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Kal commented on Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Hank Green: Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Paperback, 2018, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)

Love the alien weirdness, the optimistic themes and ending, and the honest and unlikeable protagonist. But I am not the audience for this book. It felt naive and flat. It's not a bad book, it just didn't say anything that reached me.

Kal rated Absolutely Remarkable Thing: 2 stars

Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Kal rated Writers & Lovers: 4 stars

Lily King: Writers & Lovers (Paperback, 2021, Picador)

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Kal rated The Wives: 1 star

Tarryn Fisher: The Wives (EBook, 2019, Graydon House)

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

Imagine that your husband has two other wives.

You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each …

Kal rated Monstrous Regiment: 5 stars

Terry Pratchett: Monstrous Regiment (2004)

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

Kal rated The Free People's Village: 1 star

Sim Kern: The Free People's Village (2023, Levine Querido)

The Free People's Village by Sim Kern

In an alternate 2020 timeline, Al Gore won the 2000 election and declared a War on Climate Change rather than …

Kal rated Sweet Bean Paste: 4 stars

Dorian Sukegawa, Alison Watts: Sweet Bean Paste (Paperback, 2017, Oneworld Publications)

Sweet Bean Paste by Dorian Sukegawa, Alison Watts

Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just …

Kal rated A tale for the time being: 4 stars

Ruth Ozeki: A tale for the time being (2013, Viking)

A tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki

Kal rated This Is How You Lose the Time War: 5 stars

Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone: This Is How You Lose the Time War (Paperback, 2020, Gallery / Saga Press)

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in …

Kal finished reading This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …

started live reading with friends last year, that fell off. reread from the beginning and finally finished.

Kal rated How to Read Now: 4 stars

Elaine Castillo: How to Read Now (2022, Penguin Publishing Group)

How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo

How to Read Now explores the politics and ethics of reading, and insists that we are capable of something better: …

Kal finished reading Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 by Ryoko Kui

No cover — Ryoko Kui: Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 (2017, Orbit)

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When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon …

Lets pretend this entry is for all the volumes.

Kal rated The Vegetarian: 3 stars

Kang Han (duplicate): The Vegetarian (EBook, 2016, Hogarth)

The Vegetarian by Kang Han (duplicate)

Translation of Ch'aesikchuŭija (Published 2007 by Ch'angbi)

Kal rated On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: 5 stars

Ocean Vuong, Ocean Vuong: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover, 2019, Penguin Random House)

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, Ocean Vuong

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the …

Kal rated Spinning Silver: 4 stars

Naomi Novik: Spinning Silver (Paperback, 2018, Del Rey)

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy …