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Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman
5.0
VOL 4 DONEEE. Rlly looking forward for Vol 5’s release! I love Nick’s mom, Tori, both Nick & Charlie, and how Alice talked about mental health and disorders!
Normal People by Sally Rooney
- i love how sally rooney writes, ok. something about the way she can shift the atmosphere, and how she writes the people she creates is so mildly comforting, and relatable—it’s addicting
- the dialogue writing style wasn’t difficult to get used to, unlike what some people say
- the amount of trigger warnings is giving CoHo energy, but i really enjoyed this book
- suppose it's because the book is only 275 pages, but it was an easy read, and i think more people should read it bcs it highlights that, oftentimes, us, people are incapable of making conversation. imagine how much time they could have saved? it’s insane how accurate marianne and connel are—so, really, imagine how much time anyone could have saved?
4.0
- i love how sally rooney writes, ok. something about the way she can shift the atmosphere, and how she writes the people she creates is so mildly comforting, and relatable—it’s addicting
- the dialogue writing style wasn’t difficult to get used to, unlike what some people say
- the amount of trigger warnings is giving CoHo energy, but i really enjoyed this book
- suppose it's because the book is only 275 pages, but it was an easy read, and i think more people should read it bcs it highlights that, oftentimes, us, people are incapable of making conversation. imagine how much time they could have saved? it’s insane how accurate marianne and connel are—so, really, imagine how much time anyone could have saved?
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
3.0
*slight spoilers ahead
Death was not prejudiced by mortal things such as station or gender. It came for kings and queens and prostitutes alike, often leaving the living with regrets.
Audrey Rose Wadsworth, a woman apprenticing with her Uncle in a mortuary deep amid the alleyways and public houses of 1800s London, is the protagonist of Stalking Jack the Ripper, a riveting, fast-paced novel. Wadsworth is quickly engulfed in a terrifying society of mass murders, as a serial killer known as "Jack the Ripper" terrorizes women in the dead of night.
What I loved most about this book was the highlighting of feminism– the sense that hyper-feminity did not mean any less of women's empowerment and intelligence. Moreover, as someone who is deeply enamored with true crime and documentaries, it was oddly comforting to read a book that carried a plot similar to the previous podcasts or stories I’ve listened to in the dead of the night. No words will ever truly articulate exactly what I felt and thought while reading this, but know that I admired how Kerri wrote Audrey Rose.
Audrey Rose, at the beginning of the book, seemed to have carried internalized misogyny; cue one of her first inner monologues, “I was thankful I wasn’t the kind of girl to lose my mind over a handsome face.” For clarification, that type of girl does not mean they are any less a powerful woman. Anyhow, I also noticed how her character grew and developed; how she admired, missed, and looked up to one of her cousins, Liza, who is feminine, but Audrey acknowledged her power, potential, capability, and intelligence.
Let’s not forget the speck of romance in the book. Now, while the romance that developed between Audrey and Thomas was not written with such detail, I enjoyed and indulged in the little moments where the two let themselves be vulnerable and sensitive in the presence of the other. In no way, ever, is the romance subplot a central point of the book– I enjoyed this detail.
The minor references and mentions regarding religion will forever grab me by the neck, because I, while not a religious person, find the mentions of it to be attention-grabbing and interesting. “Science never abandoned me the way religion had that night,” because why believe in an unproved and invisible thing rather than a material that relies on evidence and research? I believe in science more than I do in faith– the faith God, a never-seen-before superior, bestowed upon us.
Diving in a bit deeper into the plot, fair warning! Spoilers! Let’s talk about Nathaniel. Oh my god, I loved him during the earlier parts of the book; cue the sad and crying emojis. He had lost himself in the delusion that he could bring back a beloved– one that has long passed; in the delusion that what he was doing would have made both he and his sister, Audrey, happy and grateful. Dear lord, the tragedies of losing a beloved. People don’t talk enough about how absolutely heart-wrenching it feels to realize that the brother you grew up with, looked up to, and had known to be sweet and merciful your entire life had become a horrible person.
There’s so much that I’d like to say, however, I’m incapable of putting into words all of my thoughts, ideas, and emotions. I would have rated this book a 4.7, but unfortunately, GoodReads doesn't have an option for decimals.
Death was not prejudiced by mortal things such as station or gender. It came for kings and queens and prostitutes alike, often leaving the living with regrets.
Audrey Rose Wadsworth, a woman apprenticing with her Uncle in a mortuary deep amid the alleyways and public houses of 1800s London, is the protagonist of Stalking Jack the Ripper, a riveting, fast-paced novel. Wadsworth is quickly engulfed in a terrifying society of mass murders, as a serial killer known as "Jack the Ripper" terrorizes women in the dead of night.
What I loved most about this book was the highlighting of feminism– the sense that hyper-feminity did not mean any less of women's empowerment and intelligence. Moreover, as someone who is deeply enamored with true crime and documentaries, it was oddly comforting to read a book that carried a plot similar to the previous podcasts or stories I’ve listened to in the dead of the night. No words will ever truly articulate exactly what I felt and thought while reading this, but know that I admired how Kerri wrote Audrey Rose.
Audrey Rose, at the beginning of the book, seemed to have carried internalized misogyny; cue one of her first inner monologues, “I was thankful I wasn’t the kind of girl to lose my mind over a handsome face.” For clarification, that type of girl does not mean they are any less a powerful woman. Anyhow, I also noticed how her character grew and developed; how she admired, missed, and looked up to one of her cousins, Liza, who is feminine, but Audrey acknowledged her power, potential, capability, and intelligence.
Let’s not forget the speck of romance in the book. Now, while the romance that developed between Audrey and Thomas was not written with such detail, I enjoyed and indulged in the little moments where the two let themselves be vulnerable and sensitive in the presence of the other. In no way, ever, is the romance subplot a central point of the book– I enjoyed this detail.
The minor references and mentions regarding religion will forever grab me by the neck, because I, while not a religious person, find the mentions of it to be attention-grabbing and interesting. “Science never abandoned me the way religion had that night,” because why believe in an unproved and invisible thing rather than a material that relies on evidence and research? I believe in science more than I do in faith– the faith God, a never-seen-before superior, bestowed upon us.
Diving in a bit deeper into the plot, fair warning! Spoilers! Let’s talk about Nathaniel. Oh my god, I loved him during the earlier parts of the book; cue the sad and crying emojis. He had lost himself in the delusion that he could bring back a beloved– one that has long passed; in the delusion that what he was doing would have made both he and his sister, Audrey, happy and grateful. Dear lord, the tragedies of losing a beloved. People don’t talk enough about how absolutely heart-wrenching it feels to realize that the brother you grew up with, looked up to, and had known to be sweet and merciful your entire life had become a horrible person.
There’s so much that I’d like to say, however, I’m incapable of putting into words all of my thoughts, ideas, and emotions. I would have rated this book a 4.7, but unfortunately, GoodReads doesn't have an option for decimals.