MIXED FEELINGS everywhere! I did enjoy this book - although I didn't like Carol, or how dramatic Therese was (understandable since she was nineteen yeMIXED FEELINGS everywhere! I did enjoy this book - although I didn't like Carol, or how dramatic Therese was (understandable since she was nineteen years old, but still! So dramatic!), or how quick the love story evolved, or the writing style.
Even with all of these negative points I enjoyed this novel and I think it is a very important piece of literature, considering how many lesbian (or queer, in general) love stories end on a very negative note....more
This book is on every list of "lesbian literature" but, although it's true the protagonist has relationships with women in this novel, the main focus This book is on every list of "lesbian literature" but, although it's true the protagonist has relationships with women in this novel, the main focus is the bond between Jeanette and her mother (and God). This book was very funny at times, especially in the first couple of chapters, and the author didn't shy away from questioning religion or life itself. I was expecting a bit more, though....more
3.5 stars I was really into this during the reading process, but it is one of those novels that you forget as soon as you turn the last page. It just w3.5 stars I was really into this during the reading process, but it is one of those novels that you forget as soon as you turn the last page. It just wasn't remarkable enough.
I loved the setting the author decided to portray and I loved the writing style, but everything else was just lacking. I'll definitely keep Jennifer Egan in mind, though, because I'd love to read more from her....more
It's kind of like when you look at yourself in the mirror and you say your name. And it gets to a point where none of it seems real. Well, sometime
It's kind of like when you look at yourself in the mirror and you say your name. And it gets to a point where none of it seems real. Well, sometimes I can do that, but I don't need an hour in front of a mirror. It just happens very fast, and things start to slip away. And I just open my eyes, and I see nothing. And then I start to breathe really hard trying to see something, but I can't. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it scares me.
Look at me, reading this book for the first time in 2017.
I read this in one sitting, on a Saturday afternoon. At some point I was so engrossed in the story and the narrator, I forgot to drink or have a snack and found myself surprised when I checked the time. I found some parts really relatable, especially that quote I put up there, but some things (most things) went over my head.
The ending had this bittersweet feeling I'm not sure I enjoyed - especially because I spoiled myself while researching some things about the book before reading the end....more
I'm so ashamed I waited SO LONG to read this book.
I don't like using the word empowering but this is the only definition that comes to my mind right nI'm so ashamed I waited SO LONG to read this book.
I don't like using the word empowering but this is the only definition that comes to my mind right now. This graphic novel is a memoir about Marjane Satrapi's childhood, about her amazing, supporting family and her country during the war. Satrapi is such a strong, outspoken and smart person. I'm so glad I read this book! ...more
I can't remember for the life of me where exactly I saw this book first but I'm quite sure it was on YouTube. I recently found iMore like a 3.5 stars.
I can't remember for the life of me where exactly I saw this book first but I'm quite sure it was on YouTube. I recently found it at my library and picked it up and now I can see why not many people are talking about this. Although the idea at the base of this book was great it kind of got lost in the process.
The book started with a bomb going off in one of the many markets in Delhi, killing two brothers and leaving their friend Mansoor injured but alive. After this event we followed different lives and how they all had to deal with before, during and after the terrorist attack. Not only Mansoor and his family, but also the two brother's family or who made the bomb.
I honestly picked this up on a whim so when it came to discussing Muslims in India and the violence and discrimination that happened to them I felt a little bit disoriented, because I didn't know anything about the matter. I can't really say this book explained things to me but it made them a little bit clearer so that, even if I was ignorant on the issue, I was still understanding what was going on.
The writing style was probably my favorite thing about this book but the major problem was that the book just ended, without much to say in the end. It left me quite unsatisfied. If you like intertwined stories and narratives that follow the same event through the eyes of different people, then you'll enjoy this. Just be aware that the end didn't quite work for me....more
I went into this knowing nothing about The Taming of the Shrew so I didn't get all of the references - I'm sure someone that has read the play 3.5
I went into this knowing nothing about The Taming of the Shrew so I didn't get all of the references - I'm sure someone that has read the play would write a much more in depth review.
The book started a little slow for me but when I realized how relatable Kate was, it went by really fast. She really cracked me up, especially her attitude towards her job as a pre-school teacher assistant. There were some funny moments in this book and they were all thanks to Kate and her personality. The only character I wasn't a fan of was Pyotr.
I was really into this book up until the very end, like the last 5% of it. I'm not sure I really liked that monologue. I was fine with the rest of the book, though, it was just the end that was so rushed.
This was my first Hogarth Shakespeare and I'll definitely check the other books out in the future....more
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