A short and easy play/book. Impressive to write such content under 100pages. The characters didn’t have much depth to them as the book was plot driven. Algeron was quite a funny guy though. Overall, although showing its age a little, still worth a quick read.
This was a really quick and easy novella. I liked the author’s style of writing in ‘Daisy jones and the six’ and ‘Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ and this had exactly the same appeal. As someone who’s been cheated on before, I was very empathetic to the victims. Although this is fiction, it brings home, the audacity of people who betray their partners in such deceitful, manipulative and selfish ways. It certainly gives some insight in to their motivations. Of course, this is quite a predictable read, there is a final twist at the end, I didn’t predict though. 6/10
Written in 1764, and widely regarded as the first gothic genre novel. It’s a very quick, strange & gloomy story with an equally menacing castle as the backdrop. It’s hard to critique it without acknowledging it’s been the inspiration for nearly all gothic novels since. So, at times it feels cliche but in context to when it was written, it was actually full of fresh ideas. Overall, I liked this book. It maintained a tense, dark & haunting tone throughout. The characters were easy to sympathise with each battling their own demons. Not an essential classics read unless you’re a big fan of gothic stories.
I thought the first 3/4 of this were great. So interesting & honest. This book isn’t just about her presidential loss but the fundamental damage being done to the US voting system & their democracy. Hillary Clinton always gets a lot of scrutiny but she is incredibly smart, savvy & knowledgeable about what she’s talking about. In this book she definitely reveals a little more of herself and comes across less guarded, talking about her personal life & feelings.
My only complaint was the last 1/4 of the book didn’t hold my attention, it didn’t feel necessary to the book. Overall though, I think Hillary continues to be great writer and thinker.
Arthur Conan Doyle remains the best at the Mystery, thriller genre. I loved that the book was fast paced but still detailed enough to give a thorough understanding. The gray towers of Baskerville Hall painted the perfect backdrop for the ghostly aesthetic. Doyle cleverly portrays the ‘moor’ as a living, breathing, alien-like entity. It adds greatly to overall suspense.
Like its predecessor, this books very emotional & at times hard to read. It’s hard to imagine how anyone could survive under such brutality & soul crushing conditions, let alone a girl so young. To be freed from the horror of Auschwitz, only to be wrongfully imprisoned again for almost another decade in a Soviet work camp, is absolutely despicable. The fact this lady managed to build a happy, content life for herself afterwards is beyond incredible. These stories harrowing as they are, have to be told now more than ever, at a time when the holocaust is called in to question by right wing conspirators & wars are breaking out across the world. Stories like this matter.
This is one of my favourites. I love everything about this book. If you’re a Fleetwood Mac fan, you’ll love, not only the overall aesthetic of the characters & setting but, the familiarity of Daisy & Billy’s tumultuous relationship, which echoes that of Stevie Nicks & Lindsay Buckingham. Stevie herself has now admitted how much of herself she sees in Daisy Jones. This is always my go to recommendation for anyone in a reading slump or anyone who loves the whole 70/80s era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. The tv series is one of very few that does its book justice but, I think to truly appreciate this story, the beauty lies in the details within the book.