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Orbital by Samantha Harvey
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
It just drones on doesn't it.
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
End of Book One. Loan expired.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
slow-paced
1.0
If I speak, I'm in big trouble.
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
2.0
I've heard plenty of good things about Elif Shafak, but I hope this book is one of her weaker ones because it's a bit boring to be honest. I flew through the first half, though then again I had read about 50 pages or so before dnf-ing it last year. Part Two lost my attention a little, because the perspective shifted to Leila's five friends. I couldn't connect with them or care about them or believe in their friendship, because all we're shown in Part One is moments in Leila's life when she met each of them for the first time. We don't see how her friendship with them deepened or how they came to be friends with one another. They're all "outsiders", I'd have liked to see their journey together rather than being told that they're "the six" and oh so close.
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Read for Women's Prize longlist. Probably won't continue.
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
Will come back when I can give it the time and attention it deserves.