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D C

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Alice Oseman: Loveless (Hardcover, 2021, Scholastic Press) 4 stars

Review of 'Loveless' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Okay, I bought this book when I saw it at Target for a few reasons. One, I've read Heartstopper and have been interested in Loveless for a while, since, two, I'm aroace myself. Three, the cover on this edition is super pretty. After reading, I can say that although this book wasn't quite my style, I will definitely be keeping it for the pretty purple cover.

Loveless is an easy read, and I blew through it in maybe two days. The main character, Georgia, goes on a journey of self-discovery from high school graduation through college. She brings her college roommate into her friend group, blows it up, and then pulls it back together. Alice's works feel like they could really be about modern teens or young adults, and I enjoyed the banter and the group dynamics in Loveless. I could also relate to Georgia, even though our aroace experiences …

Review of "Dog's Best Friend" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Not a bad read, but it wasn't quite what I hoped it would be. The author kept alluding to criticisms of humans' relationship with dogs that I find quite interesting, but he never really got into it. I've heard good arguments against anthropomorphizing dogs, for example, and while Garfield brought that up repeatedly he never gave much of a reason not to besides a fear of losing dogs' "dogness". I also just wasn't the biggest fan of his narrative voice. Nothing inherently wrong with it, of course, but his style seemed to jump around too much for me, and I think I wasn't very good at picking up on his jokes. But I did learn some interesting things about humans and dogs, so I can't complain too much!