sarah2438's reviews
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Good concept but poorly executed. All of the MCs were either awful or bland cardboard. Hannah is whiny and just not a good person. She says she feels bad about sleeping with a married man but I don't believe it for a second. Ugh. I'm glad TJR's writing has improved cause I wouldn't read more of her if this had been my introduction.

I think I had built this up in my mind to be something lifechanging, when in reality it was just pretty good. Marcellus will stay in my heart and makes me want to read more books with animal perspectives.

So glad I read this with the audiobook because that really helped me with the AAVE. Sad but heartwarming in the end.

It feels a bit criminal to not love this, and yet, I did not. This is my first time reading something by Toni Morrison and I wasn't expecting her writing to be so dense. Very poetic at times, but I struggled both with the writing and the narrative of the story-- it was always fluctuating, not linear at all. I'm embarrassed to admit it but Morrison's works may take more careful analysis than I was able to do this time around. Maybe I'll reread this at a later date.

So thoroughly unimpressed with Andy Weir. I was bored out of my mind with Project Hail Mary and Artemis was the same way. Generic tough-girl FMC that doesn't actually walk the walk, lots of science I didn't even pretend to understand, and stakes I don't really care about. Technically I still have The Martian on my shelves, but do I even bother? At least this one checked another Book Nerd box.

It's crazy to think this book came out 20 years ago. Walls's storytelling almost made this feel like fiction, and I kept having to remind myself that it wasn't. It reminds me a lot of Educated by Tara Westover.

I'm a good chunk in and not invested. Also it makes me sad given where our country is-- this might not be too far off. DNF without prejudice.

I liked the family dynamics and Yummy's complicated relationship with Elliot

(reminded me a lot of My Dark Vanessa)

but I'll be totally honest, I did not care about the plots revolving around GMOs and farming. I knew that was something I wouldn't get excited about so this wasn't necessarily a surprise, and obviously it wasn't a deal breaker because I still overall liked the book, but more an observation for myself. I read this for the library's Ultimate Book Nerd challenge and it was a great choice for the prompt (read a book set in the region you're born in) and I would say I'm pleased that I read it, and it's not something I would normally have picked up-- in that regard, this was a big win!

The MC is obnoxious (not in the fun way) and I don't have any interest in the magic. The world building feels half assed, a lot of "everything is chaotic and evil the end" vibes.

Liked it, didn't love it. It has a bit of humor and gothic vibes but never very spooky and the humor got a little cringe at times. But it's a quick, fun read.