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Kat started reading Snail on the Slope by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Excited to read this, because I absolutely love Roadside Picnic... although as I understand it, this was written by the brothers as a series of metaphors that they then forgot what they were supposed to mean. (I'm reading an English translation)
Excited to read this, because I absolutely love Roadside Picnic... although as I understand it, this was written by the brothers as a series of metaphors that they then forgot what they were supposed to mean. (I'm reading an English translation)
Kat reviewed A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville
Another day in the colony
4 stars
This was alright - it hooked me well enough to read it quickly but it felt more like a creative writing exercise than anything. I think I was a bit bored with the 1700s feminism and the story was pretty simple.
Kat finished reading A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville
Kat started reading A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville
A birthday present from last year. This will be my first book that isn't horror in some time.
A birthday present from last year. This will be my first book that isn't horror in some time.
Kat reviewed Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Heart-Shaped Box (2007) is the debut horror novel of author Joe Hill. The book was …
Dirty deeds done by dudes
3 stars
Loved the premise and the beginning chapters, but ultimately HSB avoids all possibilities for something insightfully great. Instead, it's all male gaze, breasting boobily and women suffering. Written in 2007 and aged badly. Joe Hill picked the wrong hero.
Loved the premise and the beginning chapters, but ultimately HSB avoids all possibilities for something insightfully great. Instead, it's all male gaze, breasting boobily and women suffering. Written in 2007 and aged badly. Joe Hill picked the wrong hero.
Kat finished reading Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Heart-Shaped Box (2007) is the debut horror novel of author Joe Hill. The book was published on February 13, 2007 …
Kat started reading Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Heart-Shaped Box (2007) is the debut horror novel of author Joe Hill. The book was published on February 13, 2007 …
Kat reviewed Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede
The misanthroppiest place on earth
3 stars
Maeve works as a Disney Princess at Disneyland, haunts dive bars on the Sunset Strip and lives with her Old Hollywood grandmother. She's cultivating her misanthropic side but it's not quite enough, eventually settling on going the full Patrick Bateman.
I like how CJ Leede writes (I'm talking the phrasing and such, not the subject matter) but this book seemed a couple of drafts away from being finished. There is too much that doesn't add up, too many loose ends and late/improbable reveals. And I'm taking into account the cartoony, turned up to 11 storytelling.
A lot about it was fun, although it was too sadistic and mean-spirited for me. Guess I'm not ready for this anti-hero.
Maeve works as a Disney Princess at Disneyland, haunts dive bars on the Sunset Strip and lives with her Old Hollywood grandmother. She's cultivating her misanthropic side but it's not quite enough, eventually settling on going the full Patrick Bateman.
I like how CJ Leede writes (I'm talking the phrasing and such, not the subject matter) but this book seemed a couple of drafts away from being finished. There is too much that doesn't add up, too many loose ends and late/improbable reveals. And I'm taking into account the cartoony, turned up to 11 storytelling.
A lot about it was fun, although it was too sadistic and mean-spirited for me. Guess I'm not ready for this anti-hero.
Kat finished reading Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede
Kat started reading Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede
I already know this is going to be much more fun than my last book
Kat reviewed This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
It was Vera’s idea to buy the Itza. The “world’s most advanced smart speaker!” didn’t …
Ordinary household bleak
4 stars
Upsetting but well done, this book is great in how it deals with grief, identity and the migrant experience. It's very scary too. Content warning for dog lovers :(
Upsetting but well done, this book is great in how it deals with grief, identity and the migrant experience. It's very scary too. Content warning for dog lovers :(
Kat finished reading This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
It was Vera’s idea to buy the Itza. The “world’s most advanced smart speaker!” didn’t interest Thiago, but Vera thought …
Kat started reading This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
It was Vera’s idea to buy the Itza. The “world’s most advanced smart speaker!” didn’t …
I've been pre-warned this one is going to be a bit upsetting
I've been pre-warned this one is going to be a bit upsetting