Katie

This was probably 3 and 1/2 stars for me and might have been more if I wasn't listening to the audiobook. The audiobook narrator just kept putting the emphasis on the wrong word in sentences. The book itself was interesting and horrifying. I guess I would have liked to hear more about how what the author endured impacted her and how she survived it.

The parts of this book about running and about her recovery were interesting, but the rest of the book is just filler, vapid platitudes, and truisms. Even though I was skimming vigorously, these parts annoyed me.

This was a brilliant, thoughtful, and wise book. I listened to the audiobook (expertly read by the author) and had to keep stopping to take notes and re-listen to parts.

This was such a rare, wonderful book. I felt so lucky to be able to read about the daily life of a hare and all the sweet moments that Dalton got to witness and be a part of. I also really loved reading about Dalton's growth into an environmentalist–it was super refreshing to see her realizing the importance of habitat, and much more. I could have done with fewer quotes from older books about hares, but that's a small quibble.

100% pure pleasure. So glad Laura Lippman is still writing away.

I guess you could say this book was a little repetitive, but I loved it. It was funny and heartbreaking, often in the same sentence. It just felt validating to hear the author state over and over again that things are not right.

I love Dr. Gunter and her science-based approach to giving health information. This book was packed with so much great knowledge. I did skip around a bit, passing up some parts that weren't as applicable for me, but it's great to know it's there to go back to when/if I need it. I also highly recommend her Substack as an up-to-date source of reliable information.

Eh, this was okay. I really enjoyed the art but the story was sort of full of obnoxious characters.

This was a fun listen–great narrator. The coincidences were a little too much but if you can excuse that you'll enjoy this. Now I want to reread Mansfield Park.

3.5? This was fun but maybe a little less fun than the first two? I'll still read or listen to the fourth.

This was a fascinating and sad and inspiring and entertaining book. I really liked the way the author mixed her personal story (mostly of insane privilege) in with all she was learning as she started the work she describes. She seems like a truly amazing woman who is changing lives and the world, and it was great to see her evolve from “giving someone a turkey at Thanksgiving is making a difference” to “systemic change needs to happen now!”

There wasn't all that much new in here, but I really liked the sensible way she laid out the issues and ways to work towards solutions. I also liked the inclusion of mindfulness.

This was a fun romance for those who like books, libraries, cosy spaces, etc.

I enjoyed this a lot. It brought up issues around eating disorders, rape, being young and female. There was nothing groundbreaking or astonishingly insightful about it, but it was still fun to spend some time with the young women of Frost's cross country team.

This was every bit as horrifying as you might expect, and more so! These people truly are evil.

At irst I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book but once she got to Ann of Green Gables I knew it was going to be great! And it really was.

I'm a little torn about this book, because I loved it, and I want to hang out with the author on the river forever. But also, I read it at a distracted time of life and it was hard to focus on and keep reading. So, maybe I'm fond of the book and not so fond of my ability to concentrate...

This was a bit strange. I listened to the audiobook and it was certainly interesting enough to hold my attention. but every challenge the character-faced was so easily overcome todd that there was n't too much narrative tension.

DNF I really wanted to like this book. I liked the parts about her life, but the geology parts I just couldn't read. And there are a lot of them. My brain just went off to another place every time a geological explanation came up. I tried to go back and reread and it just happened every time. This is no one's fault (ha, ha) but my own.

Really brings home to you what it's like to be a parent of a trans teenager (not to mention a trans teenager themselves) in these times. I hope so, so many people read this (including some I know...).

This was a super interesting read and made me want to go out and explore Glenn Canyon (or, what's available of it) stat. It's got some good proposals for how to get us out of the water mess we're in with Lake Powell. I wish the folks in charge would read it.

Don't read this book–listen to the audiobook! It was so good. The narrator has the perfect dry, deadpan humor to match the writing. I was all excited to listen to other books narrated by the same person when I realized...it's narrated by the author! No wonder it's so good. Plus, the case includes Tommy Ramone, Gary Shteyngart, and lots of other famous people. The story itself is hilarious, suspenseful, and interesting. I even learned some recent history. Highly recommend!!

Wow. Couldn't put this one down. While its definitely a thriller-type book full of so many plot twists, it's really a story about love, especially that of a parent for their children. The book had so much sweetness and such great language and descriptions about what it's like to love and raise children.

I really loved this book. The characters were so lovable, without being written in a way to flatter the reader. There were sad and scary parts, for sure, but not too scary.

I was really not crazy about this one. I have loved some of his other absurd works, but this one was possibly over my head. What was with the dreams? Were they all plots of Sidney Poitier movies? What did the ending mean, if anything?