jitterbugsnap's reviews
94 reviews

We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman

4.0

Though I did feel like the first half could be a bit of a slog (i could not care less about fight club but for girls </3 and I wasn't always up for the parody level critiques going on), the writing was great and the back half was well worth it. A great read if you've ever felt like a failure! 

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

slow-paced

4.5

I thought there was no way I was going to be surprised by what actually happened, but the way i SOBBED on the bus to work. ouchie, my heart

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

4.0

The writing was beautiful, and had really poignant moments (I especially loved Lena's POV, and

how M's recontextualized everything that had come before

). I'm reviewing this super late, and honestly I thought this book would stick with me more than it actually has. However, i AM a sucker for books that leave me with a feeling of heaviness more than any specific thoughts, so still one I'd recommend. 

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Fell asleep watching the movie 5 years ago and successfully remembered none of it at all. great fun as an audiobook. 

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I've learned that the cozy subgenre really isn't for me 🙏

A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina Nayeri
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

library loan ending and I'm out of my audiobook era so not gonna try to rush to finish in time

Chlorine by Jade Song

3.5

Loved the themes, loved the body horror & execution of that element, but didn't love the writing (or the audiobook narration, which was essentially acted like a villain explaining their evil plot the entire time). I think a younger me would have really loved this book.  

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

4.0

These five will stay with me: 
Cassandra After
The Great Awake
Salt Slow
Granite
Formerly Feral

(and 5/9 feels like a great hit rate)

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Was this book well written? No. Was it fun? hell yeah. I had a great time. I can't wait to read the next one. 

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

I cannot follow this narrator -- just too flat for me. I will pick the collection back up in a different format later