This book has a cool core idea, but it doesn't do too much with it and the plotline is a little too predictable and brief. I'm still in for the second book (it's a duology), but mostly because it's N.K. Jemisin
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Love to read! All things!
Though sweet spots are Science Fiction and Fantasy and humorous Young Adult stuff. I generally read in bed, so my preference is for less stressful stories. My favorite stories that ones that are both Quirky and Unexpected.
Due to book experiences being very dependent on the reader, I belive that reviews should be short.
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bigethan started reading The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities, #2)
The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities, #2)
bigethan reviewed The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #1)
bigethan finished reading The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #1)
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
@Druidan@bookwyrm.social yes! I'm only partway through, but have been feeling that so far it very much rhymes with American Gods. Glad to see I'm not alone :-)
bigethan started reading The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #1)
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
bigethan reviewed The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma
bigethan finished reading The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma
The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma
A buoyant, good-hearted, and sharply written novel about a blithely optimistic immigrant with big dreams, dire prospects, and a fractured …
bigethan wants to read The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #1)
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
bigethan wants to read The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #2)
The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin (Great Cities, #2)
All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City have temporarily …
bigethan started reading The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma
The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma
A buoyant, good-hearted, and sharply written novel about a blithely optimistic immigrant with big dreams, dire prospects, and a fractured …
bigethan reviewed Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City, #1)
San Francisco Pulp!
4 stars
In a good way! All of the characters are pretty one dimensional, the only way out is through, and it's pretty much chaos the whole time. The good stuff is in the reflections the characters have while going through their lives with everything turned up to 11. Great summer reading.
bigethan finished reading Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City, #1)
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City, #1)
The acclaimed best-seller by the author of Significant Other, Babycakes, and Sure of You follows the experiences of Anna Madrigal, …
bigethan started reading Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City, #1)
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City, #1)
The acclaimed best-seller by the author of Significant Other, Babycakes, and Sure of You follows the experiences of Anna Madrigal, …
bigethan reviewed Redwood and Ponytail by K.A. Holt
Great Young Adult Story
4 stars
I'm here because I try to read all the books my kids read. It turns out to be a great coming of age story told through a unique format that focuses only (like, only) on words and thoughts of the characters. The format is absolutely perfect for the story being told and makes the book memorable.
It's a quick read and certainly focused on younger readers who are figuring out their lives. It was a good read (I teared up a little 3/4s of the way through), though I'm mostly happy that my kid has read it.