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271 reviews

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

2.0

Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

Maybe I’ll come back to it, when I’m more emotionally stable ❤️

Brutes by Dizz Tate

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

unfortunately I had too much hype. And this is just badly written, feels like the author had a lot of ideas and none of them were executed correctly.

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This could´ve fixed my depression if I hadn´t gone through so much last week.

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Women-

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

3.0

Daddy by Emma Cline

funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Emma Cline has a talent to make you feel voyeuristic for people that are not real. This book encapsulates that sensation of people watching in public and suddenly being caught doing it. The act, Itself is not wrong, but it feels too intimate to be called out on it. 

Cline writes these stories that feel that have no point in such compelling and complex ways you seriously feel like an intruder in these people’s lives. I could not for the life of me put it down. It felt awkward to read with people around me, I was reading on the train constantly looking up to make sure nobody could hear my thoughts. 

The liminality of everyday life was so well explored it actually made me feel empathetic towards (fictional) men? (:0)   And the underlying connotation of fatherhood was so well pulled I just 😭😭😭😭 

Loved it loved it loved it. Definitely will be reading The Girls ASAP.

Remember what I said about Seven Empty Houses? About playing with the liminality of everyday life? How I thought she hadn’t really gotten quite there? That there was something lacking? Well, here’s the clean version, the completely well done version.

Old Enough by Haley Jakobson

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Would’ve been better If the writing wasn’t so “tiktok, twitter” yk

Siete casas vacías by Samanta Schweblin

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

3.5 ⭐️ Es innegable que la estrella del show es Respiración Cavernaria, pero me parece que las primeras tres historias son un tanto simplonas. Y tomando en cuenta que solo son 7 en total me parece una total tragedia que casi la mitad de las historias se sientan tan incompletas. Entiendo que se quiera jugar con la idea de la liminalidad pero es que venía con unas expectativas demasiado altas.  

Creo que en general la voz de Schweblin no me termina de convencer o enamorar (ya había intentando leer Kentukis y no pude obligarme a terminarla), Respiración Cavernaria es asombrosa, pero esperaba que todas las historias fuesen igual de impresionantes y no fue así. 

Una estrella por cada historia que realmente me gustó:

Respiración Cavernaria 
Un Hombre Sin Suerte 
Salir 

Y media extra por la idea que me causó Cuarentena Centímetros Cuadrados 


Mi conclusión es: CÓMO LE PUDO HABER GANADO A MANDIBULA EL NATIONAL BOOK AWARD!!?!?!?

Crush by Richard Siken

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I love the bouncy style in which Siken writes. And also my favorite poem of all times is part of the collection si I might be biased!!