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The Council of Animals by Nick McDonell
5.0
I did not expect to be emotionally destroyed by a boy and his scorpion friend, but here we are.
This was a delightful fable. Fun, witty, and poignant, with lovely illustrations throughout. A quick, and perfect read as far as I'm concerned
This was a delightful fable. Fun, witty, and poignant, with lovely illustrations throughout. A quick, and perfect read as far as I'm concerned
We Eat Our Own by Kea Wilson
5.0
"You know that acting is a kind of cannibalism, and you indulge in it: you will be eaten, and you will eat your own."
Are you kidding me??! This was so good. A top 5 all timer for me. A no-name American actor is randomly cast as the lead for an Italian pulp horror film shooting in the Amazon. (If you're familiar with the story of "Cannibal Holocaust," you'll notice the parallels immediately.)
Told in cutting and direct prose, a rumination on violence and so much more. Everything feels like it's dripping with subtext that I think I need more time to sit with. The "Richard" chapters are told in 2nd person, which works better than I've ever seen, and coupled with the lack of quotation marks (like a movie script, perhaps?), draws you right in and makes you feel his isolation. But there's still that same closeness in the 3rd-person chapters as well, which follow other actors and a subplot involving a cartel-backed revolution.
I am not kidding when I say this was *stupidly* good. I couldn't put it down.
Are you kidding me??! This was so good. A top 5 all timer for me. A no-name American actor is randomly cast as the lead for an Italian pulp horror film shooting in the Amazon. (If you're familiar with the story of "Cannibal Holocaust," you'll notice the parallels immediately.)
Told in cutting and direct prose, a rumination on violence and so much more. Everything feels like it's dripping with subtext that I think I need more time to sit with. The "Richard" chapters are told in 2nd person, which works better than I've ever seen, and coupled with the lack of quotation marks (like a movie script, perhaps?), draws you right in and makes you feel his isolation. But there's still that same closeness in the 3rd-person chapters as well, which follow other actors and a subplot involving a cartel-backed revolution.
I am not kidding when I say this was *stupidly* good. I couldn't put it down.
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
5.0
My only advice is to avoid reading the flap of this book. It's a great, smart read, but the description gives away the first half of the story. This takes away a lot of what propels the plot forward and makes the first 100 or so pages feel like they're dragging, when they otherwise wouldn't have.
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
5.0
Fuck me.
Edit: Goddammit
Edit 2: FUCK
Edit 3: Whew. Ok. That was a masterpiece. Just...wow.
Edit: Goddammit
Edit 2: FUCK
Edit 3: Whew. Ok. That was a masterpiece. Just...wow.