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Wild. It's not about what I thought it was about. Or maybe it is. The descriptions are fascinating for being---at the same time---evocative and completely incomprehensible.

I had seen the movie years ago, and liked it. The book is not the same, and I like it too.

A touching story with tinder-try humor. I think it's about parenting, and friendship, and accepting things as they are instead of how we would imagine, or wish, or fear. It's really fun though.

A monster wants to be left alone, but falls in love. It was an altogether sweet and sweetly funny story. The various characters present a bit of neurodivergence, trauma and healing, and some differently-abled (not dis-abled) perspectives that are interesting, and part of their character, but not their core identity. I enjoyed all of it.

I love a brutal journey, and I'm still thinking about these years later. Nothing about it is pleasant, but it is meaningful.

I decided this wasn't for me shortly after we met yet another talking woodland creature. There's some neat stuff here, and I think I'll revisit it on our next family car trip.

This third book in the series is again different from the previous one (and the one before that). I also enjoyed it independently from (but because of) the others. While the second book is my favorite, this one is my second favorite. Even though it's mostly about kingdom-scale politics, it has some of the most intense individual scenes in the series.

This one is very different from the first book, but eventually I decided it's my favorite. It's close to a three-way tie though.

Really weird book with a lot going on. Really lovely misery. The whole series is great.

I bounced off this the first few times I tried to read it, but this time I made it past the first few chapters and started to see why it's called one of the greats. By the end, I was hooked. Really moving views of humanity and relationships. I am also a sucker for a brutally grueling journey.

I have no idea what happened or what this book is about, but it was fantastic. The narrators are beyond unreliable, but deeply personal. Maybe it's a love story.

This was light and fun. The writing is enjoyable and the characters are interesting people figuring out an interesting world.