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2024 Reading Goal

27% complete! Alexander has read 11 of 40 books.

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Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread: The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister, Vol 1 (2012, Little, Brown UK) 5 stars

When this volume of Anne Lister's diaries was first published in 1988, it was hailed …

dental treatment 1820 [first day doctor] extracted from me very well the farmost low tooth... a very small portion of the jaw bone came with it [fourth day] good deal of pain from the upper and lower jaw... that side of my face much swelled. [the doctor] ordered 6 leeches to be applied immediately... same evening the leech-woman came...6 leeches thought of gargling with vinegard and water... relieved me exceedingly [fifth day] gargled with vinegard... [doctor] surprised to find me so much better than he expected. said not a word of the gargle.

The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister, Vol 1 by , (Page 143 - 144)

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R. F. Kuang: The Poppy War (Hardcover, 2018, Harper Voyager) 4 stars

A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired …

Review of 'The Poppy War' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Goodness gracious, what a read. Let me start by saying that overall, I enjoyed this book. I thought it was a really strong entry into the trilogy as well as a very good story in and of itself. However what stood out to me the most was its very unique structure. Many aspects of this book were solidly YA. The characters were written very YA, the relationships were extremely YA, and the story beats (girl has to prove herself to get into school against all odds, girl has to prove herself at school against all odds, girl has to prove herself in battle against all odds, etc.) This was most prominent in the first third of the book, to the extent that I was convinced that the book had been mislabeled as 'Adult fantasy'. And it was these aspects of the book that were my least favorite. I felt that …