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All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
4.0
The narration is sooo true to the character's traits and very boy-ish I almost grinned reading every page. The relationship between Keiji and Rita is complex and awkward and somewhat sweet at the same time because they are basically alone and have no one to talk to, or to understand them. The plot moves pretty fast, it's thrilling and hard to put down.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
3.0
It's nice. Confusing at the start (due to many time-jump and different povs) but it all came together in the end. Rather 'plain' ending, but not bad at all.
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
1.0
It is
Basically
Just
Someone's
(Daily)
Thoughts
Written
This
Way
But in a more serious note, thank you, Rupi Kaur. I had some good laughs reading this. So many blank spaces left on pages (Taylor Swift would be eager to fill them up, I guess) for the sake of... I don't know, aesthetics? And although I got that "Those are supposed to be poems", I still feel some kind of pity to those trees that got cut down for this.
Basically
Just
Someone's
(Daily)
Thoughts
Written
This
Way
But in a more serious note, thank you, Rupi Kaur. I had some good laughs reading this. So many blank spaces left on pages (Taylor Swift would be eager to fill them up, I guess) for the sake of... I don't know, aesthetics? And although I got that "Those are supposed to be poems", I still feel some kind of pity to those trees that got cut down for this.
The War On Horror: Tales From A Post-Zombie Society by Nathan Allen
4.0
3 star for the story, 1 bonus star for keeping zombie story fresh. I really like this. Post-zombie apocalypse story written in a way that's quite amusing. The main protagonist is just a regular dudeーI don't think he has a particular point that makes him interesting, but I enjoy the narrative of his behaviors and thoughts. Last few chapters are wrapped up in a hurry, though; as if Allen was afraid he'd be out of blank pages. And it'd be much better if two key "enemies" in the climax chapters are introduced sooner for some exposition.
Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
3.0
I'd like this book better if only the narrative (and description, also how one sentence joins the following sentence) is smoother. The writing style is rather jumpy. If one would wanna know examples of amazing Soviet-centred crime narrative, try Tom Rob Smith's novels.
Dark Desires by Eve Silver
3.0
Narration quite fine. The prose is enjoyable. And as a non-European/American, I wonder were the clothing pieces of that time correctly explained or stated in this book?