Bianca
This was an amazing memoir. I will be thinking about this for days. She's a holocaust survivor who has had to figure life out over again. This is a must read if you have a spare hour or so.
I am huge fan of station eleven and this is another great sci fi novel. She does a wonderful job intertwining stories and capturing humanity through major historic events through time. I would recommend if you want something with multiple plots with an array of characters all coming together.
The way I screamed “I finally finished it” when I was done...this book is fine. There are some really great small storylines I enjoyed. It definitely could have been 150 pages shorter. 3.5 and rounded up.
I love dystopian novels but this one hits hard. There are so many parallels for today. Lauren as a character was relatable for me. She is logical and I loved that about her. However, I didn't love the religious aspect of it. Her earthseed verses were fascinating but not something that intrigued me about the story. Overall a fantastic story!
3.5/5 -This is a collection of ghost stories which I found beautifully written. This reads like a collection of short essays. However it couldn't always keep my attention.
I was torn between 2 and 3 stars but felt more like 2. There were a few funny parts but I didn't love the chatty type of tone throughout the authors writing. It felt like reading intrusive thoughts or listening to an acquaintance trauma dump at a party. I found the author trying to be funny but not actually funny.
I laughed, I cried, I couldn't put it down. This set of essays is beautifully written. I'm pretty sure this is now one of my favorite collections of essays.
The story is cliche. But the art makes up for it. It's stunning and I love images use for the chapters.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but it's not 4 elements. It's bbq, soup, bread, cheese with a dash of pickling. I feel as if so much more could have been put into the 4 elements. It was educational and there was a lot of the topics I enjoyed, but it didn't wow me.