pickThat husband! He is really the worst, she must have lied to herself a lot to stick with him through all the years. Giving up her career and her freedom and it‘s never gonna be enough. I felt for Jane and for the child and I totally understand her anger.
Very well written and in parts recognizable and uncomfortable. Another light pick. #ToB25
📷 My hotel room 🤩 on Tenerife, Canary Islands
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Coming of age story of a woman who‘s ostensibly an alien sent to report about humans and Earth back to her home. It took awhile for me to connect either this—if it weren‘t for #ToB25 I probably would have bailed, but I found it much more interesting once she reached adulthood. I found many of her observations to be quite true and sweet.
pickThis is my second Sally Rooney, and I like it quite a bit more than I did that first. This one took me a while to get into, but once I got the hang of it, I enjoyed the meandering pace at which these characters navigate grief, love, family, and societal expectations. It's interesting to see how each character doing what they want affects everyone else and how balance comes from unveiling secrets and being honest with themselves and others.#tob25
pickEarly reviews of this book were not great and I was NOT going to read it. Then #TOB25 had to go and put it in the tournament so I begrudgingly put it on hold, figuring I might still skip it. I took a little bit to settle into it (not sure I would have made it through in print with my bad attitude) and…I really liked it. Sure showed me!
so-so⭐️⭐️💫 Unpopular opinion, but I didn‘t connect with this at all. Found the MC self absorbed and as a result just didn‘t really care about his obsession with martyrdom or any of the side stories from the other characters. I kept thinking “I don‘t care!” to myself and bumping up the playback speed to get it over sooner. Glad others enjoyed it more than I did! #ToB25
pickI kind of love this novel. It is not at all what I expected, and it's engaging enough to reach me through a reading slump. It's essentially a coming-of-age story with quite high stakes and brushes with bureaucracy. It explores what makes someone a "good person" and the inconsistent way our capitalist society promotes and reacts to that concept. Definitely glad it made the #tob25 shortlist.
so-soA coming-of-age story about a Black man who works on Barack Obama's campaign (though Obama is not actually named). The novel had some interesting moments but didn't seem especially exciting or insightful to me.
#ToB25
#52bookclub25 (Cover font is in a primary color)
#FeelinTheLove Day 18: Look at all those #Hearts in this understated book cover. Finished reading this last night. Definitely one of my #ToB25 favorites, thus far. What a delight. Review is forthcoming.
pickThis is among my favourites of the #ToB25 books I've read so far. The writing is beautiful, there were interesting and unexpected twists, and I spent some time mulling over the ending. Looking forward to the #LitsyToB discussion.
#gottacatchemall (Emolga: yellow cover) @PuddleJumper
