CrescentMoonGazing

The book itself is fine. Her writing style is easily digestible for everyone and therefore appeals to more rather than just a select few. While it's not necessarily, in my opinion, worth the hype it gets I can understand the popularity, also accounting for the people who haven't had much to measure it against in their reading journey.

Upon first read I gave it a four star, I have since picked up a few more books and can easily say from them that, no I do not believe this book can venture above two stars in my read library.
The twist wasn't anything spectacular and it felt a bit lazy, even the first time I read it. It felt like a cop out from having to think of something well constructed. I would've been more satisfied with the ending if she had not tried to add in a twist, as the story was already pretty fucking insane without it.


I read this two years ago and it is still very fresh in my mind, not so much for it being a unique book with its contents but for it being one of the main two that got me back into reading. I would like to put this out there that although I do not respect the author this book is the only one of hers I have read and can therefore judge.

I read this with my tutor and finally finished it today. Here are my thoughts.

An Inspector Calls is a brilliantly constructed story of how those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and if we cannot express empathy towards others in situations of conflict we are all affected and there can be no resolution.

The ending was well crafted and well thought out, and the importance of the conversation shouldn't be lost on anyone. It brings forward a necessary acknowledgment of the human existence and how no matter your background or experience we all have a responsibility in holding one another accountable, not as the law but as members of the society in which we live.

I love it. I love the friendships, I love the devotion, I love the care, and the trust, and the found family. I. Love. It. All.

I learned about Marina Abromavic (pardon the inability to find the diacritics on this bloody thing) a couple of years ago, through a Wikipedia page of her exhibition ‘rhythm 0'. I was very intrigued, very quickly, especially in understanding a bit about this incredibly unique artist and her dedication to her craft. I looked into her memoir first ‘walk through walls', however, I fell into a slump with my reading just after and never got around to it. Then I came across this at the start of the year, I felt it probably offered more to what I was interested in, and I was very much right.

Everything about the way she articulates herself, her perspective and her beliefs made me feel very conflicted. Simultaneously, I felt as though I was a kindred spirit, yet there was so much admiration for who this woman is. She delivers her beliefs and arguments beautifully, and despite not agreeing with absolutely everything she said, her manner and the way she presents things as opinions rather than ‘all knowing' makes her an incredibly humble and truly admirable historical figure.
She is one I sincerely hope is remembered.

I absolutely loved this series. I was extremely interested to see if it would end in a stereotypical magical optimistic kind of world, or if it would lend itself more to the idea of the group finding acceptance in the circumstances that occurred and having to come to terms with their grief, realising that some things cannot be changed. I would've been satisfied with either ending, but I'm not going to complain about the one we got.

My only bone to pick was with how some of the really moving conversations were worded, but I think it's a case of poor translation.

Either way, I would easily recommend this as a quick read! It was a beautiful story.