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Chinatown by Thuận
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.
DNF @ 65%
Probably not the best time for me to read this. I could get back to this sometime.
Probably not the best time for me to read this. I could get back to this sometime.
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
2.0
First book I read by Kelly Barnhill was the Crane Husband, which I thought was quite good. Still took me a while to decide to pick this up, and to be honest I could have done without. The feeling after eating something that didn’t taste good then immediately looking for something better to battle it away was how I felt after finishing this. I thoroughly appreciated the themes of the book, the idea behind it, what it wanted to convey and all, but I didn’t like the execution.
Actually, I enjoyed the first half and expected to give this a higher rating. The more I progressed though, the more I found that I’m not taking anything seriously anymore and I couldn’t properly explain why. Aside from the narrative being quite repetitive, the “dragoning” fell flat for me.I mean, you suddenly got dragons carrying purses, sewing, baking, knitting, etc. Where did the rage go…
Maybe this disappointment had a lot to do with my own expectations going in, especially with the dragons. Maybe I just expected too much.
Actually, I enjoyed the first half and expected to give this a higher rating. The more I progressed though, the more I found that I’m not taking anything seriously anymore and I couldn’t properly explain why. Aside from the narrative being quite repetitive, the “dragoning” fell flat for me.
Maybe this disappointment had a lot to do with my own expectations going in, especially with the dragons. Maybe I just expected too much.
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
I’d like to sit on my rating more, but it certainly won’t be low. I wanted a devastating read and I got it.