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My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
3.5
Pill cocktails sounds like a plan.
Took me ages to finish this.
I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either. It didn't leave that much of an impression on me.
I had to take several steps back when I found myself agreeing with some of her more questionable decisions.
Took me ages to finish this.
I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either. It didn't leave that much of an impression on me.
I had to take several steps back when I found myself agreeing with some of her more questionable decisions.
Unstoppable: My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova, Мария Шарапова
3.0
not at all a tennis fan but i do know some of the athletes worth knowing. maria sharapova is one.
easy and entertaining read although, the writing and structure needs refinement.
also serena williams is NOT your competition, you aren't even on the same level.
easy and entertaining read although, the writing and structure needs refinement.
also serena williams is NOT your competition, you aren't even on the same level.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
3.75
i adored this. food is an essential part of the human experience. in this work, banana yoshimoto reinforces that belief. there is so much that is said in a bowl of hot chicken soup when you're sick. kitchen does just that.
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton
3.5
Predictably, this would not pass the bechdel test; maybe it might but very slim chances of it doing so, if at all. I liked how she was honest about her misgivings. She got herself in these desperate situations searching for love. She gave in to every impulse, every thought, and every reaction toward a potential love interest. As she said it makes a good story but when does it end? You keep getting yourself in these situations you are no longer doing it because it’s a good story but because you’re out of control, a slob, desperate, an attention seeker – a pathological people pleaser. What deep-seated issues do you have with yourself that needs to be addressed?
I didn’t hate this book but I didn’t love it either. I enjoyed it for what it was. The writing in this was fairly easy to read. The email blasts, although entertaining, weren’t my favorite. The recipes caught me off-guard but I didn’t have anything against it either. The stark contrasts in the summation of what she learned about love as an X-something-year-old were interesting but also not entirely new.
In sum, I found it okay.
I didn’t hate this book but I didn’t love it either. I enjoyed it for what it was. The writing in this was fairly easy to read. The email blasts, although entertaining, weren’t my favorite. The recipes caught me off-guard but I didn’t have anything against it either. The stark contrasts in the summation of what she learned about love as an X-something-year-old were interesting but also not entirely new.
In sum, I found it okay.
Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin
4.0
“How far back does one’s memory of someone go?”
We view some people in our lives as permanent fixtures. When that belief is disproven, we are left reeling from the disillusionment. What do you do then?
The author writes in second-person bringing the reader closer to the story. This was a brilliant choice as it added to the intimacy of the work. This is exactly the kind of sad I think a lot of people are looking to read. The sadness doesn’t come all at once instead it slowly settles within as you come to accept the events. I appreciated that the author knew when to stop. The book is well-paced making the length apt.
There were moments throughout this book when I felt like I had to reevaluate my relationship with my family. I wonder if it is an inevitability that you will drift apart.
There were moments throughout this book when I felt like I had to reevaluate my relationship with my family. I wonder if it is an inevitability that you will drift apart.
The epilogue really got to me. I feel like we’ve all experienced the desperation of wanting our mother to be okay, to be looked after, and to be safe.
The Employees by Olga Ravn
3.5
This was a short read made longer because of the writing, It wasn’t bad just different. It made sense when I found out that the author is originally a poet which explains why she writes in the same ‘pondering, reflective manner’ poets often do. It gets bleak after you’ve read the first 15 or so statements but then you read a certain statement that you feel could have been written by you and it stops you in your tracks. I don’t think I have fully digested this one yet - maybe I have and I haven’t fully grasped it but I still think it’s worth the read.
The format might be off-putting to some so be warned.
I liked this book to an extent. I will reread this sometime in the future when I get in one of my moods.
The format might be off-putting to some so be warned.
I liked this book to an extent. I will reread this sometime in the future when I get in one of my moods.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
3.75
𝑨 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒂 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂
Hanya Yanagihara wrote Jude's character with one goal in mind: winning the oppression olympics.
I cannot count the amount of times I had to put the book - kindle lol - down and leave the room. I have come across this book and read excerpts of it before but always always put off reading this because who in their right mind would subject themselves to this mental torture? WHO? (me, lols)
In one word, this book is DISTRESSING. Highly highly distressing. Distressing and all its synonyms. Best to check all the TWs of this book (and there are plenty) before reading. Matter of fact, just don't read it. There are plenty of other beautifully written and well-executed stories like these sans the violence.
It is so alarmingly violent I had to take several minutes to steel myself for the next scenes. At some point, I asked myself, isn't this exploitative? It felt like (and is) trauma p*rn. It is just scene after scene, unrelenting.
Detracting from the obvious themes of this book I also found it, inadvertently, centering on the effects of being in a toxic, all other factors considered, relationship. It is a reflection on the exhaustion and work that comes with loving someone who is so deeply ill (who also seems to not want to get better). See: Jude's friendships and relationships.
Hanya Yanagihara wrote Jude's character with one goal in mind: winning the oppression olympics.
I cannot count the amount of times I had to put the book - kindle lol - down and leave the room. I have come across this book and read excerpts of it before but always always put off reading this because who in their right mind would subject themselves to this mental torture? WHO? (me, lols)
In one word, this book is DISTRESSING. Highly highly distressing. Distressing and all its synonyms. Best to check all the TWs of this book (and there are plenty) before reading. Matter of fact, just don't read it. There are plenty of other beautifully written and well-executed stories like these sans the violence.
It is so alarmingly violent I had to take several minutes to steel myself for the next scenes. At some point, I asked myself, isn't this exploitative? It felt like (and is) trauma p*rn. It is just scene after scene, unrelenting.
Detracting from the obvious themes of this book I also found it, inadvertently, centering on the effects of being in a toxic, all other factors considered, relationship. It is a reflection on the exhaustion and work that comes with loving someone who is so deeply ill (who also seems to not want to get better). See: Jude's friendships and relationships.