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omnomicons's Reviews (139)
This book was just over average. It was generally enjoyable, but the characters felt a bit juvenile at times and the plot itself managed to not grip me, despite the time travel element. If you want something short, fluffy, and easy to read, this is it, but See You Yesterday is not going to trigger any epiphanies.
Is this the same guy who wrote Tuesdays with Morrie? If so, just read that instead. This book wasn’t unenjoyable; however, the whole time, I was aware in the back of my head that it was trying (and failing) to inspire specific emotions in me. Then I started feeling bad for NOT feeling the emotions Albom obviously wants me to feel, which took me out of the novel entirely. I would never advise you to stay away from this book entirely, but I can’t think of a single situation in which it’s the first thing I’d recommend.
I feel like I’ve read this exact book a hundred times, and this was still the worst version of it. Just save your time and read the last 50 pages, it’s really all you need. I can’t believe they turned this into a movie.
Very interesting book! I’m not usually a fan of nonfiction, but the premise was intriguing and Ronson delivered on it. Reading it in the current climate and the debate over cancel culture amplified my interest and helped me understand both sides of the debate better. Ronson breaks down scientific concepts well and loops it back to his personal experience which prevents the book from feeling too clinical.
It’s an enjoyable book, especially if you like thriller/mystery. Carl Hiaasen is one of the funniest authors I’ve read, and this book passes the time admirably. However, it’s no Pulitzer winner.
I love this book. Kaling is so funny, and this is one of the few books that actually makes me laugh out loud (even though it’s nonfiction!). It also has unlimited rereadability. I hate to sound cliche but it really does speak to me. The sequels are not as good, but this book is close to perfection. My love for it is so serious that I own it as a physical copy.
Reading this book reminded me of how important having diverse authors in your library is. I wouldn’t consider myself an ignorant person (I guess ignorant people wouldn’t consider themselves as such either) but the truth is, I’m not fully educated on the trans community. Though fiction shouldn’t be the only way anyone is exposed to new people, Detransition, Baby melds together a compelling narrative with an inside view of the characters informed by Peters’s experience as a trans person herself. However, I think some of the exchanges characters have drag on too long, and I want the book to decide whether it actually wants to switch perspectives or not, because it currently kind of goes halfway on that. I want to clarify that this book is a great novel by itself, without the lens of being a “trans book”, and I’ve been recommending it like crazy.
Usually, celebrity memoirs are so clearly ghostwritten that you’re not there for the writing at all, just the gossip they drop. Crying in H Mart feels personal and literary in a way that nothing else in its genre has to me so far, and I consumed it in one sitting, finally finishing it at around 4:30 AM. Though I’m somewhat tired of hearing AAPI talk about being too blank for blank, but not blank enough for blank, Zauner’s examination of her relationship with her mother saves this novel. Reading this made me want to crawl into my mother’s lap and listen to Mitski’s “Class of 2013”. Proceed with caution if you are prone to overwhelming emotion when thinking of your parents like I am.
This book was exactly alright. It succeeds in creating unlikeable characters that you still kind of root for, but fails at holding my interest. Reading this book felt like having a TV show going in the background: generally, I knew what was going on, but I’m not sure I could recount the plot for you if asked.
This book didn’t end up being what I expected out of it, but I wouldn’t consider that necessarily a bad thing. The Marriage Plot is probably what I would consider dark academia, whatever that means, and it is a THICK book. Parts of it were definitely a slog to get through, but I was weirdly invested in the characters and hooked on the novel. Even now, I really don’t even know how to describe this book; the best recommendation I can give for it is the fact that I thought about this book for like a week after finishing it, just turning it over in my mind. For best results, I recommend reading it in a coffee shop during a dreary, rainy day.