Finished reading The Trans Space Octopus Congregation: Stories
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Wants to read Look Down, This is Where it Must Have Happened
Rated Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive 8/10
There is a lot to like here, and it is very straightforward about the hoops poor people have to jump through to survive. If you've gone through it, reading it may give you some anxiety. I did not love the writing style sometimes, as it often read more "just the facts" than art, but that feels somewhat disloyal to say about a Montana writer. Still, this is an important story to share.
Finished reading Galápagos
Finished reading Eyes of the Void
Wants to read Love and Fatigue in America
Finished reading Elder Race
Rated Silver in the Wood 10/10
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Wants to read The Rosewater Insurrection
Wants to read Making Dough: Recipes and Ratios for Perfect Pastries
Wants to read Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Finished reading The Necessity of Stars
Finished reading The Two Towers
Finished reading The Return of the King
Rated Man, Underground 4/10
<div>The story had its nice moments and a fair amount of humor, but I didn't overly care for this. I get what Hummel was doing — revealing information about both characters gradually, mirroring the way they are shedding their accumulated defenses — but if I wanted to have an older dude snobbily pontificate about music and culture, well... I only have to dust off the memories. At times, characters speak in monologues, not in dialogue people might actually say, near-perfect SAT score or not.<br><br>Besides, wouldn't a music snob know that Nico is spelled with only one c?<br><br>Also: Men Be Normal Writing About Women Challenge<br><br>(Apparently, Difficulty: Near Insurmountable)</div>
Finished reading The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Finished reading The Silence of the Wilting Skin
Finished reading Owlish
Finished reading Digging Stars
<div>It took me a minute to acclimate to the language of the 1790s, but what a book! It's too bad that it's unfinished. Ahead of its time, smart, and were it a miniseries, you know you'd be there for every installment.</div>
Rated Men, Women, and Children 6/10
I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call <i>Men, Women and Children</i> beautiful, but I do recognize the intricate dance Kultgen has created. Each story element cycles into the other, and there is certainly no ambiguity, but I find it hard to say whether or not I enjoyed the book. It was compelling, thought-provoking and well-written, but "enjoy" is not the right verb. That doesn't mean it isn't worth reading. It is a modern cautionary tale mixed with voyeurism, and it is not without humor, but I can't say I felt <i>good</i> after reading it.<br><br>(My review can be found on <a href="http://glorifiedloveletters.blogspot.com/2012/07/men-women-and-children-by-chad-kultgen.html">Glorified Love Letters</a>.)
Finished reading Rogue Protocol