Painfully millennial at times. Made me cringe a bit. I liked the reflection on grief. I didn't really feel the romance or chemistry on this one. 

Gonna try to restart this book later in the year

Dnf, I am so bored by this book:(

So beautifully written, achingly sad and tender at points. A great portrait of a family. I do think I might have loved it even more if I had read it and not listened to the audiobook. The accent of narrator was hard for my little american brain to follow. 

So so good. Especially for the younger generation of queers. Really highlights the mishandling of the aids crisis by the government and corporations and the bravery of the activists.

I think it's interesting the way that the Brontës seem to engage with race (see also: Wuthering Heights). Someone smarter than me has probably written dissertations on it. I enjoyed this book. We love some toxic kings. Would i want my own Mr. Rochester? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Is it fun to read in fiction? YES.

Also, F U C K St John. Die on your stupid missionary trip, pig<3.

This book has always felt much more 'grown up' and modern than the other Austen books I have read so far. I love Anne and I understand her. Captain Wentworth too. Too bad there has not been a great movie adaptation thus far:(

Insufferable, spoiled Emma. Funny and charming. Also Mr. Knightley has one of the best proposals imo. "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more." Gnawing at the bars of my enclosure.

Current ranking of Austen books I've read so far:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Persuasion
3. Emma
4. Sense and Sensibility

No doubt an interesting story. It was a slog at points. The whole "I love my slave" subplot is...unique given Dumas' own family history. As is Dante's apparent love for slavery. Also, yeesh the female characters are distractingly bad. Mercedes is just hot (even her son thinks so *yuck*), Haydee is a SLAVE (and also hot), the other women are hot, meek, mild, shrews or victims......boring 

I loved this. The translation is really good. I never felt like I was missing tone or feeling because I wasn't reading this in the original language. I love how she examined and directed the intricate layers of oppression and discrimination that impact the lives of the sami people. At the same time, it doesn't feel heavy handed or like an after school special. ALSO

FUCK ROBERT THAT WAS THE PERFECT WAY FOR HIM TO DIE LOL