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notesofacrocodile's Reviews (259)
// "I envy horses: if they break a leg and feel humiliated because they can no longer charge back and forth in the wind, they are cured by a mercy bullet. So if something in me gets broken, physically or spiritually, I would do well to look for a proficient killer, even if he is one of my enemies. I will pay him a fee and the price of the bullet, kiss his hand and his revolver, and if I am able to write, extol him in a poem of rare beauty, for which he can choose the metre and rhyme."
// "Oh, sleep. Nothing else could ever bring me such pleasure, such freedom, the power to feel and move and think and imagine, safe from the miseries of my waking consciousness."
going to jump on ths bandwagon of people who relate to certain aspects of this novel, specifically the protagonist's method of coping with depression by going to sleep/becoming unconscious. i thought the conclusion was a bit sudden, but overall ottessa moshfegh is definitely an author that i will be coming back to read in the future.
going to jump on ths bandwagon of people who relate to certain aspects of this novel, specifically the protagonist's method of coping with depression by going to sleep/becoming unconscious. i thought the conclusion was a bit sudden, but overall ottessa moshfegh is definitely an author that i will be coming back to read in the future.
god, i missed that quality of sally rooney's writing- the way how her writing is just so readable, if you know what i mean. i think normal people is still my favourite work of hers, but this one still gets a 3.75 out of 5 from me. i liked the characters very much, and like i have mentioned, the writing style as well. rooney's writing just clicks with my brain in a very pleasing way. i thought the discussions on polyamory was slightly cursory, although i don't know if it's because i am polyamorous myself and so these thoughts are sentiments that i have thought to myself so many times to the point that it has become somewhat obvious.
frances reminded me in many situations of my own thought patterns and i kept getting caught aback when i thought of how if i had ended up in slightly different circumstances i would've turned out to be even more like her. i know that there are many people who didn't like her character, but because of the similarities i observed between her and myself, i couldn't help but sympathise.
overall i would say that i enjoyed this one very much !
frances reminded me in many situations of my own thought patterns and i kept getting caught aback when i thought of how if i had ended up in slightly different circumstances i would've turned out to be even more like her. i know that there are many people who didn't like her character, but because of the similarities i observed between her and myself, i couldn't help but sympathise.
overall i would say that i enjoyed this one very much !
// "it was culture as class performance, literature fetishised for its ability to take educated people on false emotional journeys, so that they might afterwards feel superior to the uneducated people whose emotional journeys they liked to read about."
i have never read ling ma before, and safe to say, this was a perfect introduction. a collection of stories that are threaded through with several themes (the immigrant experience, trauma, abuse, complex desires, to name a few), and accentuated by ling ma's captivating prose, it held my attention from the beginning till the very end. would recommend to anyone looking for a collection of absurdist and surrealist short stories that handle complex topics as this seems to be something that this particular author excels at.
an interesting novel that looks into the life of a young black woman who is unsure about the direction of her life, anxious about the precarious nature of her economic resources and most importantly, also shines a spotlight into the racial dynamics that come into play with her white employer and white love interest.
the writing was not overly complex, but it suits a story such as this that seeks to touch upon complex topics and it drives in its points with finesse. the two main white characters and their interactions with the black protagonist was explored with a certain depth and the storyline was immersive enough, although something about how the story wrapped up at the end felt a bit disappointing.
the writing was not overly complex, but it suits a story such as this that seeks to touch upon complex topics and it drives in its points with finesse. the two main white characters and their interactions with the black protagonist was explored with a certain depth and the storyline was immersive enough, although something about how the story wrapped up at the end felt a bit disappointing.
witty, thoughtful and steadily paced, this novel is really a special little thing. as someone who has already watched the first season of the television adaptation, i loved seeing what they chose to take from the book, as well as the extra little details in the book itself that makes it unique and charming (just to give one example, its slightly more detailed emphasis on the humans and their world as well).
i cannot talk about the book without talking about the tv adaptation so: i am also intrigued by some changes that were made while this story was being adapted into the tv show, slight changes but still noticeable that might possibly be an indication of difference in the nature of the relationship between aziraphale and crowley. in the book it is not something that is markedly platonic or romantic, rather something that is complex, as a bond that has been established over millenia would look- and i am a big fan of how it was depicted too. eager to see how their journey continues on in the second season !
i cannot talk about the book without talking about the tv adaptation so: i am also intrigued by some changes that were made while this story was being adapted into the tv show, slight changes but still noticeable that might possibly be an indication of difference in the nature of the relationship between aziraphale and crowley. in the book it is not something that is markedly platonic or romantic, rather something that is complex, as a bond that has been established over millenia would look- and i am a big fan of how it was depicted too. eager to see how their journey continues on in the second season !
an interesting collection of horror stories, although some storylines were more unique and stimulating than the others. the writing style is both captivating and atmospheric, would recommend for readers seeking horror fiction
