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Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
2.75
This book isn't bad by any means, I've just read too many Asian-lit books that read exactly like this. I feel like last year I read so many that have these same tropes and themes that I was bored. Several times during the book I found myself saying "This is a lot like 'X' book." or "These characters remind me of 'X' from this other novel."
This cover is stunning, the writing is very strong, I was just bored due to personal reasons.
This cover is stunning, the writing is very strong, I was just bored due to personal reasons.
Holly by Stephen King
2.5
Okay. I don't mind politics in literature (R.F. Kuang is one of my favorite authors, after all) but I didn't care about the constant Covid references within this novel. Covid being apart of the plot isn't an issue, not to me, but when every other page is "she was wearing a mask. Btw there's Covid in the air. Did I mention Covid? Did I mention I'm wearing a mask?" and then the tone-deaf mentions of BLM and black issues... Give me a break. Again, don't care if it's in a book, but I don't care to read about how Stephen King, of all people, frames these issues.
I'm black and I really despised the way King wrote about our issues and how he wrote the black characters. I'll give it to him, he tired, but God, I rolled my eyes hard. Just the names of the characters alone made me roll my eyes, lmao. The rest was just alright. Entertaining enough. I enjoy a story about cannibalism, weird old people, and a cool investigator uncovering crimes.
I'm black and I really despised the way King wrote about our issues and how he wrote the black characters. I'll give it to him, he tired, but God, I rolled my eyes hard. Just the names of the characters alone made me roll my eyes, lmao. The rest was just alright. Entertaining enough. I enjoy a story about cannibalism, weird old people, and a cool investigator uncovering crimes.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
important book that i just couldn't bring myself to finish. i don't mind a slow-paced book but... this is too slow and drawn out. i don't care enough about our main character to read paragraphs of conversation that have little meaning to me.
Terrace Story by Hilary Leichter
2.0
I didn't realize this book would be broken up into three different stories. I didn't see anywhere in the summary, or within the genres, that this is especially short stories. I only liked the first one and thought the other two were boring in comparison. This completely ruined the book for me.
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
This book isn't listed as a young adult or middle grade read, but it's written so juvenile. King dedicated this book to his daughter in the beginning, so I guess I should've expected it? But I wanted a well-rounded, adult fantasy book with the same amount of detail he usually puts into his horror collections but this wasn't that at all. It's narrated as if someone is telling you a bedtime fairy-tale. I think if I had known this novel was like this ahead of time I would've engaged better with it, however this isn't what I wanted to read so I will move onto TLOTR series. Yippie!
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
4.5
you have to read this via audiobook. the experience was so immersive and crazy