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I feel like the fun I'd be having with this plot is a little lost in the business aspects/talk of the story

OK now I'm actually pretty digging it - now that the interludes are over. I'm not like, completely into the sex bit just as the horror elements ramp up - but I guess depending on how far the author goes with it, I guess it doesn't/won't detract any

I'm not a massive fan of the chapter interludes + the fact that they read like transcripts - which has always generally not been my favorite thing. So far just mid, I guess

I sort of prefer the way Monika Kim did the cannibalism/grief a bit more tbh - but I do enjoy I think the grief depiction and intergenerational trauma descriptions more here

Omg YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A HOME TO WRECK 😭🔥

Not her trapped in a prison of her own design

Really enjoying so far

This book is so weird, I love it

Tbh after realizing this was based on the movie, I didn't really read the summary. They hit a kid omg. The movie is an adult - but they're also all adults I think? Or all 18 - because I think college is mentioned there too

Pretty short and YA so I'll probably get through this quick-ish. I had no idea that the movie was a book so I'm sort of excited. In an affectionate way, I hope that this book is a bit bad/corny

Well, there is NO wifi at work and I don't have any appointments for hours - so I'll probably finish this. I feel like I really need a book that's super my vibe bc some of these like prettier, dry books are gonna put me in a slump of sorts

Well that reveal is cool, I guess. I just wish I was more actually drawn into this book. I could maybe finish this tonight but I’m gonna pass out for a nap I think

Another slightly shorter one! Will start soon

Give me about 30 minutes - this isn't even 100 pages

I probably shouldn't have started 2 sci-fi books together. This one just isn't grabbing me - and I dont really vibe with the whole "oh my sister hasn't tried to kill me in a month" it's just odd? Like an odd plot/background choice

I think if I was vibing more with this book, the switch to a new POV would've hit harder/more exciting - but now I'm sort of just meh? Isako as a main character sort of isn't as interesting as I feel like she should be?

I’m like mildly unsure how futuristic I should be picturing this world and how inhabitable the planet is. Plus I really wish it would just officially define what it means by “kith” bc rn I’m just assuming by context clues what it is

OK work is slow and I really thought that last book was going to be longer but it was only 80/ its expected like 140 bc of translation notes + an excerpt for another book

It's not the edition I'm reading, but I sort of like the other cover WAY more

I'm actually finding the timeline a little weird - unless it's written by the MC/POV in the way future and they're retelling everything. That would make more sense

Very weird but charming so far. Usually I don't find myself liking short story novels this much but I think HOW short the chapters/stories are really serve to improve the experience

I might take a break to start the new Fonda Lee book or try to get through some more Sakamoto Days - plus work

I like how things are intersecting....but also still 50/50 on the whole dual timeline thing

I don’t love how often she’s called Chef as like the affectionate nickname and the backdrop being Paris sort of does nothing to me but I think I like this trio more than the pair from the first book. But the like aloof asshole thing is sort of…. Overdone mildly

Honestly... I'm not like, super invested in the parts in the past. At least, in comparison to what's going on in the present. This dual POV isn't really working for me - always risky when one POV might be a lot more interesting/exciting than the other

Starting this, hoping to not be disappointed bc I wasn't really sure how I felt about this at first.

A little meh so far. Which is disappointing bc I was originally pretty excited?

The main character does but also doesn’t feel like she’s written at the age she’s supposed to be. But I’m also considering maybe it’s like a cultural maturity?

I thought it was sort of interesting at first but I’m sort of… not digging how many POVs there are