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222 reviews
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
3.0
for a book about the act of forgetting, it had an aptly forgettable plot, made worse so by inconsistent characterisation & an anti-climatic ending, which, when combined with the extremely slow pacing of this book, would have resulted in me DNFing it if i hadn’t been listening on audio.
however, i will admit, the writing style was beautiful, with highly graceful prose. ishiguro managed to successfully tie together his very distinctly contemporary writing style with medieval world-building, creating a historical fantasy.
‘how can old wounds heal while maggots linger so richly? or a peace hold for ever built on slaughter and a magician’s trickery?’
Autumn by Ali Smith
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
5.0
no plot, just vibes. incredible, incredible vibes. i absolutely adored it, the prose was so elegant and enchanting — also the ending made me cry, it was so beautiful
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
3.0
cringe writing but it doesn’t try to be anything but what it is, so can’t fault it