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A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
1.0
White feminist, transphobic copaganda babyyyy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Gun violence, and Death
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Might come back to this one but the length was intimidating
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley
0.25
Immediately put it down after it defended Zionism. How the fuck are you gonna write a book about fascism and defend Zionism? FUCK that. It also said that white people suddenly not being overrepresented is "painful." Is it?? IS IT?? Just a racist book. Read WEB DuBois instead.
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
WOOOWWWW. I was trying to figure out what the pleasure of Anna Karenina was, but I think it is just a pleasure to be reading it. Loved this, so much.
I will say I disliked Levin quite a bit (which is funnier considering he’s Tolstoy’s self-insert). God, the Russian farming sections. Struggled through that. I wonder what made Tolstoy name the book after Anna when Levin is featured more heavily. He seems to be the main protagonist here. Sections 2 and 3 are slow, but 8 is the disappointing one. So much happens between 7 and 8 we don’t get to see and should!!
I will say I disliked Levin quite a bit (which is funnier considering he’s Tolstoy’s self-insert). God, the Russian farming sections. Struggled through that. I wonder what made Tolstoy name the book after Anna when Levin is featured more heavily. He seems to be the main protagonist here. Sections 2 and 3 are slow, but 8 is the disappointing one. So much happens between 7 and 8 we don’t get to see and should!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Antisemitism
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
Very slow paced. The internalized homophobia is overwhelmingly present. I swear to god, I don't give a shit about French and I am not looking up the meaning of random phrases every other line. Jesus. Also: Giovanni sucks lollll. I mean so does David--I think Hella is maybe the one person who doesn't suck--but Giovanni's "I'll kill myself if you leave me" thing made me dislike him quite a bit.