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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
5.0
A heart-wrenchingly real reflection on family, death, grief, culture, and food. Zauner’s writing is engaging, colorful, and accessible.
I’d recommend this to anyone.
I’d recommend this to anyone.
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
4.0
A solid primer for ideas about prison abolition. A quick read.
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
4.0
A classic exploration of morality, institutionalization, and criminality.
I’m not quite sure how I feel about the questions the book brings up, but I really appreciate the candor of the author in the introduction (which I read last, as you should too).
Definitely worth a read, especially if you’re a fan of the film as Burgess’ challenges to Kubrick in the introduction make for some spicy discussion with you’re film bro friends.
I’m not quite sure how I feel about the questions the book brings up, but I really appreciate the candor of the author in the introduction (which I read last, as you should too).
Definitely worth a read, especially if you’re a fan of the film as Burgess’ challenges to Kubrick in the introduction make for some spicy discussion with you’re film bro friends.
The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey
2.0
A super interesting read and a good introduction to one flavor of satanism. LaVey is a charismatic writer and the book is entertaining and fascinating as long as you’re willing to put up with some poorly aged wildly sexist stuff.
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
3.0
Authority is a challenging read, and not for good reasons. The change in pacing of the story and the unraveling of the mystery of the southern reach at large is almost baffling. Annihilations is one of my favorite books and works fantastically as a stand-alone novel in my humble opinion. Authority's best moments include exciting explanations and answers for mysteries established in the previous novel, as well as an engaging and genuinely exciting ending that gives me hope for the third book in VanderMeer's trilogy.
The main character, Control, is hard to relate to, and is a significant downgrade from The Biologist. His spiral down the 'rabbit hole' - hehe- of corporate office politics simply cannot stand up to the existentially terrifying, organically beautiful narrative of it's predecessor.
The ending is somehow both abrupt and annoyingly prolonged.
All in all, this could have been a much shorter novella.
Though the book is disappointing, it doesn't hurt the quality of the previous story and my faith in the author's talents remain. I'm just not sure what went so wrong during the writing process.
Goodreads won't let me give the book a 2.5, that's my real rating.
The main character, Control, is hard to relate to, and is a significant downgrade from The Biologist. His spiral down the 'rabbit hole' - hehe- of corporate office politics simply cannot stand up to the existentially terrifying, organically beautiful narrative of it's predecessor.
The ending is somehow both abrupt and annoyingly prolonged.
All in all, this could have been a much shorter novella.
Though the book is disappointing, it doesn't hurt the quality of the previous story and my faith in the author's talents remain. I'm just not sure what went so wrong during the writing process.
Goodreads won't let me give the book a 2.5, that's my real rating.