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anaulin@bookwyrm.social

duela 3 urte, 4 hilabete(e)an batu zen

I read a bit of everything, but mostly sci-fi. Me on Masto: social.coop/@anaulin

More reading notes on my personal website: anaulin.org/tags/books/

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(e)k Cormac McCarthy(r)en The Road liburuaren kritika egin du

Cormac McCarthy: The Road (Paperback, 2010, Picador USA, imusti) 4 izar

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged …

Overwrought, didn't quite land for me

3 izar

I can see why for many this is a beloved book for some, but it didn't capture me.

The writing often felt plodding and overwrought, instead of evocative and touching. And this novel is all scene and style and very little story, so there was not much else to go on.

I found myself wishing this had been a short story instead of a novel.

(e)k Gretchen McCulloch(r)en Because Internet liburuaren kritika egin du

Gretchen McCulloch: Because Internet (Hardcover, 2019, Riverhead Books) 4 izar

A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language.

Language …

Overwrought, didn't quite land for me

3 izar

I can see why for many this is a beloved book, but it didn't capture me in the same way.

The writing style often felt plodding and overwrought, instead of evocative and touching. And this novel is all scene and style and very little story, so there was not very much else to go on.

I found myself wishing this had been a short story instead of a novel.