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Nov 15, 2020
bookshelves: diverse, literary-fiction, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, non-ya, owned, 5-stars, reviewed, recommend, magical-realist-urban-whatever, favorites-2020, project-genius, authors-of-color, lgbt-plus, favorite-authors, favorites
my becoming-a-genius project, part 2! (and also one of my favorite books of 2020 - see the full list: )
in case you missed the first one, here's the description:
i have decided to become a genius.
to accomplish this, i'm going to work my way through the collected stories of various authors, reading + reviewing 1 story every day until i get bored / lose every single follower / am struck down by a vengeful deity.
and yes, i chose this one due in no small part to miss phoebe bridgers.
PROJECT 1: THE COMPLETE STORIES BY FLANNERY O'CONNOR
PROJECT 2: HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES BY CARMEN MARIA MACHADO
DAY 1: THE HUSBAND STITCH
this is truly one of the raddest pieces of writing i have ever read. i don't even know what to say. lovely writing, gorgeous allusions, wonderful style, brilliant structure, fantastic ending, genius title. a pitch-perfect retelling. i can't even deal.
rating: 5
DAY 2: INVENTORY
a story about sexual encounters during a pandemic quarantine is hitting a bit too close to home for me right now.
rating: 3.75
DAY 3: MOTHERS
you know that feeling when you start a short story and you're working at full attention to figure out where you are and who you're with and what's going on because you'll only have a few pages to both know and appreciate it?
that feeling stuck around until the very last with this one. in a good way.
rating: 4.5
DAY 4: ESPECIALLY HEINOUS
hey so Carmen Maria Machado is f*cking amazing.
this is brilliant.
rating: 5
DAY 5: REAL WOMEN HAVE BODIES
i keep waiting for a dud of a story and it just...won't come. genius end to end.
rating: 4.5
DAY 6: EIGHT BITES
okay ouch, carmen!!!!! this is starting to hurt!!!!
rating: 4.5
DAY 7: THE RESIDENT
so maybe this one actually scared me!!! what about it????
rating: 4.5
DAY 8: DIFFICULT AT PARTIES
not my favorite. actually probably my least favorite.
rating: 3.5
OVERALL
this is a brilliant work by a brilliant author, and it's greater than the sum of its parts. i didn't miss a single day (despite having work and holidays and cross-country flights in that time), and not only that, but i looked forward to my time with this every day.
an easy 5 stars.
in case you missed the first one, here's the description:
i have decided to become a genius.
to accomplish this, i'm going to work my way through the collected stories of various authors, reading + reviewing 1 story every day until i get bored / lose every single follower / am struck down by a vengeful deity.
and yes, i chose this one due in no small part to miss phoebe bridgers.
PROJECT 1: THE COMPLETE STORIES BY FLANNERY O'CONNOR
PROJECT 2: HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES BY CARMEN MARIA MACHADO
DAY 1: THE HUSBAND STITCH
this is truly one of the raddest pieces of writing i have ever read. i don't even know what to say. lovely writing, gorgeous allusions, wonderful style, brilliant structure, fantastic ending, genius title. a pitch-perfect retelling. i can't even deal.
rating: 5
DAY 2: INVENTORY
a story about sexual encounters during a pandemic quarantine is hitting a bit too close to home for me right now.
rating: 3.75
DAY 3: MOTHERS
you know that feeling when you start a short story and you're working at full attention to figure out where you are and who you're with and what's going on because you'll only have a few pages to both know and appreciate it?
that feeling stuck around until the very last with this one. in a good way.
rating: 4.5
DAY 4: ESPECIALLY HEINOUS
hey so Carmen Maria Machado is f*cking amazing.
this is brilliant.
rating: 5
DAY 5: REAL WOMEN HAVE BODIES
i keep waiting for a dud of a story and it just...won't come. genius end to end.
rating: 4.5
DAY 6: EIGHT BITES
okay ouch, carmen!!!!! this is starting to hurt!!!!
rating: 4.5
DAY 7: THE RESIDENT
so maybe this one actually scared me!!! what about it????
rating: 4.5
DAY 8: DIFFICULT AT PARTIES
not my favorite. actually probably my least favorite.
rating: 3.5
OVERALL
this is a brilliant work by a brilliant author, and it's greater than the sum of its parts. i didn't miss a single day (despite having work and holidays and cross-country flights in that time), and not only that, but i looked forward to my time with this every day.
an easy 5 stars.
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Nov 20, 2020 09:27PM
My FAVORITE! So. Good.
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wait lol doing things because of phoebe bridgers is like... all i do. (and i hope you enjoy!)
Never heard of this one, but sounds like it should get added to the list (sighs)...
you've successfully attained the status of a genius! woohoo
Keely wrote: "My FAVORITE! So. Good."unbelievable!!
rose � wrote: "wait lol doing things because of phoebe bridgers is like... all i do. (and i hope you enjoy!)"it's my entire brand as well
Erin wrote: "Never heard of this one, but sounds like it should get added to the list (sighs)..."IT ABSOLUTELY SHOULD
Ahana wrote: "you've successfully attained the status of a genius! woohoo"living the dream!!
I agree with your rating for The Husband Stitch. LOVED that story
Yay! So glad you liked this, Love this book.
V wrote: "I agree with your rating for The Husband Stitch. LOVED that story"it's excellent
s.penkevich wrote: "Yay! So glad you liked this, Love this book."i haven't stopped thinking about it!!!
I actually read Inventory about a week before the pandemic struck. Definitely felt like the most relevant thing I read in 2020.
But how are you people reading these books I can't evn open one book to read one much less opening one I need help pliz
I WAS enjoying it then I ran out of steam at Especially Heinous. Looking at your review, I started Especially Heinous again and....!!!!
Wow!!
It's incredible!! Reminds me a bit of Bolano 3666 the part about the crimes and also the way that Bolano goes in to great detail about an invented book.
It's so funny and then really really dark and disgusting!
Utterly brilliant!
I had trouble with the point of especially heinous. What do you think was the point? I read the other ones and felt like I understood the commentary that was being made, but that one left me a bit lost.
