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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
4.0
I really enjoyed this novel. I love the writing style, going back and forth through time and interweaving the lives of all these different characters.
There's two reasons this isn't getting 5 stars from me:
- The characters in The Travelling Symphony are not very well developed, to the point where I had trouble remembering who was supposed to be whom to Kirsten.
- The ending is "hopeful", but it defines hope as "going back to the way things were pre-pandemic", which irked me.
There's two reasons this isn't getting 5 stars from me:
- The characters in The Travelling Symphony are not very well developed, to the point where I had trouble remembering who was supposed to be whom to Kirsten.
The Aspern Papers and The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Anthony Curtis
2.75
The Aspern Papers - 3.5
The Turn of the Screw - 2
The Turn of the Screw - 2
Twin Crowns by Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle
3.0
There are some ridiculous aspects, but it's highly entertaining.
Vegetarianos con ciencia by Lucía Martínez Argüelles
5.0
Recomendadísimo para cualquier persona, independientemente del tipo de dieta que siga. Me ha encantado lo bien que explica cómo plantearse un menú semanal de forma que comas a diario todos los nutrientes necesarios (aporte protéico, de hierro, omega 3, etc). A diferencia de otros libros que he leído sobre el tema es bastante neutro, en el sentido de que no selecciona tan sólo estudios que apoyen su postura, sino que muchas veces admite que no hay información suficiente, o que los resultados positivos de una dieta vegetariana también pueden deberse a otros factores relacionados con el estilo de vida, etc. A pesar de que a veces se mete bastante en temas muy específicos de la ciencia de cómo procesamos ciertos elementos de nuestra alimentación, sigue siendo fácil de leer y comprensible. De verdad, lo recomiendo muchísimo.
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed
3.5
Really sweet. I loved the activism / political aspect of the story. It functions as a guide for young people, but it never felt preachy. Everything that happens comes from the story and the character development.
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
3.5
I liked it better than The Priory of the Orange Tree. I love that it'snot repetitive and you are assumed to be familiar with the worldbuilding, so it focuses much more on the characters and their relationships. I connected to all these characters more.
La otra fantasía medieval by Tomeu Pinya, Raquel Laforet, Etna SantacreuGrifol, Blueberrymess, David Romero Blaya, Henrique Lage, Caryanna Reuven, Anna Roldós, Enka RG, Clara Dies Valles, Carmen Lunnely, Vimes, Ana Vigo, Celia Añó Espí, Nerea Luray, Ana Infiesta, Laura Sánchez Méndez, Erebyel, Sergio Pardo, Enerio Dima, Ignacio García-Perrote Martínez, Andrea Prieto Pérez, Ana Martínez, Ada, S PREZ, Stelladia, Javier Andreo Moreno, Maria José de Juan, Laura López Alfranca, Laura Tejada, Alba Ginesta, Leticia Valencia, G. G. Lapresa, Rocío Vega, Cristina Fernández García, Laura Morán Iglesias, Sara H. Randt, Carlos R-M Álvarez, Virginia Marcos, Mariló Delgado, Ottavia Allgood, Elena M. Pacheco, Vic de Amo
2.5
Aprobado justito porque si bien hay algunos relatos que me han gustado, en general la antología es muy irregular. Se me ha hecho un poco cuesta arriba leerla. Me ha dado la impresión de que muchos relatos no llegan a nada, otros parecen el primer capítulo de una historia más larga y otros parecen el resumen de una novela. Sin embargo, sí hay algunos relatos que destacan y me han gustado mucho, y a continuación los nombro:
- Alma
- La condenación de Kenath
- La confluencia de los infames
- Ranas
- Por una amiga
- Alma
- La condenación de Kenath
- La confluencia de los infames
- Ranas
- Por una amiga
xxxHOLiC Rei, Vol. 1 by CLAMP
3.0
I liked the first story better. I'm a little disappointed because I thought this was a sequel, not just more stories from within the original storyline. Although with that ending, maybe not?
Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith
2.0
I did not connect with the love story too much cause it all felt way too fast and insta-lovey. I did enjoy the family dynamics, and the issues the characters were dealing with, and I wish those would have got a better development instead of the love story.