August Reading Wrap Up

I do have a few problems with the ending, but like in general, I enjoyed it a lot more than last time. , and I'm really glad I reread it.

I found this book really interesting. Lots of really interesting themes, really interesting characterization.

I just really enjoyed Jacob's story. and the like full psychological complexity that he is given in this book

I thought it was a really good like look at the Bronte'se's lives as well as like a really magical fun graphic novel

I think those themes are explored better in some of his other books, thinking especially if he knew he was right, which is such a masterpiece and I feel like explores some of the same themes as the Bertrrams more effectively.

I listened to it on audiobook and I thought it was fantastic.

I found it really interesting and I think Jenny Draper did a really good job of like placing all of these people within their historical context even in these quite short sections. overall really enjoyed it.

There were some that didn't really do anything for me, but the poems that I loved, I really loved. , so yeah, I would recommend this.

in the original Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Fagan is not a character with a lot of complexity and his portrayal is very much rooted in Victorian anti-Semitic stereotypes

There were several poems in here that I thought were fantastic. I think overall I probably enjoyed this slightly more than the Bonniest Company, but again there were sort of a few specific poems that really stood out and the rest slightly less.

It's very funny but also quite dark in places. and yeah, I just thought it was a really interesting book.

I have read one book by Heromi Kawakami before, Strange Weather in Tokyo, and it wasn't really for me.

Like, there are some truly fantastic moments in here, some really interesting themes, some interesting characters, and there were some scenes that I just thought were absolutely incredible. The second half of the novel especially, I thought was very, very strong. But I don't think it is his best.

I would say there were a few specific poems in here that really made an impact and then some of the others kind of washed over me a little bit.

But the historical detail for 12th century is really interesting and the writing style is very compelling.

And there was a lot that I liked about it, but I felt like the time loop was like overexplained in a way that like slightly spoiled other elements of the book.

I think all of Thomas Hardy's books are worth a read except for The Well Beloved. Don't do that to yourself.

A lot of these stories examine coming of age and gender and look at the experience of growing up in a Palestinian Bedawin community and I just thought this was a really powerful collection. , it's one that I would definitely recommend.

I found this really interesting in some ways but I'm not sure that I really liked it.

It's a really interesting Victorian vampire romp. , but I feel like I've been reading it for too long and I just want to finish it off.

And I just thought the characterization and the relationships were really well done and the pacing was excellent.