attackrat's reviews
176 reviews

Nothing has made me cry like this book did. Open my heart and watch it bleed for this story. 

This book is utterly charming and I wish I could have read it when I was younger!! I was imagining if Barbie was thrown into a tower and expected to do a lot of violence and I had such a great time. Lovely book and really fun listen.

I honestly think this could have been half as long for the amount of information it provided, but it was very moving and a pretty reflection on faith and love. 

If you love the scene in Aquamarine where he tried salt water for her but you wish it was sapphic and far more claustrophobic & horrifying & sad, then this book is for you.

I don’t know that I really understood what this book was saying. I do know that I ache beautifully after reading it.

🎧 stream A Tear in Space by Glass Animals

this book spiritually shifted me a little to the left and up. there are like 40 blurbs on my copy and they’re all right: it’s poignant and compassionate and exceptionally human. I really loved that the romance is important, but not the centerpiece of the story. it’s beautifully written and while I was reading it my life felt brighter and more meaningful. 100% recommend

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“Every link in the chain is broken… broken beyond repair.”

Absolutely horrifying and very important look into the carceral system, from someone who is intimate with the psychology of imprisoned people. Highly recommend for anyone who is questioning the prison industrial complex. 

One thing of note: it is from the perspective of a white woman. She is careful to include how race plays a part in mass incarceration and does not sugarcoat the racism of the system but I feel the perspective is important. 

I also think that, due to her placement as a prison psychologist, she is hesitant to place any blame on those enforcing the system in this book. There is little to no mention of the brutality of prison workers and police, and this book fails in that aspect. 

lots of panic and quick resolution in this one, but Kui had to get to Baldur’s Gate. I get it

that was a wild time. this story is so creative and chaotic