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So far so underwhelming. I don’t know what I was expecting, but something more unique? This is written in German but is very US centric.

主人公を救う存在としてオトコが必要とするのにもウンザリ。恩人のアンさん、ムシと呼ばれる少年“52“こと愛(いとし)、村に住む村中も名前は眞帆(まほろ)だし、主人公にプラスの存在の男性はすべてユニセックスというか女性的な名前なのは意図的なのだろうか。

主人公、貴瑚の不幸な生い立ち(再婚した母と新しい家族に虐げられ虐待され育った)が徐々に明かされる前半はどんどん読ませる面白さだったけど、後半に入っても不幸に次ぐ不幸でウンザリ。

3.5 stars. Couldn’t get over the fact the main story is too forced and Pip is so annoying.

I know it’s not going to happen, but at this point I am just hoping that Jamie would just show up and go, guys, what are you even doing?? because this is massive overreaction. Twenty something guy doesn’t come home one night and you don’t launch a missing person campaign immediately. This is not normal.

Kate McKinnon, of course, is a fantastic narrator, but the story itself a bit disappointing.

Tbh I am thankful to cw. Because of her I started reading more books by female German authors …and realized that her story and protagonist is always rather childish. And they always center their lives around a man? Like why?? Anyway I am curious how (or if) someone with so much ambition will grow as a person and author.

Cozy mystery with Angela Merkel and this is way too cute for my taste.

Cozy mystery with Ange

Enjoyed the last half of the book, especially the chapter with Omelogor, but the first half was very frustrating. For a story about women too much of it was about men.

“We are all defining our worlds with words from America.”

W H Y Y Y, Zikora! This obsession for marriage is a curse!

Overall this was childish. Instead of facing her trauma, the author chose to manufacture another tragedy to which ida is ill equipped to handle. Also another knight in shining armor? Really? Sadly underwhelmed.

Sigh

3.5 stars. I’m not sure if I should be happy or sad that VI hasn’t changed a bit over the years.

2.5 stars just couldn’t get into it.

Love this chapter with the journalist.

3.5 stars

This took a wild turn and I liked it. Reminded me a little of bunny.

3.5 stars

A bit too far fetched but fun read. I cannot quite picture Shailene and Lindsay as the two protagonists, but hopefully it will make sense on screen?

全くを持って共感も理解もできないところが多いというのに、とてもよくわかる部分もところどころあって何ともいえない読後感。生き辛いのわかる。傍目には他人とも適度な距離でうまく付き合えているように見えるけど、ご本人の認識とは乖離があるのか

3.5 stars

A little bit Stephen King-esque and keeps you guessing if this is a paranormal ghost story or a mystery. It’s pretty good and I enjoyed it (but the book also reminded me that Stephen really is a master storyteller. Sorry riley)

This poor woman has the shittiest friends. What a horror show.

So weird everyone’s acting as if tom is not the bad guy in this situation.

After the initial twist, it feels weirdly narcissistic.

Dnf @ the authors note at the beginning. Apparently, the afterword is a ‘re-imagining” inspired by a real session with a psychic medium, and I don’t know why you’d want to discredit your entire research and disrespect Vivien Leigh like this???

There are just too many holes to the story.