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Help Wanted: A Novel by Adelle Waldman
1.0
Terrible editing but good editing wouldn't have saved this. "How do i make a book as boring as possible" read this to find out
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
3.0
I liked reading about moss but I grew less appreciative of her philosphical musings over time--partially a casualty of having read this over the period of a year and pondering it more, but also, certain claims of hers are far less enlightened than she thinks
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
Never read anything else by this author despite having seen her around ever since I was in high school, and it turns out I haven't missed much. I picked this one up because I have a minor fascination with Prague despite never having been here. But this book is just another novel full of stylish nothing, and I didnt like her style very much. I think I'm tired of fiction at this point, everything I pick up just ends up being so boring...
Fixation: How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planet by Sandra Goldmark
Put the audiobook on to listen to during chores/busywork but frankly I did not find it to be particularly enlightening. Maybe there was something I hadn't already heard later in the book but it didn't feel worth waiting to get there.
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
3.0
It was fine. I like her writing style a lot, but wasn't a fan of the construction of the story. Felt like I got the point by halfway through and wasn't interested enough to finish it
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith
3.75
Skipped the ones about books I haven't read but enjoyed the rest
The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir by Samantha Power
Made it about halfway through before losing interest, had to return the audiobook anyway
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
1.0
Man this sucked. Worldbuilding was both underdone and messy, prose was overdone and messy, characters had no personality, plot had the logical flow of a kindergartner's playground games. Cannot believe it is in such high demand at the library.