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Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
3.5
not much to say, really just a story where you go with the flow. Have to say I expected a lot more.
I enjoyed the writing style, simple but well crafted.
The side characters chapters were the most interesting.
I enjoyed the writing style, simple but well crafted.
The side characters chapters were the most interesting.
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A great read.
At first, and throughout tbh, I thought the way the romance was handled a liiittle bit awkward, not the best written, and considered dropping it...
But, the parts detailing the war and the front are truly incredibly well done and compelling, the author really knew what she was doing, and her writing truly shone there, and since those parts make up most of the book, I had a great time reading it. I am also quite partial to this era in general.
I'm also satisfied with the way the story ends, and really liked the direction the author went in for one of the character! The two mains could have been developed, though, but that did not hinder my reading (more of an afterwards reflexion).
Since I read 70% of it in one sitting because I was so enthralled (when was the last time this happened??), I have to bump my 3.75 to a 4 star rating :)
Will keep an eye on the author's next books. Also not surprised this was auctioned for a film lol!!
At first, and throughout tbh, I thought the way the romance was handled a liiittle bit awkward, not the best written, and considered dropping it...
But, the parts detailing the war and the front are truly incredibly well done and compelling, the author really knew what she was doing, and her writing truly shone there, and since those parts make up most of the book, I had a great time reading it. I am also quite partial to this era in general.
I'm also satisfied with the way the story ends, and really liked the direction the author went in for one of the character! The two mains could have been developed, though, but that did not hinder my reading (more of an afterwards reflexion).
Since I read 70% of it in one sitting because I was so enthralled (when was the last time this happened??), I have to bump my 3.75 to a 4 star rating :)
Will keep an eye on the author's next books. Also not surprised this was auctioned for a film lol!!
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
the few sentences specifically about loneliness were great. however 99% of what I read so far is about the life of artists I don't care about; saw that it will keep being this way, hence the DNF.
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
2.5
cheesy writing and awful dialogues, you're consistently told how old the characters are which gets grating. the sense of "justice" in the story is also very cartoonish.
entertaining nonetheless, wanted something light to read and this did the job.
reminded me the spy-comedy films that I love, to a certain extent.
entertaining nonetheless, wanted something light to read and this did the job.
reminded me the spy-comedy films that I love, to a certain extent.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
4.5
absolutely brilliant book with the best writing I've Ever read: incredibly beautiful and intelligent, and surprisingly 'accessible'.
first part goes beyond 5 stars, first half of the second part lost me a little bit.
deserves the masterpiece status.
first part goes beyond 5 stars, first half of the second part lost me a little bit.
deserves the masterpiece status.
Fraction by Shintarō Kago, 駕籠真太郎
1.0
i expected this manga to be truly horrifying and unique, and instead it was just boring. all the stories contain a few isolated interesting concepts, but i thought they weren't well executed, and also underdeveloped. especially the main story, it all just came out as dumb instead. i also thought nothing in there was truly provocative enough.
The Nice House on the Lake: The Deluxe Edition by James Tynion IV
3.75
enjoyed the atmosphere, overall plot, end of the world, archetypes aspects with weird sci-fi elements. Really enjoyed the characters that were well developed, and seeing the dynamics between them before they came to the House.
Picking up the deluxe edition I was expecting a contained story.
I liked this enough to want to read the next "cycle" and will easily be patiently waiting.
Picking up the deluxe edition I was expecting a contained story.
I liked this enough to want to read the next "cycle" and will easily be patiently waiting.
Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor
4.5
a brilliant read.
a characters study with a mystery at the centre. I loved learning about said characters, and I felt like I was living in this town through them. a unique setting for me as well.
emotional, tense, and full of hope. definitely shed a few tears.
as audiobook, the narrator is highly skilled at interpreting the different characters.
a characters study with a mystery at the centre. I loved learning about said characters, and I felt like I was living in this town through them. a unique setting for me as well.
emotional, tense, and full of hope. definitely shed a few tears.
as audiobook, the narrator is highly skilled at interpreting the different characters.
Internet for the People: A Manifesto by Ben Tarnoff
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
this is almost purely about the internet as infrastructure (which, duh me, it is) and also very specifically about why and how it became to be privatised and businessy the way it is. it is also USA-centric which, fair enough, but all of that to say I picked up this book thinking it would be about how the internet and the web is being reappropriated by small communities, which 30% in, it hasnt touched upon.
I would have liked a different angle than this one took, but that's absolutely a personal preference.
Basically, I was expecting something different, not the book's fault.
I would have liked a different angle than this one took, but that's absolutely a personal preference.
Basically, I was expecting something different, not the book's fault.
The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott
3.25
I really like anything that has to do with nuns, and this book does not disappoint on that front.
It took me a while to get invested in the story, and even though I empathized with the characters, I could 't connect well with them.
I loved the writing style, and the many long descriptions didn't bother me at all, but I suppose they gave less space to character development.
It took me a while to get invested in the story, and even though I empathized with the characters, I could 't connect well with them.
I loved the writing style, and the many long descriptions didn't bother me at all, but I suppose they gave less space to character development.