pickInteresting book. I had read that it‘s one of the best revenge stories, so I was excited to read it. And it was a great revenge story, it just took a long time to get there. 200+ pages of getting to know the characters and their lives did make the last 100 pages satisfactory, but I did have to remind myself this was written in 1980. Overall, good slow burn revenge.
Highly-strung, very silly, very cringy. Possibly the first example of (non-explicit) slash “erotica“ written by a virgin young woman with access to a stash of “forbidden books“, but definitely not the last 😂
The politics are muddled but interesting. There is a lot of internalised classism and sexism, as should be expected in a 1884 book.
I'll read a more mature work from this author before passing judgment on her.
A young heiress plays gender-bending domination games in life and in bed with a young working-class man, who's trapped and unwilling. I can see how revolutionary and subversive this is for a 1884 novel written by a then 24-year old female writer, but it is a bit of a slog for me: decadent, fin-de-siècle works aren't my cup of tea. I can see that it would appeal to others, as it did to Oscar Wilde, who made a hidden reference to it in Dorian Gray.
pick• 336 pages • first pub 2018 • historical fiction • Native American • reflective • 3.5 Stars
In Amanda Skenandore's provocative and profoundly moving debut, set in the tragic intersection between white and Native American culture, a young girl learns about friendship, betrayal, and the sacrifices made in the name of belonging. ⬇️
1. Yes, but that‘s mostly because I only have to shop for a few people. I still have to wrap everything, though. 😎
2. The main character in the tagged book helps out in her father‘s store, so there‘s some shopping involved. #two4tuesday
pickI totally forgot about this series! This is the 3rd book in the Gilded Gotham series. This one has Genevieve and Daniel hunting for a killer in NY in the heat of summer. I could actually imagine how hot it was. I couldn‘t imagine being that hot with all the layers of clothes they had to wear! Woman‘s throats are being cut and they‘re afraid it‘s Jack the Ripper. There is also Jack the Peeper slipping through windows while women are sleeping.
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A #Spider titled🕷️suspense thriller novel with paranormal leanings is fitting for the spooky season.
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pick4 ⭐. Very informative and easy to read.
so-so(1882) The South Pacific nation of Britannula has won its independence from Great Britain. Its constitution provides that citizens be euthanized at 68 in order to minimize the social and economic burden of elder care. But the law, reasonable in theory, meets difficulties in practice when its first beneficiary decides he'd rather not. It's a gentle satire that provokes a few chuckles but runs too long for my taste (and it's not even long)
1. Yes! I met Anne Lindbergh, author of the tagged and daughter of Anne Morrow and Charles Lindbergh, during a school event. I also have a couple of author friends, and I had the chance to wait in line for Paula Poundstone to sign a copy of her book for me, but I had nothing at all interesting to say to her, so I went for coffee with a friend instead.
2. So many times.
3. Only idealized versions of real-world places.
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