every once in a while, you have to decide you're going to love a book based on literally no evidenceevery once in a while, you have to decide you're going to love a book based on literally no evidence...more
don't mind me, just deciding to read award winners years after anyone last talked about themdon't mind me, just deciding to read award winners years after anyone last talked about them...more
not sure which i'm more excited for: for it to be spring (because winter is hell) or for it to be spring (so i can read this book optimally)not sure which i'm more excited for: for it to be spring (because winter is hell) or for it to be spring (so i can read this book optimally)...more
you've heard of judging a book by its cover, now get ready for I Want To Read This Based On Title Aloneyou've heard of judging a book by its cover, now get ready for I Want To Read This Based On Title Alone...more
i am not emotionally developed enough to be ok with endings. sequels are the universe's gift to me specificallyi am not emotionally developed enough to be ok with endings. sequels are the universe's gift to me specifically...more
this book is very monotonous and sometimes pointless-feeling and often hard to read...but...and get ready to have your mind blownain't that the truth!
this book is very monotonous and sometimes pointless-feeling and often hard to read...but...and get ready to have your mind blown...i believe that to be the point!
modern life and work and late stage capitalism in general are bizarre and also boring.
ursula doing more in 30 pages than some are doing in 336...
also has anyone noticed how many books have 336 pages? 336 and 368 appear to be where it's ursula doing more in 30 pages than some are doing in 336...
also has anyone noticed how many books have 336 pages? 336 and 368 appear to be where it's at.
anyway, this story is powerful and reference-able and one of those things that just everyone should read in their lifetimes because it's perfect to have and know about.
note to self: don't read this one on public transit.
doing my usual (when i have the will to live) mini review for each story here!
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITHnote to self: don't read this one on public transit.
doing my usual (when i have the will to live) mini review for each story here!
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A GENERAL white christmas is my very favorite christmas movie so this does it for me on title alone.
also a great story (and perfect title) about men / fathers who have kind of lived through a period of a changing meaning of what fatherhood means...they're hard to pity (and i'm not sure that's the point) but it's interesting all the same. rating:3.5
LOS ANGELES "It had been bearable because it would become a story, something condensed and communicable." this is the truest ever.
confused how much these stories are working for me. do i need to reread the girls? rating: 3.5
MENLO PARK ah, there it is.
this was dull. rating: 2
SON OF FRIEDMAN almost exactly the first one, except LA.
so not only redundant but worse. rating: 2
THE NANNY one of our dog's nicknames is "nanny" (because louie > lamby > namby > nanny) so if this is not good i will take it as a personal affront not just to me, but to the most perfect living creature on this earth.
it was okay. rating: 3
ARCADIA it's like...too many of these have place names for it to be a coincidence, but not enough have them for it to be a theme. file under Dumb Things That Frustrate Me.
ok...i think i am growing fatigued by this book's central concept...but i'm trying to not be. it's so early. rating: 2.5
NORTHEAST REGIONAL well this had something. rating: 3.25
MARION THIS IS WHAT WE WANT! rating: 4
MACK THE KNIFE THIS IS ALSO WHAT WE WANT! rating: 3.5
A/S/L most excited for this one based on title alone. prepared for crushing disappointment.
it was ok. rating: 3
OVERALL a lot of the time, short story collections are said to be More Than The Sum Of Their Parts. this was less. each of these stories would have been more interesting alone, without the potential redundancies waiting for you to recognize them when you read them one after the other.
as is, this was just What About The Creepy Man's Perspective over and over again. (interesting once or twice, but kind of a snooze without the shock value.)
i like emma cline's style but i always feel like there's something missing. rating: 3...more
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