fayekirwan's reviews
97 reviews

Bellies by Nicola Dinan

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5.0

she rly knows how to write lovable characters who say and do unlovable things 
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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3.5

expected and wanted this book to be so much more — the final few chapters rly carried it though
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

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5.0

this is Exactly what i was after. genuinely phenomenal i loved it so dearly 
What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell

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3.0

wanted this to be something more or different i think ??? lovely writing and i see the potential but just wasn’t too gripped by any of it 
Nails and Eyes by Kaori Fujino

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2.5

meh. unsure if i just wasn’t focused enough to enjoy it because i WAS sat in the park watching the dogs. either way just didn’t do it for me 
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

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4.25

think i whisked through this one too quickly! but i love nelson’s style and how she blends theory and memoir and lyricism. the last 20 or so pages were BEAUT
Daddy Boy by Emerson Whitney

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4.0

i rly liked this. thought it was v original and clever.
i can’t believe they didn’t find a tornado and they kept missing them!
twisters girl summer
The Dumb House by John Burnside

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5.0

delectable. john was such a FORCE 
Three Births by K. Patrick

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3.0

was hit and miss for me personally but i rly love the writing style on the whole. faves include Hypochondria of the HeartSwarm, Pride Month, Countdown, and Butch.