Mer Barr
Added to listSword Challenge 24with 7 books.
Gave up 21% of the way in the 1st time around as well as the 2nd.
Just too disjointed on the story, what was present, past, alternate reality, real, not real. I can't even tell if 'now' has even changed locations or if this is a 1-scene story; it all seems to occur in a recovery room.
What's with the eyes???
Gave up 21% of the way in the 1st time around as well as the 2nd.
Just too disjointed on the story, what was present, past, alternate reality, real, not real. I can't even tell if 'now' has even changed locations or if this is a 1-scene story; it all seems to occur in a recovery room.
What's with the eyes???
A wonderful continuation of the lives of people in and around the agency. The story is well written, no straying off the path of the storyline, any change in perspective is nicely announced by the quick reference of a name.
Looking forward the rest of this incredibly long series.
A wonderful continuation of the lives of people in and around the agency. The story is well written, no straying off the path of the storyline, any change in perspective is nicely announced by the quick reference of a name.
Looking forward the rest of this incredibly long series.
Added to listThe Seawith 116 books.
So happy to see no decrease in any of the qualities that I like in a book and have seen in the previous 2 books in the series. Good storyline, movement in the storyline, characters you connect with, no straying from the storyline path, etc.
So happy to see no decrease in any of the qualities that I like in a book and have seen in the previous 2 books in the series. Good storyline, movement in the storyline, characters you connect with, no straying from the storyline path, etc.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 100 books by December 31, 2024
Progress so far: 25 / 100 25%
Sadly I'm not finding the author's books funny anymore. :(
As I've found with the other books I've read recently, the switching back and forth without any visual or audible notice is really making it difficult to figure out which storyline I'm in at any given moment, which creates more frustration and no joy in the humor.
Sadly I'm not finding the author's books funny anymore. :(
As I've found with the other books I've read recently, the switching back and forth without any visual or audible notice is really making it difficult to figure out which storyline I'm in at any given moment, which creates more frustration and no joy in the humor.
Incredibly helpful to fill in gaps in my understanding of systemic racism. And I think someone who's spent decades writing about these topics in understandable language, is someone I can listen to.
Incredibly helpful to fill in gaps in my understanding of systemic racism. And I think someone who's spent decades writing about these topics in understandable language, is someone I can listen to.
Not sure how I missed this event but the book got me caught up nicely. Very detailed, logical, linear, following both the scientific and the humanistic aspects. And the newer edition has an epilogue covering the news from 2014-15.
Not sure how I missed this event but the book got me caught up nicely. Very detailed, logical, linear, following both the scientific and the humanistic aspects. And the newer edition has an epilogue covering the news from 2014-15.
- I'm not a fan of short books. I like the middle of the road sized, where there's some room to build out a storyline and characters.
- It's about stories of the region and as I'm not a native I'm confused as to whether the stories' characters are based on reality or made up [for some reason this is important to me, don't yet know why] and lost track of who was who and who was with who. I prefer not to get lost in the telling of a story.
- I had a hard time becoming attached to the stories or the characters both the book's and the stories'. See 2.
- I'm not a fan of short books. I like the middle of the road sized, where there's some room to build out a storyline and characters.
- It's about stories of the region and as I'm not a native I'm confused as to whether the stories' characters are based on reality or made up [for some reason this is important to me, don't yet know why] and lost track of who was who and who was with who. I prefer not to get lost in the telling of a story.
- I had a hard time becoming attached to the stories or the characters both the book's and the stories'. See 2.
The plot moves along, not any side tracking or focusing on subjects that don't contribute to the story or bog the movement down.
It has characters that seem interesting, including some of the spirits that share the world with humans.
And the author does a great job of providing information to show the perspective has changed from one character to another; either by calling out the new character's name or starting a new chapter.
The plot moves along, not any side tracking or focusing on subjects that don't contribute to the story or bog the movement down.
It has characters that seem interesting, including some of the spirits that share the world with humans.
And the author does a great job of providing information to show the perspective has changed from one character to another; either by calling out the new character's name or starting a new chapter.
I still maintain a couple physical shelves of books that contains my all-time favorites and mind-expanding books. I define favorites worth rereading and therefore keeping a copy of, for that purpose. This is a favorite which I've read probably 3 maybe even 4 times since I saw the movie version.
In a world where I'm driven by the calendar and clock, and a mental list of must dos before I can take a break, let alone relax, this story really gets me to daydreaming about a time in my life when all that pandemonium falls away and I can slump into a comfy chair with a great page-turner. The fireplace would be icing on the cake.
And growing up during the transition from women being defined by and deemed less than men, and women making major changes to the world, creating more equal footing, this book also strikes a chord.
I still maintain a couple physical shelves of books that contains my all-time favorites and mind-expanding books. I define favorites worth rereading and therefore keeping a copy of, for that purpose. This is a favorite which I've read probably 3 maybe even 4 times since I saw the movie version.
In a world where I'm driven by the calendar and clock, and a mental list of must dos before I can take a break, let alone relax, this story really gets me to daydreaming about a time in my life when all that pandemonium falls away and I can slump into a comfy chair with a great page-turner. The fireplace would be icing on the cake.
And growing up during the transition from women being defined by and deemed less than men, and women making major changes to the world, creating more equal footing, this book also strikes a chord.
I liked this book better than its predecessor in the series, Into the Riverlands, because of its emphasis on the interactions of individuals and their memories. Riverlands was an emphasis on the local stories the cleric was collecting and less time spent on the group being travelled with.
In Mammoths I did have alot of confusion keeping track of who was talking when the word 'they' was being used. I interpreted this to be a community of individuals that refer to themselves as they/them, which means 'they' could mean the individual doing the speaking or could mean another person being spoken of, in the same sentence.
This confusion didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story or the characters.
I liked this book better than its predecessor in the series, Into the Riverlands, because of its emphasis on the interactions of individuals and their memories. Riverlands was an emphasis on the local stories the cleric was collecting and less time spent on the group being travelled with.
In Mammoths I did have alot of confusion keeping track of who was talking when the word 'they' was being used. I interpreted this to be a community of individuals that refer to themselves as they/them, which means 'they' could mean the individual doing the speaking or could mean another person being spoken of, in the same sentence.
This confusion didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story or the characters.
Added to listSword Challenge 24with 6 books.
Growing up I knew just the name of 3 cultures from Central and/or South America, and that was it. Where they had lived and when, and details about them either didn't exist or I've forgotten them. This book does a great job of drilling into 1 of them, especially focusing on native sources.
It can get a bit overwhelming and drawn out but hang in there to the Epilogue and Appendix where the author goes into detail on the discovery of the sources of her information and how they relate to her story.
Her opening paragraph is up there with [book:The Gunslinger|43615]'s opening sentence on imagination- and attention- capture.
Growing up I knew just the name of 3 cultures from Central and/or South America, and that was it. Where they had lived and when, and details about them either didn't exist or I've forgotten them. This book does a great job of drilling into 1 of them, especially focusing on native sources.
It can get a bit overwhelming and drawn out but hang in there to the Epilogue and Appendix where the author goes into detail on the discovery of the sources of her information and how they relate to her story.
Her opening paragraph is up there with [book:The Gunslinger|43615]'s opening sentence on imagination- and attention- capture.
