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More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
3.0
i dont even know what rating to give that was A LOT
2nd half hit me like a pile of bricks look i thought this was gonna be lighthearted
2nd half hit me like a pile of bricks look i thought this was gonna be lighthearted
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic
5.0
*to the skit about the loch ness monster* I may not know anything about sports, mental health, the mafia, recreational and medical drugs, trauma, relationships, international law, or fbi operations, but I think...what if this is the greatest and single most influential story ive ever read...
2016: Ok I was kinda going mad when the worst possible thing™ happened in the middle of the book,,,i was so worried i thought neil would actually die
this was my fave in the series :^))
Update 2018: I've read this 6 times now. It never fails to make me feels actual emotions, and sometimes I just need that.
2022 this shit does not only live rent free in my head it's moved to live rent free in my HEART
221 highlights in my ebook i quote this bitch on the DAILY. sit on a bus when the sun is setting? damn just like neil that one time
not a day goes by without the 'you know, i get it' monologue
2016: Ok I was kinda going mad when the worst possible thing™ happened in the middle of the book,,,i was so worried i thought neil would actually die
this was my fave in the series :^))
Update 2018: I've read this 6 times now. It never fails to make me feels actual emotions, and sometimes I just need that.
2022 this shit does not only live rent free in my head it's moved to live rent free in my HEART
221 highlights in my ebook i quote this bitch on the DAILY. sit on a bus when the sun is setting? damn just like neil that one time
not a day goes by without the 'you know, i get it' monologue
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
3.0
it was well written and well researched but not for me tbh
also the ending line killed a piece of my soul i think. like thats your conclusion?? T__T
"Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government red-lining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let’s squander some on Mars. Let’s go out and play."
wrong WRONG i have never heard anyone say something more incorrect and im a major space fan...
until we are firmly in the rcp2.6 scenario i refuse to listen to arguments like this one
also the ending line killed a piece of my soul i think. like thats your conclusion?? T__T
"Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government red-lining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let’s squander some on Mars. Let’s go out and play."
wrong WRONG i have never heard anyone say something more incorrect and im a major space fan...
until we are firmly in the rcp2.6 scenario i refuse to listen to arguments like this one
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
4.0
story and characters were so incredible!! (except lucy i think her pov was kinda unnecessary and boring) absolute banger way to do 'all the characters living inside their own worlds', where each understands what's most important to them and has to go through the process of expanding their scope to others.
I was a bit annoyed by the constant pov switching. it would switch between completely different scenes and characters mid chapter but stayed within the same pov and scene between chapters, which got kinda jarring :/ weirdly it felt like this was written for a visual medium, like comic/manga or tv? where the pov switching would feel more natural because you can immediately see the difference visually. down to the cartoon style villian shouting shizuka's name into the sky at the end lol
also i may know nothing about violin but i do know undertale. in my mind shizuka starts the medley with hopes and dreams (betrayed by a friend) to recognise her initial motivations and how they've changed :p
I was a bit annoyed by the constant pov switching. it would switch between completely different scenes and characters mid chapter but stayed within the same pov and scene between chapters, which got kinda jarring :/ weirdly it felt like this was written for a visual medium, like comic/manga or tv? where the pov switching would feel more natural because you can immediately see the difference visually. down to the cartoon style villian shouting shizuka's name into the sky at the end lol
also i may know nothing about violin but i do know undertale. in my mind shizuka starts the medley with hopes and dreams (betrayed by a friend) to recognise her initial motivations and how they've changed :p
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
4.0
this book saved a very boring camping trip <3
great murder mystery and classic cheesy ending w all the bots coming to the rescue
great murder mystery and classic cheesy ending w all the bots coming to the rescue
We See Everything by William Sutcliffe
3.0
twas...an okay book. i liked the concept on the blurb but that's literally all that happens in the book. u can fill in like all the details just from the blurb alone
in classic war of the worlds fashion it tries to evoke empathy by bringing an existing conflict elsewhere in the world to london, to make it feel more 'real/at home' to ppl (the tried and true approach) (books like these had better work cause if i have to read another "whats problematic about drone strikes?" comment on #girlboss tiktoks i will go insane)
i feel like it would be more interesting for early highschool readers? and honestly it would work even better for middle grade if not for the sex scene
the introduction of the female characters was just...pure hetero cringe...
weird lack of elaboration on the conflict itself - how did it happen, why does it continue, etc.? just lacking in depth and worldbuilding that you'd expect in a book like this?
ill admit it did make me tear up a lil but any mention of death and or grief will make me cry so
tabs:
"We can squash whoever we like, whenever we like. We won't of course. We're the most disciplined army in the world. There are rules and protocols. But we could."
