I read only nonfiction for years. Now, I'm getting back into fiction. (he/him)
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From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. …
Following a scalding row with her mother, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her …
I did make it through, but I cannot recommend this one.
The prose was so obfuscating that I'd just stop bewildered asking, 'What was that for?" I decided to continue seeing that there was some skill there. But, out of the four POV characters, two were a-holes. So I was frustrated and annoyed. Eventually, many hours later, the plot resolution did have gripping scenes; that was nice. But then the denouement was sooo freekin' depressing. So the ending didn't save it like I'd hoped.
Just can't recommend. I did not have any fun with it.
Following a scalding row with her mother, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her old life. But Holly is …
@mollymay5000 I suppose it might be for a person in a certain place. She's a caring writer though, so it is told with warmth. Good luck!
This was definitely an interesting book; I flew through it. The unfolding story was very compelling. The psychological investigations were pretty intense, much more than I had expected.
But, although I don't know much about the profession, the characters didn't seem to act like therapists to me. And the ending didn't work for me, though it was well thought out, so I can see where it might land for others.
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Return to the cozy fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new …
One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other …
For as intensely emotional this book is, it wasn't 'heavy'. It definitely isn't 'light' either, but I attribute the lighter feel to the clarity of the writing. You are never in doubt about where the characters are and what they're thinking (even if it's confusion). This way you as a reader are free to process the emotions, which includes grief, trauma, and PTSD anxieties. I highly recommend.
One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in …
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Edie Walker’s life is not going as planned. At thirty-five, she feels stuck: in her …
Pretty good portrayal of a woman that falls apart quickly when she is forced to investigate herself.
The middle is a bit muddy but the book starts and ends strong.
Edie Walker’s life is not going as planned. At thirty-five, she feels stuck: in her career, in her love life, …
@SallyStrange Ha! Yeah. Heck, any writing about the climate will be dated in months.
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The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the …
It feels kind of weird to suggest that a book about how history has kind of invented this period in time called the Renaissance is relatable, but this book ended up being extremely relatable. I ended up listening to the audiobook (a whopping 30-hour beast) and regularly found myself smiling and chuckling along as I did my daily commute even though I knew and still mostly nothing about the time period or really anything about Italy. I genuinely had never heard of most of the people who were talked about in this book, which I think is a pretty clear indication about how interestingly the information is laid out--though it would certainly be a nightmare for anyone who requires events in time to be explained in chronological order.
More than that though, I think what was really great about this book and something I wasn't expecting was about how hopeful …
It feels kind of weird to suggest that a book about how history has kind of invented this period in time called the Renaissance is relatable, but this book ended up being extremely relatable. I ended up listening to the audiobook (a whopping 30-hour beast) and regularly found myself smiling and chuckling along as I did my daily commute even though I knew and still mostly nothing about the time period or really anything about Italy. I genuinely had never heard of most of the people who were talked about in this book, which I think is a pretty clear indication about how interestingly the information is laid out--though it would certainly be a nightmare for anyone who requires events in time to be explained in chronological order.
More than that though, I think what was really great about this book and something I wasn't expecting was about how hopeful it is for our now. Many of the things the author brought up are struggles that we continue to have in different ways. Palmer spends a lot of time actually telling us not to push our own current values into time periods where those values didn't exist. At the same time though, we're also reminded that time isn't static. The people living then struggled just as we do now. We have progressed, but that doesn't necessarily guarantee that everything is improved and superior. But the hopeful bit is that progress is an ongoing and never ending thing. The scary of our now doesn't have to be forever and in fact almost certainly will not be.
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the …
I'd thought this one might be solarpunk. It most definitely is not that style, much more old-school, hard-SF. And it is full-on dystopian in the beginning. (The first chapter is traumatically good.)
But the rest of the book was like an economics lecture to me. Never hit emotionally. Plus, some of the solutions didn't seem plausible, so it was hard to see the characters as experts.
