Mariya Boyko

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

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Murakami creates such bizzare, yet, so captivating worlds in his books, that your attention gets captured right from the first line. The story itself is very life-like. There are no crazy adventures, however, the complicated emotions of characters, and their relationships between each other are so intriguing, that I actually read this book in about 2 days, just because I couldn't put it down!

October 30, 2022

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Harper Lee

I read it back in high school, I think in grade 10. The book is definitely a classic. It meets all the criteria for a school book. I found the plot a bit slow, at times predictable. It is not bad for a school-age book. The moral is simple and understandable for students.

October 31, 2022

A Mulher do Viajante do Tempo

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Audrey Niffenegger

I really liked how the author used metaphor of time travelling to emphasize emotional absence and irresponsibility. I'm not sure if this is a spoiler or not, but if you ever met people who have hard time keeping any of their promissis, and them backing out last minute, and somehow always having very "good" excuses - the main character is just like that. The book is well-written, but perhaps some chapters are way too stretched out. I found the main character VERY annoying, but it's great that the author was able to evoke those emotions in readers.

October 30, 2022

The Great Alone

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Kristin Hannah

This is the best book about domestic abuse I read! A true psychological thriller. The author is brutally honest about depicting the characters. None of them us depicted as a 'saint', or a 'monster'. This makes the whole story deeer and scarier.

October 27, 2022