Review of 'Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Beautiful book - I expected to cry given all the superlatives in the reviews, but it was too predictable of a story to really drag me along in that way.
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Lewistrick@bookwyrm.social reviewed Circe by Madeline Miller
The daring, dazzling, and highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Song …
Review of 'Circe' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
After Song of Achilles, this one disappointed me. It felt like a collection of short stories and oh my, so many characters and names to remember.
Lewistrick@bookwyrm.social reviewed Disclaimer by Renée Knight
Review of 'Disclaimer' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I love the story, but the chronology is unnecessary complicated. The ending of the book is stretched out a lot, which doesn't fit the style at all (it's as if the writer wants to compensate for all the tension) but that made for a finishing release of the tension, as well as easier pick up a new book.
This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend …
Review of 'The Song of Achilles' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Didn't meet my expectations as far as the reviews went, but still a very good book.