Giu

Some stories were really good. Others rather unspectacular. The two poems weren't for me at all, but I guess that's a matter of taste.

Precise rating: 2.5 ⭐

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
3 ⭐

Apt Pupil
2 ⭐

The Body
3 ⭐

The Breathing Method
2.5 ⭐

Precise rating: 3.5 ⭐

Precise rating: 4.5 ⭐

One of King's most exciting books! So much time has passed since I read it, though. Maybe I should read it again soon ...

Precise rating: 2.5 ⭐

Gave up at 31%.

Gave up at 9%.

I think I need an intervention. I don't know how to pick books that fit my taste!

Gave up at 45%.

Second try, still not for me

Gave up at 12%.

Gave up at 29%.

Gave up at 69%.

I loved the beginning, but really disliked the world where Charlie's adventure takes place.

Made me feel like I was back in Lyra's world. That was all I wanted from this book. ✨

Lite krasslig, bara
Stephen King
4 ⭐
Pretty fucked up. Not sure how realistic the protagonist's behaviour in this story is, but it was creepy and I was entertained!

Gave up at 40%.

It was sooo meh! But Come With Me was so good, I'm so disappointed!

Have up at 1%.

Impossible writing style, made it through five pages.

Gave up at 43%.

The Turn of the Screw
3 ⭐

The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
4 ⭐

The Last of the Valerii
2 ⭐

Gave up at 33%.

Precise rating: 4.5 ⭐

A surprisingly good book, even though the blurb made it sound super trashy! After finishing it, I had the feeling that I'd just read a perfectly round story. That's rare!

The first half was extremely exhausting to read, but the second half was amazing!

Gave up at 28%.

I thought this would be a easy, fun read without risk that I wouldn't like it. It turned out to be very, very boring.

Precise rating: 1.5 ⭐

Precise rating: 4.5 ⭐

Precise rating: 4.5 ⭐

How lucky I am to have been able to start the year with such a life-changing novel!

Gave up at 47%.

Precise rating: 4.5 ⭐

I love when I buy books on impulse and they turn out to be fantastic. This one is one of those books.

In the beginning of part 4 I was a little bit unsure whether I liked the direction it seemed to be going, but pretty quickly it turned out that I didn't have to worry about it at all. Malfi's skill to write unique characters is at least on level 9000 and the ending is phenomenal!

I love how Malfi included paranormal elements in such a subtle way that it was unclear until the end whether any of that spooky stuff was happening at all.