kaceyyy's reviews
360 reviews

I liked how this tied in the other books, and some elements of this were interesting and dream-like, but god the monologues and passages on sheep were just so boring

WIND - 4.5 ⭐️
PINBALL, 1973 - 3.5 ⭐️

(This was two novels in one physical book, but the average rating is 4.)

Overall, this was super enjoyable and I loved the vibes. The plot was good, and it never went too slowly, which i appreciated.

I liked the elements on translation, and honestly the ending was pretty good too, but some errors with interpreting decolonial literature annoyed me a little, and the footnotes were sometimes quite distracting from what was actually going on (I feel like they should always be added sparingly or for reference).

But also, I do feel like some of the characters were a little half baked, and that naturally can happen when you have such a big cast of characters, and I feel like it would’ve hugely improved the book.

Sometimes, an unreliable narrator is so unreliable you’re either so dumb you don’t understand, or the whole plot line is a bit of a confusing shambles.

I’m pretty picky about my unreliable narrators - The Basic Eight, Alias Grace, etc. but I’ve found myself lost in a jumble of words and trauma which makes it a very emotionally and generally difficult read.

I still want to read Small Island, this just wasn’t for me.

This was the perfect book to read in one sitting.

Simple, direct, uncomfortable, and comforting. It showed the relationship between ernaux and her mother, and them and class, in an unwavering light. 

Toxic and fun. Super current and I don’t know how well it would age, but as a time capsule of toxic relationships and classism in the uk - great.

Also the author did a good job reading it. The only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because it was good but not groundbreaking

This hurt my heart. Brutal and romantic and I loved it so much.

Honestly, I love to get an insight into people’s lives bc I’m nosy, but the narrative voice in this wasn’t very strong, and I felt like the way this was written meant it would only be interesting to die-hard fans of the Brontë sisters. All this to say that it was written so boringly. I love a good history book, etc. so I refuse to accept that it’s just me not getting it, there’s only so much I can read about Victorian children getting ill over and over again for no reason other than it was the Victorian era.

This was so cool, so interesting: it subverted my views but was so fun and creative I just wanted to be along for the ride. I loved how he played with structure and I felt like I was lucid dreaming. Obsessed with how literary and fun this was

A next level crisis gone interestingly but not necessarily wrong? This was the perfect thing for me to read at this point in my life, page-turning and all. I did find certain sections of the book a bit weird where it touched on Asian culture, in a way where I just felt like the book didn’t rlly need it and it felt a bit offensive, but I suppose it showed how weirdly fucked up everyone truly was. BUT, the plot was good and I liked how unhinged everyone was. The ending was a tad disappointing, but just because I wanted it to be more crazy