ansate stopped reading An elderly lady is up to no good by Helene Tursten
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms …
No likable characters
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ansate commented on Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through …
Content warning Mild spoiler of genre
I was NOT prepared for this to become a scifi murder mystery. I ain’t mad, i may actually be less confused than earlier? But surprised!
ansate finished reading The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #4)
You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world …
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ansate commented on Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need …
So far a useful inventory of emotions- but i wish every chapter had more examples and techniques for coping. Holding out hope for a huge bibliography
ansate commented on Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde (Shades of Grey, #2)
It is very Jasper Fforde to take an idea that is on the surface ludicrous, and make it “real” where i care about the characters, and the logic of the world holds together, and terrible and beautiful and funny things happen
ansate commented on Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?
When …
Look, the romance part is cute and all, but i bawled about the first woman president being a democrat from Texas. Fully caught up in the reelection drama too.
ansate finished reading A murder of magpies by Judith Flanders (Sam Clair -- 1.)
"A witty, entertaining mystery featuring a hilarious, sharp as a tack new amateur sleuth from …
Oops accidentally read the whole thing in 24 hours
ansate commented on The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai
"A dazzlingly original new novel from the acclaimed author of The Borrower. Now, Makkai returns …
Real lack of likable characters problem
ansate finished reading The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill
DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE PUSHCART WAR? THE REAL HISTORY?
It’s a story …
I loved it! It made me laugh a lot and even a little 😢 at the end
ansate commented on The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill
DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE PUSHCART WAR? THE REAL HISTORY?
It’s a story …
What a delightful book to read right before a trip to New York City!
ansate commented on Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (Simon Snow, #2)
SIMON SNOW IS COMING BACK, AND HE'S COMING TO AMERICA!
The story is supposed to …
I read this entire delightful book in under 24 hours. I think i like it even better than the first one (but i didn’t catch anyone casting Wayward Son, and that made me sad)
ansate commented on I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
"The astonishing story of one man's breakneck race against time . . . and an …
It’s nearly a parody of a thriller. Hopefully will be kind of fun. Weirdly i would be all for it as a movie!
According to experts, i do not have ADHD, but i am open to learning some brain tricks that might help with procrastination and self-loathing Also i have spent the last four hours playing star realms and checking social media.
ansate finished reading All About Love by bell hooks
All About Love: New Visions is a book by bell hooks published in 2000 that …
Oh man, i reallllly hope i can find a bibliography- so many things mentioned that i want to read now.
ansate finished reading Blindsight by Peter Watts
Two months since the stars fell...
Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around …
Whoa. That was a wild ride. Overall i liked it, tho there are a some bits where you just suspend disbelief and roll with things. Not much on the likable characters front. But a puzzle and an introspection on what it means to be human.