it was a veryyy long read for me (2 years, switched to audio for the last two thirds).
The appeal of the book I guess is that it's a very tragic fairy tail where the reader is allowed to fully absorb all the presented suffering and dissolve in it.
I guess that was the reason why I had a hard time reading it. The writing is so good, like really good but it felt a lot of times like a chore because of the many episodes and throw backs of such extreme emotions.
Other than that, I just didn't really like the setting and I didn't (want to ?) relate to the characters and their specific views on careers and class and their ways of relating to each other.
It was a good challenge and exercise for endurance and curiosity. And I do feel kind of accomplished finishing it hahaha …
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Coco rated Ein simpler Eingriff: 5 stars
Ein simpler Eingriff by Yael Inokai
Meret ist Krankenschwester. Die Klinik ist ihr Zuhause, ihre Uniform trägt sie mit Stolz, schließlich kennt die Menschen in ihrem …
Coco rated Brokeback Mountain: 5 stars
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
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Coco reviewed Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Review of 'Little Life' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
it was a veryyy long read for me (2 years, switched to audio for the last two thirds).
The appeal of the book I guess is that it's a very tragic fairy tail where the reader is allowed to fully absorb all the presented suffering and dissolve in it.
I guess that was the reason why I had a hard time reading it. The writing is so good, like really good but it felt a lot of times like a chore because of the many episodes and throw backs of such extreme emotions.
Other than that, I just didn't really like the setting and I didn't (want to ?) relate to the characters and their specific views on careers and class and their ways of relating to each other.
It was a good challenge and exercise for endurance and curiosity. And I do feel kind of accomplished finishing it hahaha
All being said, the Author did such a good job building this specific world and there is something intuitive in the way she presents it to the reader that I really liked.
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Coco rated Her Body and Other Parties: 4 stars
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Carmen Maria Machado
In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science …
Coco rated Her Body and Other Parties: 4 stars
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
In “Her Body and Other Parties,” Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science fiction, …
Coco rated Braiding Sweetgrass: 5 stars
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As …
Coco rated Desintegriert euch!: 5 stars
Coco rated Jambula Tree and Other Stories: 5 stars
Coco rated Ministerium der Träume: 4 stars
Ministerium der Träume by Hengameh Yaghoobifarah
Als die Polizei vor ihrer Tür steht, bricht für Nas eine Welt zusammen: ihre Schwester Nushin ist tot. Autounfall, sagen …
Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen aber wissen sollten by Alice Hasters
Wer Rassismus bekämpfen will, muss Veränderung befürworten – und die fängt bei einem selbst an. „Darf ich mal deine Haare …
Coco rated Rose Bernd: 4 stars
Coco rated On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: 5 stars
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the …