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Bee Journal

Sean Borodale

3.0

reflective medium-paced

Another attempt at getting into poetry - not quite vibing with it yet.

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book was very slow to develop the plot and I found it very hard to become interested in the storyline at all. The main element to the story only became evident at around 70% of the way through the book and I felt that the story of the neighbouring kid would have been more interesting than that of the one we are told.

The story refers to kids being "lifted" but it took a while to even vaguely explain that this meant genetically inhanced.

Idk I didn't enjoy reading this book. I expected more from it.

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Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski

5.0

reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

Matt Cain

2.0

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

3.0

dark reflective medium-paced

I read this to complete a queer poetry prompt in a reading challenge -- I'm not usually one to seek out poetry so this was a different one for me.

I liked some of it, but I think poetry and it's formatting is mostly lost on me.

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