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The Immeasurable Depth of You by Maria Ingrande Mora
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
5.0
I am not well. But goddamn. It was a beautiful heartbreak to experience.
The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl
3.5
Entertaining, liked the themes and representation, but it wasn't anything groundbreaking.
Enjoyable YA read.
Enjoyable YA read.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
1.5
I think this book was trying to do something that it's author didn't have the skill or perspective to pull off.
I know it's supposed to be a satire/commentary on Victorian society, but was just executed in a way that made it part of the problem. It became the very thing it was meant to satirize.
The way Abbott talks about women and 'lower class men' is so disgusting, and doesn't really add any meaningful conversation to their subjection. If Abbott really wanted to comment on their subjection, he should have made them openly fight for equality, and then be refused, rather than make them all dumb and subservient. Absolutely hated that part of the society, and had to power through his lengthy descriptions of weird flatland events and the borderline geometry proofs.
The last few pages were interesting enough, and were an intriguing way of exploring transcending beliefs and such. But the rest of the book in no way justified the end.
Not a classic worth reading, in fact, try not to unless you enjoy suffering.
I know it's supposed to be a satire/commentary on Victorian society, but was just executed in a way that made it part of the problem. It became the very thing it was meant to satirize.
The way Abbott talks about women and 'lower class men' is so disgusting, and doesn't really add any meaningful conversation to their subjection. If Abbott really wanted to comment on their subjection, he should have made them openly fight for equality, and then be refused, rather than make them all dumb and subservient. Absolutely hated that part of the society, and had to power through his lengthy descriptions of weird flatland events and the borderline geometry proofs.
The last few pages were interesting enough, and were an intriguing way of exploring transcending beliefs and such. But the rest of the book in no way justified the end.
Not a classic worth reading, in fact, try not to unless you enjoy suffering.