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372 reviews
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.75
I firmly believe that those who favor Dostoevsky and love this piece are the ones who relate most and uncannily. Yes, he sees right through us. Yes, that's kind of depressing.
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
5.0
If I could give this book way beyond 5 stars I would. All the stars for Dostoevsky.
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
5.0
I might be brave to say that no other story has attacked me so much as this one did, read me as well, pointed out my nature so brutally, but weeks after reading it I feel this way still.
Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare
medium-paced
4.0
I'm not sure how I feel about this. First off and above all, Christopher's death was so unnecessary and poorly handled it barely affected me . Next, the pacing was weird. Not terrible, just odd, a little erratic. Really took its time on the Matthew-Cordelia-James thing at the beginning, breezed by so many other events that should've been expanded (e.g. James telling everyone about the bracelet, hello, it was supposed to be such an important scene that the past two books built up, and then it was just...that). Thirdly--and maybe most importantly--I found the payoff to be just, alright.
Clockwork Princess just cannot be dethroned, ever.
Clockwork Princess just cannot be dethroned, ever.
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
4.5
Engrossing read, but personally found the ending a bit too vague or honestly confusing for my liking and that kind of hurt the reading experience which would otherwise have been much more satisfying if it were clearer.
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
4.5
Rf Kuang doesn’t disappoint, but i had a few (major) qualms with the execution of this book: one, too much exposition that even encompassed the characters’ relationships, and this to me just did not help the emotional build up a lot, that, although the end was great, the payoff could’ve been way way better if we got more scenes and interactions instead of going over what they did and how they felt; two, lack of nuance/too much in your face explanation, but this is personal and i get that some people like that, but i just thought it was excessive to the point of it coming off as distrusting the readers’ comprehension; three, might just be me, but for it’s length and the divisions in which the significant events/information happen, it could’ve been compressed by a lot, and i’m looking at that chunky middle with a ton of translation facts.