The first half of this book was a real slog for a number of reasons that all kind of boiled down to – it’s yet another novel about a young white boy figuring out life in the shadow of World War II. At this point, I have lost count of the number of these I have read and they all blur together, and this one just also felt like not enough actually happened in it for it to stand out. The first half of the […]
White Feminism: A Novel
I know “white feminism” is usually used as a pejorative (and appropriately so) but in this case it is also a really good descriptor for what the book is about. It’s about feminism and white ladies who are feminist and their white lady feminist lives. I have a white lady feminist life. I think maybe I just miss the books I read last year about worlds so far removed from my own. This was a book I really understood well. Our primary protagonist, Greer, is […]
A little too familiar
I picked this one up after catching Jenny S’s review the other day. Weirdly my library had it immediately available so here we are. I agree with Jenny, this is not one I see myself reading again. Or even recommending, honestly. Still, I wouldn’t call it bad. 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl is comprised of multiple small stories seemingly about the same woman (Lizzie/Beth/Liz/Elizabeth) strung throughout her life and throughout her battle with herself and her weight. Her dress size changes drastically, […]
I couldn’t finish it
This book was everywhere and I love Patton Oswald and it’s really well written, I just couldn’t. It’s true crime, and true crime and I don’t mix – I’m too squeamish. Lord knows why, but I keep trying. I listened to half an episode of My Favorite Murderer before I nope-d right out of there. A full series podcast came out about a recent local crime and I don’t think I lasted five minutes. These are horrible things that actually happened to real people and […]