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Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)
Ashley Herring Blake
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My husband read this book before I did, and when I told him I was struggling with the plot, he described it as "vague" and I definitely agree with that. There was a recurring element within the story of memory loss, and it left a sort of misty confusion over the whole book for me. I think I could have possibly enjoyed this book more if I had gone into it with more Arthurian background knowledge, but as it was I wasn't sure if I was going to finish the book. The main reason I kept going was the incredible voice of the narrator, David Horovitch, so shout out to him!
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The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro
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I’m enjoying The Buried Giant not more than I thought I would, but in a different way. I’m not sure what my expectations were for this novel, but so far the narrative, style, and literary elements are not at all as I assumed. It feels like a fairytale and a bedtime story. If the Hobbit were less about food and singing and more about mystery and memories lost. As a historical fiction lover, the subtleties of the medieval world building and incorporation of ancient British history are delightful. I’m so intrigued to see how the plot continues to develop. It’s truly impossible to predict what will happen next.
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The tomato thing is a totally valid reason to end a relationship 🍅🥄
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man turns into beetle. family, naturally, freaks out. beetle-man is only one who doesn't freak out. the end. (not really 🤫)
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I think one of the reasons that I'm having such a hard time focusing on this book is the almost complete lack of descriptions. There is no time taken to describe the environment/location, and so I feel like I'm struggling to place myself within the story in any meaningful way. In my head, it's almost like the characters are within a blank space, as I feel like I have a grasp on what the characters are like, but that's it.
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I'm struggling quite a bit with this book. It seems to me like all of the action is happening on the periphery of the story that we're being let in on. I feel like I'm being kept in the dark as a reader, which I sometimes don't mind, but in this case I feel like I don't have any insight into what is happening, or what is going to happen next.
Luckily the narrator of the audiobook, David Horovitch, has an incredible voice, and it's really one of the biggest things that's keeping me going.
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I just started the audiobook and was chuckling while I was washing dishes. Nao is so delightful so far!! Also sad, but the way she writes is so charming and funny.
Also I really like Ozeki’s narration! Very cool to have an author read their own novel and have it work so well. This doesn’t seem super typical and I’m glad she made that choice — feels like she really has ownership over the book and needed to make sure it sounded just right.
But!! Reading through posts I’m learning about the footnotes and I LOVE a footnote (my favorite book Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell is FULL of them) so I might have to get the actual book as well. This is my first Pagebound readalong book and I’m excited to keep going!
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The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Two gay couples AND no one was accused of witchcraft?? Times, they are a changin'.
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The Armor of Light (Kingsbridge, #4)
Ken Follett