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All the Lies That Are My Life (1981) 2/5 stars ⭐️⭐️

Eidolons (1989) 2/5 stars ⭐️⭐️ Lost - maybe I'm getting too tired to process these now and need to accept defeat and sleep 🤣

From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet (1976) 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I sometimes find myself frowning after reading something from Ellison, and this got a frown for every letter of the alphabet. It took me a few letters to realise they were all unrelated and I wasn't being stupid

How's the Night Life on Cissalda? (1977) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ what the fuck did I just read

Djinn, No Chaser (1983) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The ending was a bit like the ending of a Spike Milligan poem, big build up to a silly punchline. Fun!

How Interesting: A Tiny Man (2010) 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Weird and brilliant

I'm Looking for Kadak (1974) 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Utterly bizarre

The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (1969) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I'm slightly lost at the intended meaning, but it was great to read!

Paladin of the Lost Hour (1986) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Touching story

On the Downhill Side (1972) 2/5 stars ⭐️⭐️ Another one I feel was a bit lost on me, but enjoyable despite the confusion - kind of like observing a modern art piece

Mefisto in Onyx (1972) 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Revenge story with a double whammy twist - very satisfying

Shatterday (1980) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quirky introspection

Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes (1967) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The description of Maggie seems to have angered a few people on Reddit 🤣 I can't help but like Ellison's stuff, I'm sorry!

Jeffty is Five (1977) 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Super interesting and beautifully written tragic ending.

The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1973) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A slightly controversial one but I love shocking art. I will research the Genovese murder and societal response another time because now I'm very intrigued.

Chatting with Anubis (1995) 2/5 stars ⭐️⭐️ I think this one was a little lost on me 😅

The Deathbird (1974) 4.5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 What a clusterfuck of wonder, I loved it. Really enjoying this series of stories so far.

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1967) 5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Now this is a real horror story, my god.

"Repent, Harlequin," Said the Ticktockman (1966) 3/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Intriguing! I had no idea what to expect but I enjoyed it very much.

Ok so my 2025 reading challenge was the first time I've flopped and not massively exceeded the goal I set myself. Although I refuse to be disappointed because it was a year of so much going on and constantly battling burn-out. I've set a more realistic goal for this year and I'm back on the books 🤓

I am really enjoying this book so far - it's a very unique concept!

The end is approaching and I don't think I'm ready 😮‍💨

Laughing my head off Halden's basket 🤣 why is it so funny

Enjoying this a bit more now but the writing does feel very clunky and YA.

I'm really not sure about this 😕🥱

Giving this another read because it's been a while and if I pick up another book with clunky writing I'll end up in a reading slog.

God this premise has so much potential but the execution so far is falling short. There's elements of repetition that are just so unnecessary and make it seem 'clunky' to read. The FMC has referenced Scarlet Letter and Handmaid's Tale so many times I've lost count. And some of the dialogue feels like it's a pushed agenda of the correct way to speak to someone, it makes the characters seem one dimensional and bland.

Absolutely loving this so far and it's driving me mad that I can't binge read the whole thing in one go!

I just don't have a bloody clue what's going on, this book is a fever dream 😵‍💫

Read chapters 1-8 for an impromptu friend book club and absolutely loved it and gutted I have to wait before I can read more 😭