellbinding true crime thriller (see also:ย Say Nothing). If, like me, you enjoy stories about people conning the uber-rich, the dark underbelly of a city, and the unearthing of incompetence in the criminal system, this book is definitely worth a read. I voraciously tore through all 384 pages in three days."

"Let them be insane! Men are constantly insane. We have completely psychopathic individuals running governments and corporations; let a girl be a little crazy over a guy who treated terribly! Bring back toxic women!!!!"

"I don't usually reach for literary fiction because I'm a glutton for plot-forward books, but Lily King's writing feels so eventful, sharp, at times funny, at times extremely raw and vulnerable, that I couldn't put this book down. I finished this on the subway while visiting a friend in New York and found myself literally shedding tears surrounded by strangers, which I think is the way the lord intended. The two best words I could use to describe Heart the Lover are immersive and honest. King is a master of the craft, and this feels like an ode to real people who you can't help but want to know everything about."

"Even if you're not from Southern California, I think this book also delivers on the 'books that feel like gossip' front, which is always extremely entertaining, and made even more enjoyable by Babitz's sharp wit. There were times when I was literally laughing out loud, and I kept having to put the book down to add quotes to my Goodreads updates. A timeless, fun read, indeed."