evih (66)in #novel • yesterdayAddress Unknown - Kathrine Kressmann Taylorsource Aaand finished: short and powerful. Poetic justice at its finest. What I am learning about people is that they don't dislike systems of authoritarianism; they actually crave it, so long as theyevih (66)in #novel • 2 days agoCatch-22 - Joseph Hellersource I've been putting of writing this because I wanted to step back to think more objectively about this. Let's start with what I liked. I felt like the overall feeling of the novel started in a moreevih (66)in #humour • 4 days ago The New Me by Halle Butlersource This is a short (around 200 pages) all-vibes-(almost)-no-plot litfic, with prose more on the simple side. Millie, in her early 30s, spends her time at a deadbeat temp office job. She spends herevih (66)in #novel • 5 days agoLittle Eyes by Samanta Schweblinsource I think my chief problem with this story is that it was more interesting as a concept than what it became. As many others said, I think it had a lot of great potential as a plot idea. Omegle onevih (66)in #fantasy • 6 days agoEmily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales - Heather Fawcettsource At first I was really struggling with this book, because it felt like we jumped into things too quickly and I didn’t remember what had happened in the last book. Then it got slower and at one pointevih (66)in #fantasy • 7 days agoOathbringer - Brandon Sandersonsource Finished!!! Wow, this one took me a while compared to the first two books. I felt like the first two books were faster paced compared to this, but to be fair, I've been more busy irl while readingevih (66)in #fiction • 8 days agoWe Do Not Part - Han Kangsource I have to say, this was a rollercoaster, in terms of story, in terms of learning about the history and also my feelings towards this book. I didn't know anything about the jeju massacre, but consideringevih (66)in #fiction • 9 days agoSunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collinssource I was a bit worried that this book wont bring anything new to the table since we know Haymitch will survive, and even know what the Arena looked like etc. from book 2. But it positively surprisedevih (66)in #fiction • 10 days agoA Woman Is No Man - Etaf Rumsource This book elicits a very strong emotion from me, so that's good. I like that it felt fast paced, hard to read due to the topic but very short in chapters. I wonder why this book is written though?evih (66)in #fantasy • 11 days agoWater Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambaosource This was way more focused on romance than what the summary led on (but the GR genres don't like, but I hadn't checked them, haha) and I would not say it was a good choice. The book is full of prettyevih (66)in #fiction • 12 days agoThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullerssource What a slog this was to get through. So much of the story felt incoherent. Much of the detail was just filler and irrelevant to the plot or characterizations. A lot of the side characters I justevih (66)in #novel • 13 days agoThe Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - G.K. Chestertonsource This was weird, but fun. I enjoyed the book and its ridiculousness for the most part. When it turned heavily into religious talk is when I tuned out. That really wasn’t my cup of tea, I was okayevih (66)in #thriller • 15 days agoWitchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrixsource The representation of the female rage and the female empowerment was incredible, and I felt for the characters every step of the way. The lack of agency and respect given to these "Waywardevih (66)in #fiction • 16 days agoLittle Eyes - Samanta Schweblinsource I finished! So, I ended up liking Little Eyes more than disliking it. It was pretty engaging, but I wanted (needed) more. The fragmented structure was a bit of a pain at the beginning, especiallyevih (66)in #fiction • 22 days agoIron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhaosource I found this book to be fast-paced with a perfect blend of action, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and comedy. I listened to the audiobook and could not stop listening. I found myself going back multipleevih (66)in #novel • 24 days agoThe Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salingersource The story itself was written as a teenager's stream of consciousness, specifically a teenager with ADHD or some other difficulty with staying on topic, and in that regard it was done well but it'sevih (66)in #fiction • 25 days agoThe Terror - Dan Simmonssource What a saga, in terms of both my reading experience and the myriad of hardships these seamen had to face on this cursed expedition to find the Northwest Passage. It is humbling to read about theevih (66)in #fiction • last monthWhen Did You See Her Last? - Lemony Snicketsource I finally finished Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and it was a ride. One of the things that sucked me the most was his warning on the persistence of neocolonial structures (esp economic andevih (66)in #litecoin • last monthLitecoin vs. Centralized Garbagesource LTC has been doing really well recently because it will likely get an ETF first this year. I think that would be fair, it only makes sense for one of the oldest coins…evih (66)in #non-fiction • last month Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earthsource I finally finished Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and it was a ride. One of the things that sucked me the most was his warning on the persistence of neocolonial structures (esp economic and
