alyjmaahs's reviews
79 reviews

I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey

3.0

objectively all decent poems, but not really my cup of tea. i was a little disappointed bc i think she’s an incredible lyricist and there were only a handful of poems that really stuck out to me and did it. but this was a really candid collection of thoughts and feelings and i could tell it was very personal and vulnerable, which i love in art. so 3 stars for miss halsey

In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway

1.0

i will never understand why hemingway has gone down in history as such a renowned american writer. i have always had trouble picking apart and finding whatever ✨symbolism✨ lies in his bland writing. yes i read it, no i didn’t comprehend it, can’t wait to talk about it in class for 3 hours

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

2.0

i had really high hopes for this book, but i honestly was not a fan. i was excited to see the trojan war through briseis’ point of view, but i felt like the story still ended up being so centered around achilles. i thought the themes of brutality against women, their deaths, and their enslavements was going to be touched upon more often, but it only came in waves (to be fair, it was very honest when it did come). i think i could have done without the change in POV from briseis’ first person to ✨third person unlimited✨ because it just took away from what i anticipated the story to be about.

i feel so brave for not giving up on this

Circe by Madeline Miller

5.0

this is just one of the best books ever. a book i will reread every few months. circe the terrible witch from mythology except she has substance and it’s empowering and i love this book yeah love u bestie madeline pls finish that next book

The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot

5.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

5.0

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

3.0

Love Her Wild: Poems by Atticus

2.0

Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

5.0

“Does love bring, even if unconsciously, the delusional arrogance of expecting never to be touched by grief?”

i don’t know how to explain how this book made me feel, but i loved reading it

Atonement by Ian McEwan

5.0

the last page of this book had me weeping. slow at times but worth the read. a story about regret and atonement with a little surprise at the end