This left me absolutely gutted, just as much if not more than the movie. Silence is a complex and deeply human study of how spirituality and physical This left me absolutely gutted, just as much if not more than the movie. Silence is a complex and deeply human study of how spirituality and physical conflict intersect. We see the flaws of human nature and challenging of moral ideals in a realistic historical setting that evokes such visceral emotion. As always, I was quite a fan of the Japanese to English translation since the prose is fairly straightforward yet sharp— just what I needed for a nuanced, heavy story such as this....more
Short, quite loony, but honestly so cool. The premise is fascinating and Anderton propels the plot at a nonstop pace. The matter-of-fact prose added tShort, quite loony, but honestly so cool. The premise is fascinating and Anderton propels the plot at a nonstop pace. The matter-of-fact prose added to the sense of strangeness and how far off yet plausible this reality is to ours. Phillip slayed with this one!...more
Still don't get why Gatsby loved Daisy so much when she was over the age of 25 but okay!Still don't get why Gatsby loved Daisy so much when she was over the age of 25 but okay!...more
Icebreaker has so much tension, countless memorable scenes, and a pretty cool premise. But it did take me nearly a month to finish because WHY WAS IT Icebreaker has so much tension, countless memorable scenes, and a pretty cool premise. But it did take me nearly a month to finish because WHY WAS IT SO LONG. There are literally two complete plot arcs so I don't understand why it wasn't split into two books.
Though I am so glad there was not a love triangle, I find it hard to believe there was no awkwardness or conflict when it came to Stassy's FWB. A bit too unrealistic for me.
Icebreaker was still was fun and happy and cliche in a satisfying way. Actually maybe I'm just a hoe for hockey romances so idk take this review with a grain of salt....more
lovely themes and relatable protagonist, but i guess character study books are not my cup of tea. the ending was fairly abrupt after lengthy buildup blovely themes and relatable protagonist, but i guess character study books are not my cup of tea. the ending was fairly abrupt after lengthy buildup but i didn't mind that much. also, how does gogol have so much game. how....more