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tantan

My favorite genres are mystery/thriller and historical fiction but I also like memoirs, contemporary literature, and historical/political science books! ^_^

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My Taste
Dark Matter
The Four Winds
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
Thirteen (Eddie Flynn, #4)
Chain-Gang All-Stars
Reading...
Kiss in the Dark (Scarlett Wakefield, #3)Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)17 & GoneThe Mystery of Hollow PlacesFractured (Slated, #2)OblivionThe End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die, #4)In Emergency, Break Glass: What Nietzsche Can Teach Us About Joyful Living in a Tech-Saturated WorldReality: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam

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  • The Odyssey
    Nervous but Intrigued

    I really want to try reading this book but I suck at reading classics usually because the language is way too verbose and confusing. Is this book like that? Or is there a better version/retelling?

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  • The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
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  • Listen for the Lie
    tantan
    Oct 26, 2025
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.5

    I should be reading my textbook but here I am reading a mystery book. This was such a solid thriller with turns at every step. I really like how the book is interspersed with podcast episodes that give an insight into people’s versions of the murder. The ending had an amazing climax filled with action and suspense and thrill and everything. This book kinda reminded me of None of This is True by Lisa Jewell bc that book was also podcast-esque.

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  • Peace Like a River
    tantan
    Oct 26, 2025
    2.5
    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.0Plot: 4.0
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    I don’t think this book was for me. Sometimes the prose is beautiful but sometimes it’s overly flowery and confusing. I’m not christian, so the biblical anecdotes got tiresome real fast since I didn’t understand any of the backstory. The premise was interesting with the whole murder but some parts confused me. Idk if I just didn’t understand it or if there were some purposeful plot holes. Didn’t like this one.

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  • The Dream Hotel
    Thoughts from 75% - why haven’t I heard anyone talking about this book?

    I feel like one of those people who drink wine or coffee and remark on the flavors- There’s a distinct taste of “The School for Good Mothers” With some notes of “I Who Have Never Known Men” And a base of Emily St. John Mandel

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