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The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

I really like this. I like the exploration of grief and estranged siblings. I like this more than I liked The Lightning Thief (not more than the series and not more than The Titan's Curse). I've wanted to start this series for a while and I'm glad that I finally took the plunge. Interesting magic. characters I became invested in. Very excited to continue with this series. 

Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez

i think this is very well written, i think that the message of not letting your age stop you from exploring what could possibly make you happy is good. i just wish there was a way to do that with a 90 year old man trying to get with a virgin 14 year old girl. like i get it, the forbidden love all that whatever and wanting to make the reader uncomfortable or think through what's commonly know as taboo. i think if a 90 year old man falls in love with a 14 year old they should find a bridge and jump.

Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin

this was entertaining to listen to

Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

really enjoyed this. love bella baxter, love victoria mccandless, the second part of this was quite interesting.

The Strain by Guillermo del Toro

though the plot was pretty interesting, i liked the characters and felt a sense of dread created by the writing and I really appreciate that. the structure however... i was not a fan (because i didn't gaf about all these storylines) but i completely understand how it moves the narrative along and provides us with information about the strain ;) just felt frustrated bc i wanted to follow a certain storyline lol

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

had a good time with the characters and the plot and the structure of the novel. really enjoyed it. 

You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir by Parker Posey

I enjoyed this in the sense that I like listening to Parker Posey speak and what is being spoken can be so eclectic and random, it doesn't really matter to me. 

Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina

hm, wasn't interested during the first third of the book and really had to force myself to keep going (due at the library) but i did enjoy the rest of the book. i think the prose good. i liked the characters. maybe i felt like the book was too disjointed at the beginning... 

Foe by Iain Reid

I feel kind of weird about this book. I watched the movie first, didn't particularly enjoy it, and for the majority of the book I felt the same way. There's too much overlap from book and movie (generally a good thing, maybe) that I can't distinguish my feels about the writing with the scenes in the movie. I definitely liked the use of quotation marks and lack of them in this, as they give you some insight; I actually loved that and smiled when I realized what was happening. I think I did like the writing, the plot, the characters. I do like the sci-fi element of this novel. 

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Really like this novel. The writing was very much to my liking, as was the plot/premise. Big fan.