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Dances

Nicole Cuffy

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

there's a character in this from Israel and ykw. i'm just not in any mood rn

Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

Robin Gerber

DID NOT FINISH: 49%

the writing in this is sooooo poor

In the Woods

Tana French

DID NOT FINISH: 58%

main character is annoying. even though i wanted to figure out what was going on i couldn't  bring myself to care. i read reviews during this (to see if it was wroth continuing) and someone mentioned that there's giant plot holes at the end of the book so... i just don't care to finish this anymore

The World Cannot Give

Tara Isabella Burton

DID NOT FINISH: 5%

oh my god this book fucking sucks. these characters are trite and obnoxious. the writing style is that of a 5th grader really obsessed with glee and riverdale. this is so bad.

The Binding

Bridget Collins

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

not entirely into the plot of this one. i can't put my finger on it but i don't really like the writing style; despite how detailed and lovely some of the paragraphs are. the main character is a little boring and aloof, not worth reading about. at least not right now. not for me.

i'm also not really into "everyone purposefully doesn't say something because the main character isn't supposed to know yet." trope as a means of storytelling (outside of crime and mystery books). that whole element pulled me out the immersion immediately 

The Thick and the Lean

Chana Porter

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

oddly enough, this book got boring by chapter 5 despite how interesting the premise is. i enjoyed the symbolism between food, sex, and religion but found the descriptions of these really redundant and low stakes

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

ehhhh. i was so bored

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

not my style of writing / poetry. sorry.

Manhunt

Gretchen Felker-Martin

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

too much graphic rape for me, sorry

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

DID NOT FINISH: 24%

I found out the author is a Zionist about 20% of the way through so I'm not continuing. It was a bit boring anyway and my expectations went from being really high to crashing and burning instantly