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just another girl who loves romance and fantasy and spends way too much time on bookstagram

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Where the Crawdads Sing
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  • You Deserve Each Other
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    Jun 06, 2026
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    I’m having so much fun and I’m giggling and kicking my feet in the air omg how can people not love this book??

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    I’m having so much fun and I’m giggling and kicking my feet in the air omg how can people not love this book??

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  • You Deserve Each Other
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    The flowers are the only time thus far I’ve felt bad for Nicholas lmao what is wrong with Naomi😭😭 Also this book is so funny even when I’m hating the mmc I’m having a great time

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    I don't know how the author is gonna spin this into a romcom cause I hate this guy

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  • You Deserve Each Other
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    Girl misunderstood hero Cal Hockley??? I do NOT trust your judgment about men at ALL now…

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  • Yerma
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    Jun 04, 2026
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    Con Yerma, acabo mi lectura de la trilogía rural de Lorca. Tres obras sobre mujeres en la España rural del siglo XX que, aunque no sean mis favoritas, entiendo cómo se han convertido en un emblema de nuestra literatura.

    Yerma era una obra que ya me había leído en el colegio y, francamente, no me había gustado nada. Ahora puedo decir que la he disfrutado bastante más.

    La escritura de Lorca siempre es magistral, sus palabras enganchan, sus metáforas te envuelven y traen sus historias a la vida. Además, siempre es capaz de llenar las breves páginas de crítica social y reflexiones. En Yerma, habla de la infertilidad de la mujer y la infelicidad que trae esto. Por una parte, está la infelicidad personal por no conseguir algo que realmente deseas, pero también la infelicidad por la manera en la que el pueblo la juzga, como si fuera su culpa. Trata la desesperación de una mujer de su época sin hijos y critica, como siempre, la dura e injusta manera en la que el pueblo la trata.

    Lo que menos me gusta de Yerma es, primero, lo triste que es. He leído a alguien decir que es una obra opresiva y creo que ese es un buen adjetivo. Son 100 páginas y en todas las 100 páginas hay un sentimiento de tristeza y melancolía siempre que lo estás leyendo. En toda la trilogía rural hay injusticia y muerte pero en ninguna se siente tanto como en esta, y aunque a veces me gusta una buena lloradera, con obras así no disfruto tanto la experiencia de leer.

    Por otra parte, no me han encantado las canciones. Aunque en Bodas de Sangre los poemas fueron algunas de mis partes favoritas, y Lorca es sin duda un maestro de la metáfora, aquí simplemente no me han atrapado tanto y quería volver con nuestra protagonista cuando empezaban.

    Ya he dicho varias veces además que estas obras de teatro tan cortas, aunque interesantes, siempre se me quedan descafeinadas, me falta más tiempo para tener una conexión real con los personajes. Aún así creo que Yerma es la protagonista con la que más he conectado de todo Lorca hasta ahora, puede que por la naturaleza más sentimental de la trama.

    En general, estoy feliz de haberme leído esta trilogía lorquiana ya que son obras icónicas de la literatura española. Aunque no me han enamorado, las he disfrutado, están muy bien escritas y proporcionan una importante crítica social de la época. Y aunque como libros se me queden cortos, estoy segura de que las disfrutaría mucho más si las viera representadas en el teatro como Lorca se las imaginaba.

    Mi ranking de la trilogía rural es:

    1. La Casa de Bernarda Alba
    2. Bodas de Sangre
    3. Yerma
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  • Rating books?

    I’m curious, how do you guys rate books? I know everyone is different and for some people 3 stars is super low and for others is above average.

    For me: 5 is I absolutely ADORED it, maybe it’s not objectively perfect but it is perfect TO ME. 4 is amazing book, loved it. 3 is it was… good! A fine book. And then 2 is I didn’t enjoy it all that much.

    I give a lot of books 3.5 because that’s like right between loved and just good. And I don’t think I’ve ever given a book a lower rating than a 2 because that would mean I absolutely hate it and honestly, I don’t think I hate most things. Some people are haters, I’m an enjoyer! I usually always find something I like.

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  • Nostalgia reads - how do you rate them?

    I’m currently working on reading more children’s/YA books because I have nieces and nephews that I want to be able to safely recommend books to (I have learned I have a big pet peeve about people asking if books are suitable for their kids - just read the book yourself to see if it’s suitable? It’s your child damn it) and obviously I want to give ratings to encourage others to read them too, but there’s obviously a vast difference between the complexity of the books aimed at young adults/mature audiences and children’s books that means while I might not be as wowed by the writing of the book, it’s still a great story etc, or for those nostalgic reads it’s got a warm place in my heart but wouldn’t fit in my current rating scale.

    So I’m curious now, how do other people rate the books they read that they know a younger audience or a different audience would love? Do you base it on your own experience or do you rate it for the perspective of the intent - ie. recommending the book to its intended audience

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