Rachel

Really enjoyed the Jewishness of this collection of essays on the body.

RIYL: The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison

This book never really came together for me. I did find the Epstein sections more enjoyable and better written than the sections with the unnamed writer. The latter was full of philosophical ruminations that were a slog. Like others, I was disappointed that the two storylines never intertwined. Overall, a miss.

True crime done right: respectful and self-reflective

it's like [b:The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. 16045140 The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. Adelle Waldman https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361026301l/16045140.SY75.jpg 21823357] really flipped it and reversed it 10 years later and came for my neck

truly a novel for our times

This was kind of a slog. I just kept thinking “first world problems.”

Plot seemed promising but didn't go anywhere/accurately describe the book and the characters weren't well developed.

unlikable characters is the type of thing that has never bothered me before, but my god, the people in this novel are detestable. nevertheless i tore through it

The Mothers themselves kind of reminded me of the Furies.

RIYL: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett