Jay Beaman started reading The story of a marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
På baggrund af problemerne i USA i 1950erne med politisk, seksuel og racemæssig undertrykkelse skildres …
I don’t know, man. We’ll see.
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Jay Beaman rated Sing to It: 5 stars
Jay Beaman rated The New Wilderness: 5 stars
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
A daring, passionate and terrifying novel about a mother’s battle to save her daughter in a world ravaged by climate …
Jay Beaman reviewed 克拉拉与太阳 by Kazuo Ishiguro
克拉拉是一个专为陪伴儿童而设计的太阳能人工智能机器人（AF），具有极高的观察、推理与共情能力。她坐在商店展示橱窗里，注视着街头路人以及前来浏览橱窗的孩子们的一举一动。她始终期待着很快就会有人挑中她，不过，当这种永久改变境遇的可能性出现时，克拉拉却被提醒不要过分相信人类的诺言。
在《克拉拉与太阳》这部作品中，石黑一雄通过一位令人难忘的叙述者的视角，观察千变万化的现代社会，探索了一个根本性的问题：究竟什么是爱？
Review of '克拉拉与太阳' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
In which Kazuo Ishiguro says "betcha I can make you love a fucking little robot girl in 300 pages." Klara is the most deeply felt character for me in 2021.
In which Kazuo Ishiguro says "betcha I can make you love a fucking little robot girl in 300 pages." Klara is the most deeply felt character for me in 2021.
Jay Beaman rated Florida: 5 stars
Lauren Groff: Florida (2018)
Florida by Lauren Groff
A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events in …
Jay Beaman rated Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead: 5 stars
Jay Beaman rated Deacon King Kong: 5 stars
Jay Beaman reviewed Circe: A Novel by Madeline Miller
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a …
Review of 'Circe' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is probably my favorite book of all time.
This is probably my favorite book of all time.
Jay Beaman reviewed The Oxford Brotherhood by Richard Powers
I'm just a bartender so what do i know.
4 stars
what do I know. this book is wonderful and I liked it very much but it's a little overly "writerly" at times and barely mentions indigenous cultures and their relationship to trees. Seems like a pretty serious omission.
Jay Beaman reviewed Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic …
Hits that intersection of likable and actually good
5 stars
Such a fun read with likable characters and complex themes. Occasionally edges on unsubtle but I think manages the themes deftly.