Picked this up blindly while online browsing late at night. What an interesting meditation of religion and life's meaning and purpose. Beautiful prosePicked this up blindly while online browsing late at night. What an interesting meditation of religion and life's meaning and purpose. Beautiful prose. It's a tiny novella but it packs a punch....more
The author notes show he did his research for the book, which you can see on the first chapters when we're told how farm land was acquired by women anThe author notes show he did his research for the book, which you can see on the first chapters when we're told how farm land was acquired by women and black people. Unfortunately, the interesting premise of the book is as good as you'll get.
Underdeveloped characters, unresolved storylines... How can a book feel rushed but too long at the same time? Starting my year with a disappointing read....more
This started with some semblance of a plot and some chronological events but soon it devolved into random scenes that led to an abrupt ending that hadThis started with some semblance of a plot and some chronological events but soon it devolved into random scenes that led to an abrupt ending that had nothing to do with anything.
I struggled to finish reading this because I couldn't shake the feeling that it was a total waste of my time. My recommendation is to read it in small bits. Pick it up, read four pages, forget about it for two weeks, repeat....more
Nothing new under the sun. For someone that follows true crime stories, this is a basic and somewhat unsatisfactory case. More of a family drama than Nothing new under the sun. For someone that follows true crime stories, this is a basic and somewhat unsatisfactory case. More of a family drama than a mystery. The investigation of the case takes second place soon and instead we get pages and pages of family dysfunction. It felt way too long. Characters seemed emotionally plain to me. Didn't connect with them much, and the change of narrator every section didn't help with that....more
A very on the nose tale of letting go of the past, facing the present and accepting we can't control the future. Learning that this was originally a sA very on the nose tale of letting go of the past, facing the present and accepting we can't control the future. Learning that this was originally a screenplay made so much sense. Chapters felt disjointed from one another and the descriptions focused on visuals more than I would expect. The repeated explanation of the "rules" of time travel was tiring, and the way new rules that hadn't been mentioned earlier kept being added felt like a cope out. I get it why some people loved it. It just wasn't for me....more
Rhience was all which Dinadan I had expected to be. He was the one refreshing character in the entire book. Luneta and Ywain felt too similar to otherRhience was all which Dinadan I had expected to be. He was the one refreshing character in the entire book. Luneta and Ywain felt too similar to other characters from previous books. I had a harder time finishing this book. It was longer than the previous ones, yes, but it was more than that. I didn't care much for most of the characters and there was no clear big quest. The characters just stumbled around into different side quests as the story progressed. It felt like several stories mashed into one, which made for a wonky pacing. Not the best but also not the worst in the series....more
Picking this up after watching the anime. The artwork is so good! The fan service is not my cup of tea but they don't push it too much so I look the oPicking this up after watching the anime. The artwork is so good! The fan service is not my cup of tea but they don't push it too much so I look the other way and enjoy the story....more
I'm not usually this harsh with my ratings, but I'm struggling to find any positives to justify a higher score. The art is very amateur looking, the cI'm not usually this harsh with my ratings, but I'm struggling to find any positives to justify a higher score. The art is very amateur looking, the characters are flat, very little backstory is given of the characters and the universe itself. Everything is inconclusive, and how the rules for this "between life and death" space worlds seem inconsistent. Maybe I was expecting something more like Death Parade or Hell Girl, since I was under the impression it was a horror manga. Other reviewers have called it a paranormal slice of life, and they fit much better. Don't waste your time on this if you're looking for a good plot....more
Read it for a book club, not my usual go to book but I was pleasantly surprised with it. It starts with a bang and you're hooked wanting to know what Read it for a book club, not my usual go to book but I was pleasantly surprised with it. It starts with a bang and you're hooked wanting to know what life will deal next for the main character. I enjoyed getting to know the different patrons that book woman interacted with, although most felt one dimensional and trite. When you stop to think about the plot, not much is unexpected. Important topics are brought up (discrimination, gender roles, poverty, government aid) but stays on the surface of them, which makes sense with the uplifting vibe of the story. The rushed ending is my main critique. I wonder if the other books on the Troublesome Creek universe make up for that. I still felt cheated out of a chapter or epilogue to show how life turned out for the main character....more
I've been raving to everyone about how good this series is and it's sad to come across one book I almost didn't care for at all. Everyone in the storyI've been raving to everyone about how good this series is and it's sad to come across one book I almost didn't care for at all. Everyone in the story was fed up with what was happening and as a reader I got the same feeling that it was all pointless and tiring. First of the books that doesn't make me laugh, too....more
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