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154 reviews

Le Désert des Tartares by Dino Buzzati

3.25

Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir

3.75

compelling writing-style, delightfully transgressive without being obnoxious about it. read aloud the final chapters to a friend who doesn't read and he was really into it lol. a tiny masterpiece in itself. i learned after the author is the same as a popular fantasy series that never really interested me, but having really enjoyed the execution and prose of this novella, i'm slightly considering picking it up.

Long Exposure by Mars Heyward

3.75

i remember following the chapters releases back in the day, but never finished it. great storytelling! really does hold up, if not more, as an adult.

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

3.5

you can tell this is a debut novel, which isn't bad in and of itself, i can see the writing style improving and would be susceptible to read what the author writes next.

read a review saying one needed to push past the 30% mark, and that's exactly where i found myself struggling to continue reading. however, i did, and i'm not unhappy about having done so. 

the

time-travel

element from the second part is up my alley. 

shouldn't be labelled as literary. 

Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken

4.0

quite literally life-changing. the narration takes you along the research process, so i don't think it would be that compelling for a re-read, but the straight-forward facts do stick with you. 

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

3.5

completely makes sense for this book to be a classic, for being written and set in the 60s, it's incredible how modern it feels. timeless. 

maggie gyllenhaal's narration is perfect.

After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.25

nice and quick read. light-hearted tone for serious matters without being cheesy. some great lines.

It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth by Zoe Thorogood

3.0

Le Nom de la rose by Umberto Eco

3.5

the papal and co. descriptions put me off at the beginning. however the author's note at the end about "having to pass through that mountain to get to the good stuff" does make a compelling case. has historical merit, and the more mysterious part are intriguing enough... the characters really are mouthpieces, and the philosophical aspect that gets raved about this novel doesn't fly very high. 

The Age Of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard To Be Happy by Michael Foley

2.75

had me in the first third.