mckaley

I really find Margaret Atwood to be an phenomenal writer when it comes to the way she builds scenes and the details she includes, but I think for this story in particular, it didn’t stick the landing for me. We had some building of the world, but for the most part, it remained an unsolved mystery. I didn’t even realize I was nearing the end of the book because I was listening to it and then all of a sudden it’s just over just as I was feeling like we were finally getting to the climax of a story where we would discover something and we just didn’t. This was probably intentional, but I don’t know if it worked for me.

my second read of this, I tried to keep what I remembered from last time in mind while reading this through. it's a book about meaninglessness and freedom and it a way made me feel more free. it's pretty matter of fact and sometimes a bit funny how ood the main character is

needed something fun and sweet between some of the darker lit i’ve been reading, couldn’t help but compare the book and the movie since i watched the movie recently. this is a children’s classic and i love the idea of matilda being a form of miss honey inner child and helping her overcome. solid lil book about overcoming abusive situations 💘

i understand certain aspects of this book aren’t for everyone, Esther, as a main character is incredibly whiny and judgmental, but I think there’s some historical context is important to think about in retrospect to what she wanted out of life and how it felt inaccessible to her (not talking about her racism in the story). Esther experienced a lot of similar things I did when I started to come to the end of college that made me feel purposeless, and the story in that aspect made me feel seen. she doesn’t wanna get married. She doesn’t wanna have children and in that era that’s basically all women were for. I think she continuously battles with that. I genuinely believe that things only got as bad as they did because of the fact she experienced that electro shock therapy. it changed her fundamentally as a person it muted her, subdued her and that was her greatest battle. she went to only two appointments with psychotherapist, and he immediately recommended shock treatment. because it’s so odd and uncomfortable that a woman might feel an emotion other than nothing.

I think the best part of this book is probably the final chapter. It felt so impactful for me. I also feel so sad for Sylvia Plath just knowing that this book feels like a diary. It feels like a genuine reflection of herself, her life events, and the things she experienced.

I finished this book really quickly because it had me so engaged, but I’ll be honest the actual ending of the book was just so unsatisfying. Hated Ryujis character and it’s obvious why. Why include apart about him lying about his actions? I don’t understand the purpose of his background. It was a fun read, i loved the unfolding of the actual origins of the tape

Samantha Harvey’s orbital is a series of meditations about the beauty of space the planet in our own existence. It is a very slow read, but it is truly written in a very impactful way. this book was hard for me to finish because of it slow pace, but I think it was still worth the read.

a story about a broken woman who embodies a misogynist like mentality towards men, she is terrible, gritty, nasty, and down right TERRIFYING. this book is so interesting, i want to look away but i cant, i have to watch the train wreck.

The beginning was so very rough for me but it picked up midway. I’d say plot is this writers strong suit but I still find the “spicy” sections of this book unbearable (although seems to have less sex than the first one, which I appreciate) and the dialogue can be cringey. It’s definitely like a silly, fun turn off your brain read.

i loved everything about the actual dragon plot. the fantasy part of the story was the best part. the romance was iffy for me, i loved xaden and his personality but i think violet was a lil down silly at a certain parts. i’m not normally not into smut so i asked my mom if this had smut, she said no. it definitely does lol. surprised i was into the military aspects as well! liked it enough to try the sequel