pickIrl grp last night had an Orwell themed chat about Wifedom + this excellent retelling of 1984 from the perspective of Julia. We discover about a childhood in which she betrays her patents, her work in the ministry, and Obriens recruitment of her to use sex to reveal male enemies of big brother. If the world wasn't increasingly resembling the dystopian society imagined 70 years ago, this would have been a fun read, but today, it felt disturbing.
pickWow, so well done! It is bleak, mysterious, emotional, and compelling. It's feels relevant yet timeless. This novel is little, but it packs a punch on every page. It will haunt me. #Shesaid @Riveted_Reader_Melissa
pickI'll be honest: I started this book partly because the cover looks like an evil universe baby version of my friend Lisa. But then I could not stop reading and ended up devouring it in a couple of days. Best thriller/horror I have read in a long time. Spooky, weird, and full of possibilities. The very likeable main character is neuroatypical and goes about trying to solve corporate sabotage cases in unusual but effective ways. Hesketh's journey👇
pickI'll rate it a pick for the scare value (the consequences of trading privacy and freedom for convenience under surveillance capitalism) and for daring to have a not especially sympathetic MC. But, oh, did it drag... right up until it got wind of the finish line, towards which it fairly galloped!
Maybe I've got the peri-menopausal rage-tinted spectacles on again, but isn't it also about how this economic culture depends on unpaid female labour?
💙 I pre-ordered the collector's edition of the tagged book. I want it to match my copy of the first book. 😉
💙 I don't pre-order a lot, but I'd say it's pretty equally split between stand alone and series.
#two4tuesday @thespineview
pickI really enjoyed this classic sci-fi novel. I've seen the movie a few times, but I really want to rewatch it now to compare.
ATTENTION WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE FOR THE LUNAR CHRONICLES 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
https://deadline.com/2025/06/warner-bros-locksmith-the-lunar-chronicles-release-...
#Cress #MarissaMeyer #TheLunarChronicles #MovieUpdate #Fantasy #YoungAdult #ScienceFiction #Romance #Retellings #Dystopia #Fiction #Audiobooks #FairyTales
bailedI listened to this book for an hour, and that was all I could bear. I kept waiting for it to become interesting and it just didn‘t. #HailTheBail #BetterBooksAhead
