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The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

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dark funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a lot to chew on, and I feel like it could have been a good bit shorter and still made all the points it needed to. That said, I loved how the secondary characters came back into the story at different points. It's an impressive feat to create a plot which circles back again and again, especially from the perspectives of not one, not two, but four main characters.
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Orbital by Samantha Harvey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
Yawn.
She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Interesting bundle of tales even for someone who doesn't warm to short stories too well.

Stand-outs include: She's Always Hungry, Extinction Event, Shake Well, and Company Man.
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
No pay off in this book. I am so fed up listening to the main character drivel on about poets and astrology and whatever else.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

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adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Such a wild ride! You definitely need a certain amount of diligence if you're someone who dives into this book with little to no knowledge of the Sri Lankan civil war, but the pay off is so worth it if you do.

I would recommend hammering this one out pretty quick, or at least with a good amount of consistency. The cast of characters at the back of the book does help in keeping your feet grounded in the story and reminding you who's who, but taking your foot of the gas for a story like this will only leave you left behind in the dust.
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Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Not invested enough to be honest! Non-fiction can be hit or miss for me and this one didn't hit.
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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Normal people say, I can't imagine feeling so bad I'd genuiney want to die. I do not try and explain that it isn't that you want to die. It is that you know you are not supposed to be alive, feeling a tiredness that powders your bones, a tiredness with so much fear. The unnatural fact of living is something you must eventually fix.

Could not recommend this book enough if I tried.
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Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
Fundamentally nothing wrong with this book. I do understand why people love it. It just reads a bit too much like YA, which isn't my vibe personally.
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Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It took me a good half of the book to start to feel immersed in it, but I do think the payoff was worth it. A story about inheritance, family and relying on others to find your true self.
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Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
I have no idea why I'm not clicking with this book. I'd been waiting for it to be released for so long, which I normally don't get like for books. It feels unnatural to be throwing in the towel, especially when I can't pinpoint the reason why.
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