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Letters to a Young Poet: With the Letters to Rilke from the ''Young Poet' by Franz Xaver Kappus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Damion Searls

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4.0

I loved the inclusion of Kappus' letters to Rilke. It was heartwarming to read his boyish voice, enthusiastic but also somewhat at a loss. 

As for Rilke's letters themselves, I could benefit from multiple rereads of various translations. I just want to ingrain his words in my mind. 
Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd

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5.0

We were limbs in the wind, our joy breaking against the shore.
Here by Richard McGuire

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2.0

Very interesting concept, but the disjointed storyline meant I couldn't connect with any particular time or group of characters.
Orbital by Samantha Harvey

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slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

It just drones on doesn't it.
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

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3.0

Fairly entertaining family drama.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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slow-paced

1.0

If I speak, I'm in big trouble.