Heartbreakingly beautiful, erotic, and written with care. Highly recommend

I picked this book up because the Dover Thrift Edition had Prometheus on it and I love most things related to the myth. Initially I enjoyed it, being one of the few dystopian books I have read. However, after a brief Google search I discovered who she was and was gradually less impressed with it. The more the story progresses the more her ideologies go from subtle to outright screaming them. I ended up hating the book by the end. It's well written and whatever but I did not agree with what this books message turned out to be. Don't think I'll be picking up anymore Ayn Rand if all of her books are like this (which appears to be the case).

This book began my love for media analysis in highschool, an awesome read with a straightforward format

Quick, compelling read. There were some spelling and format errors in my edition that were unfortunately glaring but a great read regardless

I read this book series when I was in 5th grade and thought that it was stupid. I think if a ten year old has the cognitive ability to understand how shit a book is then it’s pretty bad.

This book was repetitive, annoyingly repetitive. Every 30 pages the entire premise of the book was parroted back to the audience as if we forgot. Could have easily been 250 pages or less if someone had took the time and edited this book.

The transitions between chapters was pointless. There was no reason for this 400 page book to have 100+ chapters. A chapter would end and then immediately pick up right where they left off. Why did we break? So then Patterson could get in a couple more lifeless quips to make up for the absence of a book? Whatever.

I’m still going to reread the rest of this shit pile cause if anything it’s entertaining-ish and nostalgic for me

Surprisingly beautiful language and probably the best written tension I’ve seen in a while. Had me gagging on the train ride home

I’ve been a long, long time fan of clipping., but I’ve mistakenly let this book sit on my shelf for a year or so.

The first green flag was Indrapramit Das’ blurb inside of the book. The language Solomon employs is just perfect as well. I was captured the whole book. The tenderness, anger, despair, and other emotions in this book are written beautifully and so genuinely. The blend of, as clipping. calls then, Solomons “particular concerns, politics, infatuations, and passions.” It expanded the already rich world Solomon had to build upon.

I enjoyed clipping.’s afterword as well, makes me want to go binge their music all over again. I could read this book a million more times and life a very happy life.

You know what, it was a fast read and didn't take a lot of brain power which is what I wanted. The book pulled from the fairytale but it became enough of its own thing that I forgot it was even supposed to be about Cinderella, which I enjoyed. I immediately love anything about androids so there was little this book could do to turn me off of it. I will definitely be getting the second book.

TW: extensive discussion of s/a, rape

I got a copy of this through buying a blind box labeled, “paranormal, romance, cowboys, and werewolves”. The other five books featured in the blind box were cowboy werewolf romances. Zero expectations were had for this except that it would probably be bad. For some reason, I was concerned that jumping into a series on its third installment would be a difficult reading experience, but Passion Untamed was annoying for a multitude of other reasons.

First, to no one's surprise, the writing was not great. Not saying I have the greatest grasp on grammar (cause I don’t), but Lord the syntax killed me sometimes. Also the repetitious “masculine”, “violet scented”, etc., descriptions were eye-roll inducing. Like what the hell is a “masculine heartbeat”??? Some imagination could have been implemented.

Second, the plot necessary sex magic was stupid, especially when by the end of the novel it’s revealed that sacrificing the Feral Warriors would have raised significant power as well. And like why do these guys have to import chicks to their Batcave to ““clear”” each other of magic?? Just saying, I can think of a few faster alternatives, considering the Feral Warriors have a stronger emotional connection to each other than their girlfriends.

My third and biggest issue with this book was its bizarre approach to sexual assault. Skye saying “she didn’t have a choice” while taking advantage of Paenther multiple times show more when, TBH, she definitely did have a choice, pissed me off. And the author’s vague-ish language around Paenther’s history of sexual assault (“torture”, “forced him”, “She’d used him”) as opposed to her calling Skye’s history of sexual assault exactly what it is felt weird. Weird as in Paenther’s abuse wasn’t given enough of a voice as Skye’s, even though both are important. Additionally, the fact that when Paenther threatened Skye (which again pissed me off), she is suddenly lauding over him that he almost raped her for the next 100 pages when SHE had assaulted him multiple times! Like what the hell?? The author needed to hold Skye responsible for her actions way more. TLDR; these people never should have been endgame and instead need some fucking therapy.

