shannen_m's reviews
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The Accidental by Ali Smith
4.0
I so loved spending time with Astrid, she appealed to the enjoyer of fictional little girl freaks in me, that I was a bit disappointed when it wasn't in her perspective the whole way through, but after adjusting I could appreciate each section as it stood individually. The writing was really compelling in style and inventiveness, so I still felt engaged with the sections from characters I doubt I would elsewise have given a fuck about (Michael - utterly uninteresting to me in concept, but I found passages of his sections kind of delicious as his sense of self unraveled). It was a meander book, but I like that sort of thing sometimes.
It by Stephen King
3.0
There were so many themes and details to love, and the 1000+ pages wouldn't have caused me anywhere near as much eye strain if I didn't have to roll them every time there was an egregious reference to a female characters tits, even as a child. So much good stuff overshadowed by the growing conviction that I'll have to confiscate Beverly Marsh from Stephen King. The deus ex vagina ending was so disappointing, and in other discussions of it I've not found anything to justify it happening as it did.
Sing If You Can't Dance by Alexia Casale
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5