Liars and Saints – Maile Meloy
Published on June 26, 2019

Rating: 4 stars So that break that I wrote about… it didn’t take me nearly as long to get through some things so I’m back to reading (at least temporarily). I’m also looking for comps, so I maybe shouldn’t have read a book from the early 2000s. Oh well, I’ll…
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How the García Girls Lost Their Accents – Julia Alvarez
Published on June 17, 2019

Rating: 3 stars I had mixed opinions about this book. I should start by saying that this is miles better than the Star Wars book. But that novelty of reading something substantial didn’t last the whole length. I am at least happy to see that this book has a better…
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Attack of the Clones – R.A. Salvatore
Published on June 13, 2019

Rating: 1 star This is probably one of the worst books I’ve read. It’s certainly the worst book I’ve read of the last few years (edit: until Campusland). When I complained about stuff in the past, I think I should go back and apologize to each and every one of…
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Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It – Maile Meloy
Published on June 2, 2019

Rating: 4.5 stars The rating isn’t to say it’s one of the best books ever or an instant classic (whatever that means), but it is pretty good. And it came to me when I needed it. I went to the library to find a book, any book, and I happened…
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Nothing Lasts Forever – Roderick Thorp
Published on May 27, 2019

Rating: 3 stars To begin this review, I would like to state that I don't like the gradations of ratings on Goodreads because I felt that The Ministry of Utmost Happiness wasn't as good as Killing Commendatore, and this book wasn't as good as Triburbia. But until I change from…
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Company – Max Barry
Published on May 20, 2019

Rating: 3 stars I’ve been searching for books that are similar to mine for comps (namely, satire), so that’s why I picked up Company. And I liked it, but I didn’t like it either, mostly because it’s too Gen-X. Okay, the plot. The protagonist, Steve, starts at a new company,…
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Killing Commendatore – Haruki Murakami
Published on April 22, 2019

Rating: 4.5 stars I think Murakami is my favorite modern author. No one else has gotten me to read multiple books that they’ve written (okay, not counting genre fiction stuff like Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and Malazaan, which doesn’t really count in my opinion, so I’m not a liar,…
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness – Arundhati Roy
Published on April 11, 2019

Rating: 4.5 stars I really hadn’t done my research prior to getting myself involved with this book, and I don’t know if it would’ve been good to do so or not. It would’ve prepared me a bit for the unconventional storytelling style of the book (for fiction), but it probably…
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Triburbia – Karl Taro Greenfeld
Published on April 6, 2019

Rating: 3 stars I’ve decided to start my book reviews with basically a summary of the book (in flattering or not terms). The book is told from various points of view (I’m not gonna get into it, but it starts first person, goes to third person, back, then finishes in…
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Lucy’s Legacy – Tia Day
Published on January 7, 2019

Rating: 4.5 stars Before I begin, I want to immediately say that the book cover for Lucy's Legacy is amazing. It is simple, elegant and fits within the story. So as some of you know (whoever bothers reading these reviews in the first place, I sympathize for you), I’ve been…
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