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Fine, I’m engaged, but I’m not happy about it.

I don’t think I’m gonna get through this one on the second try, either. I care about it because I miss Paris, but I’m not sure I care about the narrator yet— even at a quarter of the way through.

She argues there aren’t enough women’s stories about unmarried older women without children… I do not find that to be the case generally. I feel as though three quarters of the books I have read in the last several years are about unmarried women without children. Guess I’ll have to check the data.

Second try with this one

Why so much use of the word ‘niggle’? 🫠

Plot plot plot

The writing feels sophomorish… and yet I’m hooked on the story. Le sigh.

In my to read list on Libby, listed under ‘best reviewed.’ No other notes on why this book. About 10% in now, and, while the setting isn’t one I’ve spent significant time with- post Bolshevik revolution in Russia- I feel as though the story itself will end relatively predictably. We shall see.

This is an easy read so far, and definitely plot driven.

We’re a long way in, and with no solutions or action items in site.

So far stories reflect the policy issues that cause gentrification- a lens we often don’t remember when discussing gentrification.

I’ve done a lot of nodding to this book so far.

Sullen, well-written, and gaaaayyyy. Set in Bulgaria. Really enjoying my time with this one so far. Hopefully a sign that gay litfic is not dead ?

Clear prose… clean, if you will. Enjoying the explanation of emotion; it is not overly indulgent or convoluted in making its point or furthering the story.

Listening as an audiobook. Would probably be a much faster read if I was using my eyes.

Hard to hold the plot

It’s… fine.

At least I am confident that every other book I read this year will be better than this one!

Picked this up from Alienated Majesty Books in Austin whilst doing ~research~ on book forms. So far I have greatly enjoyed the style and the experience of ‘real’ life being described.

Well. Far less amused by his opinions in this one so far.

This is gonna be a challenge…

I like this guy. I feel like his words might be offensive to my more aggressively leftist folks- left enough for cancel culture, but not so far left that they are pro-gun again- but I think he’s got some good points.

First story in the pocket. I’m guessing, based on the first, that these are character studies, moments, not plot driven.

Interesting opinions and social critiques