I rate generously because I DNF freely.
I like a mix of genres, and I'm game for anything. I like a mix of fiction and non-fiction and tend to have at least one of each on the go.
Any recommendations?
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Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in …
It had an interesting premise and some good bits but it didn't really have a plot or a point
This was very interesting, but a harder read than it needed to be. A lot of $10 words that coulda been $2 words. However, a thoughtful exploration of the apocolyptic narrative and how it came to be, and the counter narrative presented. Excellent accompanying film as well.
This is difficult because I liked the essence, the message, and the main story of this book, but found it a difficult read. It was a little meandering and confusing, with different stories from the characters' pasts coming in, without it always being clear that that was happening. Think it's just a style issue for me.
There were some good concepts in this book and gave some food for thought for leadership, but i didn't really enjoy the way these concepts and ideas were presented. Lots of buzzwords and structured tools that are really just made to put forward basic attitudes and actions. Might work for some but not for me!
"Sports nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald has spent nearly twenty years studying the diets of top professional endurance athletes, who are among …
One day, the mother was a mother but then, one night, she was quite suddenly something else...
At home full-time …
It's early 2000 on New York City's Upper East Side, and the alienation of Moshfegh's unnamed young protagonist from others …
"A young woman's fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, two …
A bit shocked to read the reviews on this page, as if they didn't read the blurb or have any concept of the genre before digging in. This book does exactly what it says on the back and is a fairly typical book of the genre.
Heisey writes a funny, coming of second age book about a woman navigating adulthood, depression, and being a young divorcee. I see other reviews call the protagonist 'insufferable', another typical aspect of the genre. I'm sure if someone could read your every thought they may also think you're insufferable. At (most) times the decisions she made were cringy or objectively wrong, but to me, that's quite relatable. If it's not for you, congrats on being perfect!
