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Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
fast-paced
0.0
If at the end of my Political Science degree I write something so out of touch with the world, then I have failed.
The trees truly died for nothing.
This read like it was meant to be an hour and a half WhatsApp voice message.
I'm not and have never aspired to be a writer, but it's apparent that this book was not meant to contribute to society in any way. Not even for the sake of entertainment, as it is needlessly tiresome.
You don't have to believe me, this can be corroborated by the book itself:
"Big Magic is obviously a self-help guide, right? But with all due respect and affection, I did not write this book for you; I wrote it for me."
Should've put this quote on the cover, so I would've known to never read this book.
I didn't read "Eat, Pray, Love" and after this I am so glad I didn't.
Sometimes I feel bad about writing very harsh reviews, but this isn't the time, because I've never seen a bigger cash grab.
The trees truly died for nothing.
This read like it was meant to be an hour and a half WhatsApp voice message.
I'm not and have never aspired to be a writer, but it's apparent that this book was not meant to contribute to society in any way. Not even for the sake of entertainment, as it is needlessly tiresome.
You don't have to believe me, this can be corroborated by the book itself:
"Big Magic is obviously a self-help guide, right? But with all due respect and affection, I did not write this book for you; I wrote it for me."
Should've put this quote on the cover, so I would've known to never read this book.
I didn't read "Eat, Pray, Love" and after this I am so glad I didn't.
Sometimes I feel bad about writing very harsh reviews, but this isn't the time, because I've never seen a bigger cash grab.
The Elements of Baking: Making Any Recipe Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Or Vegan by Katarina Cermelj
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
I like the way this is written and I went into this for the chemistry, but I don't need the substitutions.
The Stranger by Albert Camus
1.0
This is the most basic story I've ever read, but actually it's not, it's complex beyond the scope or understanding or something pretentious like that...idk.
I was under the impression that this was supposed to be a commentary on the irrationally and meaningless of existence. It only made me wonder why this books exists.
If the point of it is to be completely meaningless, it successfully wasted my time.🙄
I guess if you're looking at it in a very meta way it succeeded.
However it was incredibly frustrating and boring to get through and it was only 123 pages.
When searching online I see that every criticism is met with "It's supposed to be that way!!".
Hear me out... what if the characters are not meant to be flat to symbolise the ultimate insignificance of individuals, but are just accidentally flat. In the spirit of the curtains that just happen to be blue.
If you need to read the whole fucking Wikipedia page to "get it" then it might just be a bad book with great marketing.
I was under the impression that this was supposed to be a commentary on the irrationally and meaningless of existence. It only made me wonder why this books exists.
If the point of it is to be completely meaningless, it successfully wasted my time.🙄
I guess if you're looking at it in a very meta way it succeeded.
However it was incredibly frustrating and boring to get through and it was only 123 pages.
When searching online I see that every criticism is met with "It's supposed to be that way!!".
Hear me out... what if the characters are not meant to be flat to symbolise the ultimate insignificance of individuals, but are just accidentally flat. In the spirit of the curtains that just happen to be blue.
If you need to read the whole fucking Wikipedia page to "get it" then it might just be a bad book with great marketing.
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3.0
I picked this book up, mainly because I needed to feel the rush I felt watching the 2024 F1 season, but it didn't hit...not even close.
The characters were not developed enough and I genuinely didn't care for the ending. It was quite predictable.
It gets my usual 3 stars that means that it's just fine. My immediate instinct was to use the Harry Styles quote "My favorite thing about this movie is that it felt like a movie." This one felt like a bood indeed.
The characters were not developed enough and I genuinely didn't care for the ending. It was quite predictable.
It gets my usual 3 stars that means that it's just fine. My immediate instinct was to use the Harry Styles quote "My favorite thing about this movie is that it felt like a movie." This one felt like a bood indeed.