The main character we’re following, his mother died when he was young and apparently it was the mother’s fault she died and she’s the cause for his ‘weakness’.
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The main character we’re following, his mother died when he was young and apparently it was the mother’s fault she died and she’s the cause for his ‘weakness’.
So in the book I’m currently reading, there’s a lot of discussions around women, some of them being:
Do women have souls? Apparently, no.
Women fake communicating and are manipulators at heart.
Women are only useful to reproduce and should belong to the state.
Women shouldn’t vote.
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Leaving a bookstore with your arms full of books has big "look at these cool rocks I found" energy
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Foxglove: The romance plot adds a layer to the story that it desperately needs to keep you intrigued, otherwise it would’ve been too repetitive with the murder mystery aspect that’s featured again. The writing is flowery and lush and adds depth to the story - it doesn’t feel overdone/annoying. 4 ⭐️
Anna Karenina: did really enjoy some aspects of this; it was very gossipy and dramatic at points and I loved how the characters were all linked together. However, the ending was insanely confusing and weird and there was like 200 pages which weren’t necessary and I had to really slog through. 3.75 ⭐️
Words of Radiance: The character development was just such a joy to read and I feel like our main characters are all on the road to where they need to go now and while we got A LOT of answers, there are also a lot more questions I have now. Weirdly the pacing was amazing. 5 stars.
The Yellow Wallpaper: A haunting and captivating story about a woman slowly descending into madness. The ending was creepy and freeing. A great read and acted as a window into the captivity and suppression of women in the 1900. A shocking read given how short it is.
Our Infinite Fates: The concept was soo interesting and I think it was executed in a satisfying way while Evelyn and Arden were just perfectly written as individuals and really captivating all throughout. I did find it a bit repetitive and the ending a little contrived. 3.75 stars.
City of stardust: I really enjoyed this at the start but eventually the purple prose just became annoying, the choices of the characters were dumb and the plot became boring and repetitive with the ending falling so flat. Unsatisfying conclusion. Drab characters. 2 stars.
The Way of Kings: This was definitely more of an ‘epic’ - the level of detail and world-building Brando Sando goes into is insane, from creating multiple different religions and cities and hierarchies to the fantastical mythological elements, it all adds up to one massively detailed world. 4 stars.
A little bit late on the March reading wrap up but here we go! Had an absolutely incredible reading month in March and no idea how I did it.
She was literally my God when I was a teenager, this is so sad
Author L.J. Smith.
Vampire Diaries actors Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder.
‘Vampire Diaries’ author L.J. Smith has died at the age of 66.
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The only thing that’s keeping me going is I know the sense of satisfaction of finally putting it on my shelf will be soooo high!
Anna Karenina page 700 update!
I have found the last 200 pages or so have been dragging. It feels like it’s completely lost its purpose, plot and direction and instead there is just pointless scene after pointless scene. Everything just feels like it’s going in circles with no conclusion.
Suzanne Collins' hotly anticipated Sunrise on the Reaping (Scholastic) launched at Waterstones Piccadilly in a six-storey celebration as readers joined midnight parties across the UK 👇
Like @coloradotravis.bsky.social I consumed this over the weekend, and I highly encourage everyone to read it.
The coverage is treating the book as an expose of Meta culture and execs and while it is that, I think the more interesting parts are in between and focus on global power dynamics 1/
‘In 2004, Jon Riley, our Editor-in-Chief, called me into his office and passed me a
manuscript. It was the new novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.’
Publishing Director Angus Cargill on reading Never Let Me Go for the first time.
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Been reading a little mythology and it seems like one of the main cross-cultural themes is, “do not, under any circumstances, get on a boat.”
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