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The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
4.0
I enjoyed this quite a lot more than expected. Fascinating period of history, very well written, compelling characters.
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
3.0
This book was not what I was expecting - not a lot of time in the bookshop! Didn't really vibe with the style and characters, but it was a fun cosy read nonetheless.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
4.0
Beautiful prose and setting. Victor Frankenstein is a lil bitch. Walton says to the monster "you throw a torch into a pile of buildings; and even they are consumed you sit among the ruins and lament the fall." This is VF through and through...
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
4.0
Love love love how much SF explains the relevance/etymology/use of Greek myths in the canon. Written in quite a fun way too, although I'm not keen on all of his interpretations of the myths.
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
3.0
This was okay, but speeches are better watched for a reason, and putting them all in one place makes them repetitive. Definitely did leave me a bit more fired up about climate action though.
The Aeneid: Translated by Shadi Bartsch by Shadi Bartsch, Virgil
3.0
SB's translation is beautiful. That said, the first half felt like an Odyssey rehash and the second half like an Iliad rehash. I wanted to read more of the interesting stuff - end of the Trojan war, and Dido.
Boundary Road by Ami Rao
5.0
Absolutely beautiful, raw and real and such a great slice-of-London-life.
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
So, so moving and a beautiful insight into a period I didn't know much about. Dialogue is a little awkardly written but it's so lovely that I don't really mind!
Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Again just so fun, great plot, he loves London and you get lots of fun facts throughout which I love. Some of the attitudes are a bit dated...