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Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz
4.0
It dawn's on Margot that, old as she is, it's her mother's first time on this earth, too. Against her will, she softens.
Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This book was so interesting because the main character, Vivian, was basically impossible to root for. Every time we as the reader got to witness her vulnerability, she would think heinous, snarky things about the people around her. She's the type of character that I cannot imagine getting along with in real life. Every time she was interacting with her friends, I just felt like her friends deserved someone better than Vivian. Every comment she made about women heavier than her was revolting, and even women the same size as, or thinner than her, were not safe from her wrath. I don't think the point of the book is for us to like Vivian, though. I think it's about us seeing her.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
4.25
Stories about women and girls just never get old to me. I'm really on the other side of my fantasy/sci fi romance era and I just want to read about the girlies this year I guess
Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
3.0
Did not resonate with me as much as I would have liked, but the prose was good.
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Soooo funny, and there were so many good quotes in here that had me pondering!
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
4.25
The entire first chunk of this book I was just like “why are we being introduced to so many characters as if they are important only for them to only live a couple pages in this 800+ page book? How am I supposed to know who is relevant to the story?” The line where Adam and Charles say goodbye and that’s the last we get of Charles from the entire book and it goes something like “he was rich without pleasure and respectable without friends.” I was like what the hell so no more Charles now? And that line stuck with me for the whole book. So many characters were evil until they weren’t, and wonderful until they weren’t. The prose was so confusing at first but then I just Got It. Hmmmm. Life is fleeting and everything matters.
Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress
3.75
Hmmmm. This brought up interesting feelings. Interesting memories. I loved the ending, but I feel like I know where it goes. I think that it’s really easy to feel lonely, and sometimes the people we love a lot make us a little bit worse.
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
dark
tense
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Every woman in this book is so compelling. Saffy, Jenny, Shawna, LAVENDER, Hazel, Lila.....I could go on. Prose was off the walls, I loved it.
I was a bit bummed that we didn't REALLY get a lot from Baby Packer/Ellis. I was also a little underwhelmed at the chapters Blue was in. Reading those chapters made me feel even more uncomfy with Ansel, I wasn't sure if he ever really liked Blue or if he was just sick. I guess he was both. I would have given anything for an Ansel and Lavender reunion. His theory was really interesting too.
Overall, super gripping. I'm glad I read it!
Overall, super gripping. I'm glad I read it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Murder