Alans pov sucked but had somewhat interesting moments exploring the mindset/psychology behind seeking power over others. it almost felt like pure freudian psychoanalysis (like. textbook lol.) (we got the missing father, lack of motherly love, disapproval from peers, etc)
I feel like his pov couldve served a lot better with added commentary of how the military takes advantage of these things to recruit ppl (and also recruitment through video games, cause that shits beyond alarming)
"Our lives are sucked up into the lenses that perpetually circle above us"
"Kept apart by a hostility that has made us ghosts in one another's lives."
"...asking what it really means to fall for someone whose life is so desperate. Is it enough to love her, or am I supposed to save her?"
anyway i don't have many thoughts. it's an ok book but i wouldnt recommend it to anyone really except maybe your 15 year old brother who plays nothing but first person shooters and thinks the military is cool
OH YEA final thought. the cover is beyond incredible. i seriously love this design its so perfect in literally capturing the essence of everything that happens in the book...i wanna frame it on my wall and shake the illustrators hand maybe send them a kofi idk
in classic war of the worlds fashion it tries to evoke empathy by bringing an existing conflict elsewhere in the world to london, to make it feel more 'real/at home' to ppl (the tried and true approach) (books like these had better work cause if i have to read another "whats problematic about drone strikes?" comment on #girlboss tiktoks i will go insane)
i feel like it would be more interesting for early highschool readers? and honestly it would work even better for middle grade if not for the sex scene
the introduction of the female characters was just...pure hetero cringe...
weird lack of elaboration on the conflict itself - how did it happen, why does it continue, etc.? just lacking in depth and worldbuilding that you'd expect in a book like this?
ill admit it did make me tear up a lil but any mention of death and or grief will make me cry so
tabs:
"We can squash whoever we like, whenever we like. We won't of course. We're the most disciplined army in the world. There are rules and protocols. But we could."
Alans pov sucked but had somewhat interesting moments exploring the mindset/psychology behind seeking power over others. it almost felt like pure freudian psychoanalysis (like. textbook lol.) (we got the missing father, lack of motherly love, disapproval from peers, etc)
I feel like his pov couldve served a lot better with added commentary of how the military takes advantage of these things to recruit ppl (and also recruitment through video games, cause that shits beyond alarming)
"Our lives are sucked up into the lenses that perpetually circle above us"
"Kept apart by a hostility that has made us ghosts in one another's lives."
"...asking what it really means to fall for someone whose life is so desperate. Is it enough to love her, or am I supposed to save her?"
anyway i don't have many thoughts. it's an ok book but i wouldnt recommend it to anyone really except maybe your 15 year old brother who plays nothing but first person shooters and thinks the military is cool
OH YEA final thought. the cover is beyond incredible. i seriously love this design its so perfect in literally capturing the essence of everything that happens in the book...i wanna frame it on my wall and shake the illustrators hand maybe send them a kofi idk
Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice by Mitchell Albala
5.0
good description of basics with plenty of domain knowledge to help with the specifics of landscape painting. geared more towards beginner-intermediate (so perfect for me :D)
i learned a lot! keen to put it into practice lol. my plan is to get good at landscape plein air painting before a tas trip in april so i can paint the cool views on our hikes
also gotta paint a large yacht piece for my dad by may (this book surprisingly had a few tips for boat painting)
i also loved the constant referencing of man made structures as 'nature'. it's oddly political when compared to all the environmental essays ive read but in the completely matter of fact way of a nonfiction reference book
i learned a lot! keen to put it into practice lol. my plan is to get good at landscape plein air painting before a tas trip in april so i can paint the cool views on our hikes
also gotta paint a large yacht piece for my dad by may (this book surprisingly had a few tips for boat painting)
i also loved the constant referencing of man made structures as 'nature'. it's oddly political when compared to all the environmental essays ive read but in the completely matter of fact way of a nonfiction reference book
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