kyliemaslen's reviews
131 reviews

All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

3.0

as a depressed Autistic alcoholic this book was relatable in many ways i didn’t see coming, but the story was tied up a little too well at the end for mine

Asylum Road by Olivia Sudjic

5.0

incredible novel about the costs of war on the so-called lucky ones 

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

3.0

really enjoyed the first half of this book, but it became really uneven in the back half. an admirable concept that was perhaps pushed too quickly to be released in the wake of me too and trump. 

Summerwater by Sarah Moss

3.0

enjoyable novel composed of interlinked short stories but just failed to hook me in

Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan

3.0

THREE WOMEN but below the poverty line? the author does a great job of telling the story of the woman, i just don’t have any more desire to learn about horses. ever 

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

3.0

i loved this book at its most sparse, and wish it would have been consistently so throughout. still, it is at times devastatingly beautiful and poignant 

Shame by Annie Ernaux by Annie Ernaux

5.0

ernaux shares a slice of life reflection of one year in order to deconstruct all the conditions — both systemic and familial — to support a shocking act of patriarchal violence. this book is a phenomenal work of memoir, at once personal, detached and moving. 

Hospital by Sanya Rushdi

5.0

a stunning little novel about psychosis, psych wards, and the line between care and coercion. i loved this. 

Stay True by Hua Hsu

4.0

loved this ode to friendship. i think the comparison to JUST KIDS (by the atlantic) is right, but to me this lacked the kind of gut punch a writer like hanif abdurraqib could have brought to this story. 

Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

i struggled with the leaping time periods and the dialogue at times. totally on me and not the book — i might come back to it in the future when i have a stronger ability to concentrate