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Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera
3.0
Um, I think this was fine. I don't feel strongly about it. There were some lines that I really liked, but not enough to say I enjoyed the prose. The story itself was interesting. Maybe I just didn't get the ending, but I didn't love it. I thought the characters were good, I liked Makina and her brother. I liked the brother's story. I enjoyed the journey Makina went through.
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
3.5
I think I liked this book. There isn't anything that i disliked about it; I never felt that I was really liking what I was reading either. There was a desire to continue reading, see what Elena and Lila got into, but not a fervent one. I think I will continue onto the second book in the series. I was intrigued while reading but never craved jumping back in when I took a break.
A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
I do not care for the main character's personality even a little bit. I'm sure the story will lead to him being less of a capitalist pig who thinks the only way to succeed in life is by being a CEO of a Fortune 500 company (his words) because he's back in his small town, crushing on a local restaurant owner. I never like this type of story, I didn't know the protagonist was going to be this serious about hating his hometown and desperate to climb the corporate ladder. Also, too many pop culture references for my taste (I am a gay man and reference pop culture A LOT so I get its accuracy, but I don't want to read it and I am not liking the first-person point of view writing style). Unfortunately, I don't think I like anything about what I've read in this book, only what could potentially happen in the plot but I'm not willing to read further to find out. (Do people think this much about high school while in their 30's? I don't so that didn't vibe with me either, but maybe it's because he's back in his hometown so those thoughts are coming from. I won't hold that against him.) And another thing! The narrator's inner voice would monologue between lines of dialogue, which I found very annoying and disruptive to the flow.