pickEnthralling and infuriating
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/26/a-history-of-the-american-bookstor...
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I enjoy how Davis embraces the two timelines together.
pickThis started out strong and lagged a bit in the middle then ended a little stronger. I guess the idea was too far fetched for me and I kind of loathe interest. Still a pretty good read though. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickI loved the themes of the book and the humanness of the protagonists' feelings as well as their mirrored experience. The murky middle was indeed laggy, but I cared about the characters and the heart rending message enough to persevere, and I am glad I did.
so-soI wanted 2 like this more than I did but something was missing. There were so many mentions of Inspector Yuan (a character Claudia was obsessed w/) that at 1 point I wondered if this was going to turn into a weird hallucination/it‘s all in her head where the whole thing was actually a book or movie Claudia was reading &thought she was in.
I enjoyed the parts w/Claudia‘s family &wonder if this would be more successful if the mystery was taken out.
pickI‘m not sure I knew what this book was actually supposed to be about… but I thought it was going to be a different story. 🤷🏻♀️
Low pick.
