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8 reviews
Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Pretty damn funny.
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
medium-paced
3.0
listen, I love Moshfegh, but this? this was not it. I was anticipating the usual raw grossness of her narration but this was shock value, no plot. I get what she was trying to say about religion and power, but it just wasn’t the riveting read I was hoping for :(
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
3.0
It was a good story, and well written, but nothing about it wowed me or left any lasting impression. Still, it was a nice glimpse into Shakespeare’s personal life (or what is known of it).
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
slow-paced
5.0
this book made me so angry. unreliable narrator^2. this is the fictional autobiography of Norton Perina, MD, Nobel Prize winner, edited by his friend and colleague after Perina is accused of s€xual assault. It details medical discovery, untouched civilisation, and the decimation that greed and colonisation leave behind. Told by two vile people in Yanagihara’s unparalleled, incredible writing, it made me feel physically ill. Five stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
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