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I picked this up for free on audible and I think my rating reflects that. I'm not sure I would've read this if it wasn't that readily accessible to me given it mostly deals in subject matter that I'm familiar with. However, I think the essays were overall quite good (ranging from "fine" to "very engaging") and very accessible for people unfamiliar with more modern western feminism.
In short: a quick and accessible listen and recommended to anyone interested in an overview of the fight for women's rights.
In short: a quick and accessible listen and recommended to anyone interested in an overview of the fight for women's rights.
I really really really liked this and listened to it in almost one sitting. This book was a beautiful take on the difficulties of facing childhood trauma. I was impressed with how well misplaced guilt was addressed. The creepy atmosphere topped it all off and made this a wonderful read.
So this book really lives up to the hype.
Evelyn Hugo, 79 year old retired movie starlet, is giving one final interview. And the seven husbands are just the beginning.
This book touched on a lot of great themes including identity, race, sexuality, love, loss... and had wonderful complex characters. I'm pretty sure this is what Ryan Murphy wishes he had been able to do with his Hollywood series. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys deep dives into characters and reading about complex and messy human relationships.
Evelyn Hugo, 79 year old retired movie starlet, is giving one final interview. And the seven husbands are just the beginning.
This book touched on a lot of great themes including identity, race, sexuality, love, loss... and had wonderful complex characters. I'm pretty sure this is what Ryan Murphy wishes he had been able to do with his Hollywood series. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys deep dives into characters and reading about complex and messy human relationships.
As in the Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin has a gift for crafting good characters and creating moral and narrative ambiguities. I enjoyed the exploration of themes such as internal conflict and betrayal. I feel unsettled by this book (in a good way).
Other thoughts: I tend to shy away from reading about neuroscientists because nearly everyone I know is a neuroscientist, but thankfully this didn't hit too heavy on that front.
Other thoughts: I tend to shy away from reading about neuroscientists because nearly everyone I know is a neuroscientist, but thankfully this didn't hit too heavy on that front.
I liked this way way more than I thought I would. I've taken to reading a lot of debut novels written during MFAs lately and this is easily in the top 3 of that category.
This short novel is well written, well paced, and blends familiar tropes with some cool new things that kept my interest. This type of plot typically suffers from rushed and unsatisfying endings. There were elements like that here, but easily comparable to Kings the institute. Although many questions remain unanswered, the story feels finished.
Advertisements for this book liken it to the handmaid's tale and I'm really not sure why. The common point is likely the claustrophobia of scarcely knowing more than the main character does, which works really well in this novel. However, it explores vastly different themes (which include racism, identity, loyalty, and morality) and can stand on its own. A solid 4 stars and recommended to anyone who enjoys a good creepy story.
This short novel is well written, well paced, and blends familiar tropes with some cool new things that kept my interest. This type of plot typically suffers from rushed and unsatisfying endings. There were elements like that here, but easily comparable to Kings the institute. Although many questions remain unanswered, the story feels finished.
Advertisements for this book liken it to the handmaid's tale and I'm really not sure why. The common point is likely the claustrophobia of scarcely knowing more than the main character does, which works really well in this novel. However, it explores vastly different themes (which include racism, identity, loyalty, and morality) and can stand on its own. A solid 4 stars and recommended to anyone who enjoys a good creepy story.
Ok this is the second book of 2021 I won't rate because... What?
Extremely memorable and unexpected. I recommend this novella if you've been in a konbini or if you feel alienated in society. Or both.
Edit:
Ok heck, 1 week later and I'm giving it a solid 4 stars. What a strange little gem.
Extremely memorable and unexpected. I recommend this novella if you've been in a konbini or if you feel alienated in society. Or both.
Edit:
Ok heck, 1 week later and I'm giving it a solid 4 stars. What a strange little gem.
Protip: don't read the book version of a movie you didn't like.
Oh wow ok. I love getting my heart broken like this.
I'm in a slump of reading books I really wanted to read and then finding they weren't for me.
The only good Indians was wonderfully memorable. There's these really cool and creepy images that are vivid and very clear in my mind. This is an imaginative book and unlike anything I've read before. Sometimes Elk need to get their revenge.
I think the narrative style is what lost me. I found that the author spent lots of time on details that didn't interest me and very little time, if a sentence at all, on salient important moments. I felt frustrated reading it and it ended up feeling like a chore.
As such: this is fundamentally a good book with an original plot and excellent imagery. Recommended for anyone who enjoys revenge horror and folklore and isn't perturbed by an unconventional narrative style.
The only good Indians was wonderfully memorable. There's these really cool and creepy images that are vivid and very clear in my mind. This is an imaginative book and unlike anything I've read before. Sometimes Elk need to get their revenge.
I think the narrative style is what lost me. I found that the author spent lots of time on details that didn't interest me and very little time, if a sentence at all, on salient important moments. I felt frustrated reading it and it ended up feeling like a chore.
As such: this is fundamentally a good book with an original plot and excellent imagery. Recommended for anyone who enjoys revenge horror and folklore and isn't perturbed by an unconventional narrative style.
Pratchett ages like fine wine. I enjoyed this when I read it in highschool and I had a blast reading it now. This is a little wholesome satire about the power of the press featuring some shy journalists, a vampire photographer who has sworn off blood, and funny shaped potatoes. What a delight.