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Just a dude who likes to read. I like to like things, so I’m not afraid to give 5 stars to something that isn’t the peak of literature. That said, I’ll try to be real. Love recommendations and making friends, though I’m still learning how to even use this thing 🤷‍♂️

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reviewed Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker

Daniel Sweren-Becker: Kill Show (2023, HarperCollins Publishers) 2 stars

Not good or clever

2 stars

I’m fairly certain I’m predisposed to disliking this book, as a regular critic of True Crime and especially True Crime Culture. That said, I saw this recommended somewhere, there was a copy available, I had a bit of time. I should have read something else. This gets an extra star because the writing itself isn’t awful and it does try to do something different (though I don’t think it succeeds). It isn’t half as clever as it thinks it is, in my opinion, however. That might be unfair, but, I’ve tried to convince myself to like it more and I can’t.

started reading Shift by Hugh Howey

Hugh Howey: Shift (Paperback, 2016, John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books) 4 stars

Enjoyed “Wool” well enough and wanted to jump right into this second book (of three), but other books came up or the time wasn’t there. I’m giving it a go now! (Have to admit this is partly because of how much my partner and I enjoyed the show.)

reviewed Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch: Prophet Song (Hardcover, 2023, Oneworld Publications) 5 stars

On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front …

Will make you think and stay with you (stick with it if the prose and syntax feels awkward at first -- it's worth it)

5 stars

First, I love the use of language, punctuation, syntax, in this book. It took time to acclimate, but once one does it becomes a character itself. I cannot imagine this story written in a more conventional way. At least not a story as powerful.

Second, I had no idea when I finished how much I would be thinking about it a month later. Do not get me wrong, I marinated on this book for a while after finishing (and while reading, of course), but recent events have made this story much more... pointed.

This was a difficult read and I wouldn't say I "enjoyed" it (apart from the language, which is beautiful at times, and cutting at others, and so so bleak). Do not go into Prophet Song expecting a rollicking read. It hurts, it frightens, it warns. This is all my opinion, of course, and I haven't explored the …