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How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways by Eve Kellman
dark
funny
4.0
I support women's rights and women's wrongs, but not the wrongs in this one.
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Gorgeous, gorgeous writing! Incredibly sad and miserable story.
A Brief History Of Time: From the Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
3.5
“We find ourselves in a bewildering world. We want to make sense of what we see around us and to ask: What is the nature of the universe? What is our place in it and where did it and we come from? Why is it the way it is?”
I bought this book because I was fascinated with black holes. The concept was explained in length but very simply without bombarding the reader with mathematical formulas. However, I am an idiot so I did not absorb anything. One point that stuck with me was Hawking said that even though black holes are known to draw anything that comes close and nothing, even light, can escape it, black holes actually emit something, radiation.
I had a hard time understanding his explanations of space, time, entropy, quantum mechanics, hmm, maybe most of it. HAHAHAHA.
I devoured chapter 3 The Expanding Universe even though I can't wrap my head around it.
And if you thought the universe was vast, you should know that it is still expanding.
I recommend this to really, truly, smart people, unlike me.
I bought this book because I was fascinated with black holes. The concept was explained in length but very simply without bombarding the reader with mathematical formulas. However, I am an idiot so I did not absorb anything. One point that stuck with me was Hawking said that even though black holes are known to draw anything that comes close and nothing, even light, can escape it, black holes actually emit something, radiation.
I had a hard time understanding his explanations of space, time, entropy, quantum mechanics, hmm, maybe most of it. HAHAHAHA.
I devoured chapter 3 The Expanding Universe even though I can't wrap my head around it.
And if you thought the universe was vast, you should know that it is still expanding.
I recommend this to really, truly, smart people, unlike me.
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Too long. 18% in and still nothing has happened yet.
It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
sad
tense
3.0
I just now learned about venezuela's current situation after i reseached it in the end of this book. This is why we read.
A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
What if the person who can save the world is a 29 year old magical girl with a credit card weapon? 😂😂
Cringy dialogue but fun and relevant in today's issues.
Cringy dialogue but fun and relevant in today's issues.
Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
Difficult to follow in audiobook. Took me a while to notice that there were switching povs lmao. Ill check this out again once i find a copy.
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
4.0
I thank all the women from the past who fought for our rights. I am so privileged.