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Killer by Peter Tonkin
slow-paced
2.0
I’m not sure what Grady Hendrix was going on about, but this book is not good.
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
This is just not for me. I think it’s good that it exists and that the representation is important but I just can’t spend time on yet another variant of Harry Potter.
Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll
slow-paced
2.0
This is the longest 186 pages I’ve ever read.
Poorly defined characters, terrible dialogue, clumsy narration, plot points you can see coming from 100 miles away, and a very strong anti-abortion agenda made this one of the more unpleasant reads I’ve had lately.
A good rule of thumb that I always try to follow: if Stephen King recommends a book, it is almost always terrible. Guess who has a gushing quote on the back jacket of this book?
Poorly defined characters, terrible dialogue, clumsy narration, plot points you can see coming from 100 miles away, and a very strong anti-abortion agenda made this one of the more unpleasant reads I’ve had lately.
A good rule of thumb that I always try to follow: if Stephen King recommends a book, it is almost always terrible. Guess who has a gushing quote on the back jacket of this book?
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
Proust does not need me to speak for him.
It Sees You When You're Sleeping: A Christmas Horror Story by Gemma Amor
dark
fast-paced
3.0
This was fine. Not Amor’s best, but still worth reading.
Etudes for Piano Teachers: Reflections on the Teacher's Art by Stewart Gordon
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Dr. Gordon was one of my teachers and said directly to me many of the things he wrote about here. It was delightfully nostalgic to “hear” them again and to spend a few more moments in the presence of this great man.