#WeeklyForecast 11/25
I am almost finished with Slow Dance, which is a cute romance and palette cleanser. I also started Help Wanted (#ToB25 longlist). Next will be the tagged (#InternationalBooker) and maybe Reward System (Roll100). Lots of plans but less time!
pickA weak pick for me. I liked the dark humour and satirical observations but it was frustrating to see the main character make one bad decision after another!
#ToB25
#gottacatchemall (Luvdisc: pink cover) @PuddleJumper
pickI read this in a constant state of fury. The story of a woman in a marriage who gives up her career and her sense of self to man who belittles her and refuses to acknowledge her contributions to their lives and his own neglect. My blood was boiling but I couldn‘t look away . I saw so many things in Jane‘s marriage that I have observed in relationships around me. Another book I wouldn‘t have picked up without the #tob25.
pickSome beautiful writing, but this kept me at arm‘s length enough that I couldn‘t love it. I know that was the point. The writing about loss at the end was a true gut punch and my favorite part of the book. Will be interested to see how this fares in #tob25!
#CoverStories Day 8: #Trees - entire premise of this book is intriguing - the way the group of translators hero-worship Irena Ray, their beloved author, is almost cult-like, even their regular gathering with all the rules and their calling each other by their languages was strange. While the other #Tob25 title Colored Television was more of a page-turner, this is still holding my interest, though it is a bit of a struggle finishing it. #LitsyToB25
so-soI liked this one better than I liked Manhunt, but Felker-Martin doesn't present a very well developed, cohesive idea of who the villain is, which, given the nature of the main antagonist, might be a silly thing to write. The characters are more developed in this one than in Manhunt, and I cared more about what happened to them, but I still found the novel wordy overall and tedious at points, especially in the second half. #ToB25 longlist
#CoverStories Day 6: #Clouds - had to pause my reading of this book as I go over the #ToB25 shortlisted titles. Wait for awhile, Fredrik Backman, I will get back to you soonest. 💕
pickThe story and the characters were entertaining and held my attention, but what really struck me about this book was the way it dealt with identity and the need to belong. Jane‘s identity as a mulatto, and how she felt that positioned her in society, is well beyond my experience and I feel I‘ve done some learning in trying to understand her. Read for#ToB25
#FebruaryWrapUp
#NetGalley #ARC
Black Woods, Blue Sky
The Lost Passenger
#TOB25
Beautyland
The History of Sound
Wow, all #tob25 for this month's favorites. It either says something about the quality of the longlist, or it's just a reflection of the fact that I read most of this month's books from the longlist so my favorites are statistically more likely to be from among those titles.
#WeeklyFavorites @Read4life
