(i accidentally deleted this review so the dates and stuff doesn't make sense)(i accidentally deleted this review so the dates and stuff doesn't make sense)...more
It took a second for me to get immersed in this collection, but there are so many bangers. Erlichman had a great concept and stuck to it well, but I fIt took a second for me to get immersed in this collection, but there are so many bangers. Erlichman had a great concept and stuck to it well, but I find the poems less about lithium to capture me more. Nevertheless, the technical skill of the work amazed me, especially the way she plays with construction and perspective.
I really enjoyed ¡°Baby & I¡±, ¡°Potion¡±, and especially ¡°How the Jellyfish Prospered¡±....more
This book was surprisingly funny!! I was amazed by the sense of humor, and the dialogue was always just so absurdly normal in hilarious ways. There weThis book was surprisingly funny!! I was amazed by the sense of humor, and the dialogue was always just so absurdly normal in hilarious ways. There were also some relatable moments thrown in. The main character has a relationship with her parents and her friends that I found interesting to read about. The prose was consistently pretty good too. It read fairly easily, nothing pretentious.
Also, the author narrates the audiobook, and the performance was just really entertaining.
I would probably reccomend this to people who were turned off by My Year of Rest and Relaxation but want to hear that type of story. Butler spares the filthy details and the absurdity of Moshfegh, but still makes a statement on depression in twenty somethings. If cross comparing, this book could have made more of an effort to address privilege? But I also get why that didn¡¯t happen directly....more
I¡¯m not going to rate this book because I am not the target audience and I don¡¯t see the point in rating a well beloved book lowly. But. This was realI¡¯m not going to rate this book because I am not the target audience and I don¡¯t see the point in rating a well beloved book lowly. But. This was really disappointing....more
Overall: I enjoyed this book, and, if you read similar to me, you will most likely enjoy it as well! I think this book could be marketed to a large auOverall: I enjoyed this book, and, if you read similar to me, you will most likely enjoy it as well! I think this book could be marketed to a large audience and be enjoyed universally right now in our book climate, so read it!
Kohda fuses a common "woman vs. the void" (or whatever we are calling this genre) story with a vampiric twist. Kohda muses on art, food, and life, to which I found the art content the best. The book lost me at the beginning and at the end, but the center of this novel really blew me away. The Vampire is used as allegory in some ways and as plot points in others, but nothing too major happens in this story. It is slow in its beauty. For that reason, it got a little lost on me.
Read this just for Obsolution and Enough Trouble. Plett made me feel both joy and pain for these women. She discusObjectively 4.5, but definitely a 5.
Read this just for Obsolution and Enough Trouble. Plett made me feel both joy and pain for these women. She discusses trans women casually with focuses on sobriety and assault and queer friendships and just coming of age at many different ages? Excellent....more
This was not good. Going into it, I was under the impression it was artistic literature with musing on philosophy and poetic writing. And I guess thatThis was not good. Going into it, I was under the impression it was artistic literature with musing on philosophy and poetic writing. And I guess that was what it was? To me, it read as poorly written self-help. Short thought: don't read this unless you can really enjoy some self-help.
I liked one thing. I liked the ways that Heti acknowledged how we experience the world in very individual ways. But also, she divides people into three categories and then makes assertions that love cannot be shared across those different attachment styles, so I might take back that statement.
What did I hate the most? The ending. Yeah, that was really silly. Is this book better intended for children? Also, the tree/leaf parts... um. If this was a possession story, that would have been weird and awesome. But it was just strange. So many sections drag because Heti does not say many original things in the philosophical musings department, and, when she does, the referenced science is not true or not the whole truth? Really upsetting. Do not reccomend....more
I loved the prose¡ it was very enchanting. There are just so many scenes/dialogue that don¡¯t really need to be there? I think this book could have beeI loved the prose¡ it was very enchanting. There are just so many scenes/dialogue that don¡¯t really need to be there? I think this book could have been shorter & tell the same story even better. Overall I enjoyed it!...more
**okay okay maybe this book isn¡¯t too bad. i¡¯m gonna think about it for awhile. but after reading some articles on it, i get the angle. but i don¡¯t th**okay okay maybe this book isn¡¯t too bad. i¡¯m gonna think about it for awhile. but after reading some articles on it, i get the angle. but i don¡¯t think that the author clued us into it enough. or maybe she did. i don¡¯t know.
don¡¯t read this book. I get why people can read this & find it very intellectually stimulating but I thought it was sloppy. There is a good 20% in the first half that is sooo cringey. The twist in the middle was really cool but not enough to save the ending....more
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