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Looking for Alaska by John Green
I forgot how clumsy Looking for Alaska is in many ways. John Green probably subconsciously influenced my desire for a nose job. Alaska is also somehow a sex-positive second wave feminist? But somehow this book still hits.
I Love Dick by Chris Kraus
I wish I wasn’t borrowing my roommate’s copy so I could highlight everything. Parts of this book literally made me gasp, either from the sharp and poignant observations or purely because of the relatable nature of the capitalization/feminization of Friend...truly a crazy girl anthem.
This Side of Paradise and Other Classic Works by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5.0
This is my favorite book and this was my first time reading it since high school. It gets better as I age. Fitzgerald's writing is absolutely beautiful - lyrical, full of poignant observations on life. The bizarre structure of the book, at least to me, parallels the chaotic, ever-changing life of Amory; I especially love the play format of Rosalind's section, where the young lovers merely act out the motions of romance perhaps without ever really feeling it. The sudden discussion of socialism in the last fifteen pages, which is simultaneously interesting and what every single boy educated in the northeast spews out at some point in his life.
I get the criticism of this book - Amory can be extremely annoying, the writing is long-winded and naive, the plot is nonexistent. And I can honestly think of rebuttals for all of those things but I won't write them.
Anyways I love this book.
I get the criticism of this book - Amory can be extremely annoying, the writing is long-winded and naive, the plot is nonexistent. And I can honestly think of rebuttals for all of those things but I won't write them.
Anyways I love this book.