Wants to read Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
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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
<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
Finished reading Authority
Finished reading Acceptance
Reviewed Summary of On Tyranny By Timothy Snyder : Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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Reviewed Bad Blood By John Carreyrou And Catch and Kill By Ronan Farrow 2 Books Collection Set
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Finished reading Cat’s Cradle
Finished reading The Martian
Wants to read Slaughterhouse-Five
Reviewed Anthem
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Reviewed Unsong
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Rated The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velazquez 8/10
Wants to read McSweeney's Issue 9: We Feel This One Is More Urgent