daisymoffit's reviews
27 reviews

A beautifully written ode to nature, told in pieces through the lives of complex characters. Such a gorgeous writing style -almost felt like reading poetry at times. It is long, but that's almost part of the book's message too. There were a few parts where I was yanked back into reality because I could tell a man wrote this because of the weird unnecessary ways he wrote about women- but that's really my only grievance with the book. Enjoyed- feel smarter for it.

A brutally honest yet touchingly beautiful account of one young woman's journey to finding connections through her therapy group. I was a little apprehensive that this would be a feel-bad book, but despite the sometimes difficult and often depressing bits of Tate's story; it ultimately leaves you feeling more optimistic and motivated to find and give support. I'd recommend to any person in their mid 20's, especially women in America. I personally related a lot to Tate's descriptions of how isolating and almost shameful being single in this country's culture can be. Good book, enjoyed it a lot. Left me hopeful and happy for her.

Lovely. A new and intriguing way to tell the age old story of how humans are complicated and messy and cruel -yet somehow there is always something beautiful and worthwhile about living life full of tumultuousness. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, fraught with a poetic-like undercurrent and theme of the complexity that comes with morality and meaning, was at the same time an entertaining work of fiction with an engrossing plot. Would recommend to any kind of reader.

Favorite read of the year so far. I started this a bit skeptical because of how on the nose it was with current affairs and our modern economic and political landscape; I was just worried it would be another exaggerated and unhelpful "boomer humor" dramatization of "youngin's today". But I was pleasantly surprised- or should I say unpleasantly- when it turned out to be not only a good, genuinely funny, and well written sequel- but that it also left me feeling a mix of hopelessness, fear, and outrage. 'The Every' does a great job of amping you up to be simultaneously angry, frustrated, and eager fight the evils it describes that apply to our real world- and at the same time leaves you with an unnerving and resigned sense that any resistance to the way the world is inevitably going is futile. It left me with an urge for "justice" almost, with rigor and intent to try to, on a personal level and as a species, ~ live life fully as humans with spontaneity who err and forgive~. But it also holds a foreboding prediction of where society is headed with the current scape of social media, Al, people being addicted to their phones and losing individuality. Anyways- didn't mean to write a whole essay; I just really enjoyed this book, it made me feel and want to change things outside of the confines of its fictional world. Love Dave Eggers, this made me eager to read more of his work. If you're a sucker for plot twists and not getting happy endings- then you'll love both of the books in this series.

This was a fun read- very well done for a mystery/crime book. I've loved Ted Dekker's work for years- and one thing he does very well is catching you off guard and genuinely surprising you in his books. Whether that be through brilliantly constructed plot twists, or even just in how well he sets up and executes unexpected directions. That being said- Burn is unfortunately the first example l've read of his that seemed to go maybe too far just for the sake of a shocking twist, and didn't actually make much sense. I just didn't feel like the book was wrapped up satisfactorily. Still solid writing-just felt a little sloppy to me personally. Still enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone who likes mystery/crime.

I know that l'm late to the hype, but this was worth it. 

So unsettling to see how easily this society devolves into tyranny. And obviously it has parallels to the modern digital age, especially scary with Al being so prevalent recently. Can't wait to read the second book-finished this in one sitting.

This book is difficult for me to categorize as something that I enjoyed reading or not- because it simultaneously is so so beautifully and skillfully written; but at the same time it is the Epitome of a "Feel-Bad" book. Insanely impressive writing skills- McConaghy is so skilled in choosing words and creating imagery that makes you feel as if you understand and have felt yourself the scenes and emotions she describes. This definitely though is a book that I wouldn't suggest picking up if you're depressed- it put me in a weird pessimist mood the entire time I was reading it. But as I write that- I also almost want to say that that's a good thing? She definitely makes you feel things, let's just say that. Besides the paradox of appreciating Migrations for being well written, and yet also making me feel worse after finishing it; I would like to say that my main other facet to review would be the nature of the setting. Being set in a not so distant future where humans have overfished and hunted the world into mass extinction was such a scarily probable setting for this book- and I enjoyed reading about that kind of "dystopia", for lack of a better word. Interesting premise. Overall a good book, just very depressing.