This was a chore to read, but I won’t lie and say I hated EVERY second of it. Though the plot was nonsensical (and probably still would have been if I read the first two books), the action/fighting/investigation scenes weren’t the worst. I like werewolves and shape-shifting so that was a plus as well.

I would not purposefully read this author's other works if they are anything like this. Maybe out of morbid curiosity I’ll try another Feral Warriors book but I wouldn’t hold my breath. show less

Besides the obvious, I thought this book was really interesting for art history reasons. I don’t know a lot about the history of photography so this was a nice supplement to my scarce historical art knowledge. Through this book I found George Platt Lynes, also known as my new favorite photographer. Something about how he shoots his figures brings out the humanity in them. They aren’t just images, they’re people. I would love to explore more of his work.

I enjoyed one of the premises that this book was created on, highlighted best in this quote: “‘Nude women seem to be in their natural state; men, for some reason, merely look undressed’” (299). No one is surprised when they walk into a museum and see a female nude, but male nudes are jarring. Though little text is featured (who actually reads the articles?), I thought Leddicks approach this overarching theme and the overall content of this book very enjoyable.

This will definitely be a coffee table book

Clive Barker’s writing is simply beautiful. The second you start reading him you are entranced, or at I was. The way he can describe desire without ever naming it is just insane. The movie hardly does the eloquence of this book justice.

Sickeningly perfect use of tension in written form. Having only watched Rosemary’s Baby, I can imagine Levin’s book is even more stomach-turning.

As a big fan of AI and androids on film, I was anticipating that this was going to become a new favorite. I was 100% correct. The narration was full of character and humor, and I loved the world Wells has created in just 150 pages. The character dynamics, dialogue, and inner monologue of SecUnit hooked me and hooked me hard.

About half way through, I realized that I didn't actually care for the plot of the book, but that did not dampen my love for Murderbot Diaries. It was intriguing, but it moved too easy for me. Like, the survey group seemed to go from event to event without any struggle on their part. Again, still love the book. Will be buying the next book immediately.

I really can’t tell if I like this or hate it. I could have picked better books to introduce myself to Anne Rice

Would have been better if I stayed focused and read this in one shot, but I still enjoyed this little book. Disorienting, fragmented narrative that keeps you hooked, regardless if you understand what’s happening or not. Excited to read more Evenson.

The middle really pissed me off but the book began and ended pretty okay. All of the men in this series will face retribution. Yes I will be seated for the rest of the series.

Book TW: explicit depictions of child SA + rape

Review TW: talk of SA

Definitely has its problems, what immediately comes to mind is (tw warning:) the part where we see Arima getting sexually assaulted as a child. I know this is a "mature" manga, but the panels are pretty sickening. In addition, as mentioned in previous reviews, Arima's characterization was problematic to an extent.

Over all though I really enjoyed this one-shot. I do not usually go for coming-of-age stories, but I was genuinely surprised by how emotional I was on the final page. Reading Boy Meets Maria made me want to get back into manga.

My favorite book of all time right now. Prose that's written like poetry, an assortment of genre that is blended perfectly. While the whole book is written beautifully, the last 50 pages are genuinely the best in literature that I have seen.

That surreal, encompassing ending left me catatonic for days. I don't think anything will leave me as moved at this book. It has left such a profound mark on me that I've been attempting to engage with my senses more intimately. When I step on to the train, I try to imagine how Das would describe the smell of the air. I savor foods more, really think about the textures that I am touching.

Tldr: Indra Das has altered my perception of the world with his novel and I literally cannot wait for more from him

Jesus Christ

Read in Spanish so I did NOT understand everything however this was very good.

Picked it up cause it had Wrath James White’s name on the cover and I liked his poetry.

Horrific not only in content but also in quality. But it’s not the content that grossed me out as much as the presentation as well as confusing rhetoric on religion and disabled people. I really wasn’t expecting much but man. This was not great