Charlotte reviewed Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Three male explorers set out to reach a legendary land where only women live, and …
Reading this aloud on my radio show! (mondays 7:30-9pm on wbor.org 😶🌫️)
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Charlotte started reading Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Three male explorers set out to reach a legendary land where only women live, and …
Charlotte started reading Gut Feminism by Elizabeth A. Wilson
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK: In Gut Feminism Elizabeth A. Wilson urges feminists to …
Picked this one up from a free book pile. Always a fun way to discover a new book
Charlotte reviewed Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
A memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.
…Beautifully written memoir
4 stars
Zauner writes with love and self-awareness. Took me a little while to get through because it was so sad.
Charlotte reviewed One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: …
Disappointing
3 stars
I was so excited about this fun queer romance, but unfortunately I just couldn't get behind it. I'm not sure if my tastes have just changed since reading McQuinston's RWRB a few years ago, but I hated the writing style. I found myself editing in my head while reading this one. I even noticed a sentence missing a period. 🫠
I certainly didn't have expectations of exceptional prose for One Last Stop - I was just there for a good time. But, the style was too clunky for me to enjoy it.
I was so excited about this fun queer romance, but unfortunately I just couldn't get behind it. I'm not sure if my tastes have just changed since reading McQuinston's RWRB a few years ago, but I hated the writing style. I found myself editing in my head while reading this one. I even noticed a sentence missing a period. 🫠
I certainly didn't have expectations of exceptional prose for One Last Stop - I was just there for a good time. But, the style was too clunky for me to enjoy it.
Charlotte started reading One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: …
The writing is really not to my taste so far, but I'm trying to give it a chance.
The writing is really not to my taste so far, but I'm trying to give it a chance.
Charlotte rated Drawn Together: 4 stars
That took a while
4 stars
So glad I was introduced to Ursula Le Guin's writing. Most of them were good, some of them were phenomenal, and a few of them were pretty boring.
So glad I was introduced to Ursula Le Guin's writing. Most of them were good, some of them were phenomenal, and a few of them were pretty boring.
Charlotte reviewed Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith
Girl meets boy. It's a story as old as time. But what happens when an …
4.5/5
5 stars
Charlotte started reading Dracula by Bram Stoker
During a business visit to Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania, a young English solicitor finds …
Doing Dracula Daily 👀
Charlotte started reading Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith
Girl meets boy. It's a story as old as time. But what happens when an …
Again, for my Classical Heroines in Contemporary Lit class. From Ovid's Iphis and Ianthe.
Again, for my Classical Heroines in Contemporary Lit class. From Ovid's Iphis and Ianthe.
Charlotte reviewed House of Names by Colm Tóibín
Not as compelling as I hoped
3 stars
Unfortunately, not as compelling as I had hoped.
Note: House of Names is based on the Ancient Greek plays Agamemnon, Orestes, Electra, among others.
It was a decent book, but I feel like Toibin could have done a lot more with Clytemnestra and Electra. I really liked Clytemnestra’s narration at the beginning of the book - her character was complicated and sympathetic. But, it felt like Toibin allowed her to become mostly villainized in the end when he could have offered more of her fascinating perspective.
I did, however, enjoy the cottagecore section in the middle.
Charlotte rated Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary: 5 stars
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven #4)
The magical preserve Fablehaven provides refuge to numerous mystical species: centaurs, trolls, satyrs, ogres, fairies, minotaurs, brownies, imps, nymphs, and …
Charlotte rated Rise of the Evening Star: 5 stars
Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven #2)
At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge …
Charlotte rated The Staff of Serapis: 5 stars
Rick Riordan: The Staff of Serapis (2014)
The Staff of Serapis by Rick Riordan
The Staff of Serapis is the sequel to The Son of Sobek and the second book in the Percy Jackson …