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torchlab's reviews
129 reviews
The Trees by Percival Everett
3.0
Faster paced and more readable than Erasure, but somewhat less satisfying. I do love and appreciate Everett's commitment to pissing people off.
Mating by Norman Rush
5.0
I'll keep it simple: this is the best book about heterosexuality I have ever read and will probably ever read
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner
5.0
Helen Garner is just a master of observation. Almost every page of this has some stunning detail that is so precisely phrased it leaps into your mind unbidden. I can't stop thinking of the moment where she describes someone who's just been asked an unexpected question as giving a reply that's "tuneful with surprise." Like yes! When someone is surprised their voice goes tuneful! Ughhh she's such a genius. Devastating and perfect book
The Parisian by Isabella Hammad
5.0
Just superb. Masterfully written, rich with texture and insight and surprising details. A long sustaining gulp of a book
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
4.5
A ridiculously ambitious book that somehow manages to fulfill almost all of its aspirations. Very early 2000s. For certain readers will be extremely grating and outdated. For other readers (me) will be a reminder that taking big risks in a sprawling and earnest novel can, with proper execution, lead to big rewards
Bone: The Complete Edition by Jeff Smith
5.0
Still one of the greatest comic book achievements of all TIME!!!!!! Looney tunes + lord of the rings + moby dick…….. like of course it’s going to be a banger. Just as magical to reread as an adult as it was as a kid
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
2.0
What i want to know is how and when patroclus developed a feminist consciousness when everyone else in this book holds the period-accurate belief that women are chattel
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
3.5
The first half of the book is better than the movie, the second half of the movie is better than the book
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
3.0
The main character is obviously loathsome and i kind of wanted to see her take a bigger L in the end than what ended up happening. Much has been said about the fake michel houellebecq but he’s only there for like 2 seconds. Way more interesting (and funny) imo is the fake bruno latour. Why wasn’t this book just about him and the moulinards… did we really need miss sadie to filter it all through her uber nihilist american three letter agency cold “realist” snark