Caitlin's Updates en-US Wed, 11 Jun 2025 02:22:48 -0700 60 Caitlin's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9534352161 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 02:22:48 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin is currently reading 'Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds']]> /review/show/7645557204 Life List by Olivia Gentile Caitlin is currently reading Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds by Olivia Gentile
]]> Review7506149611 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:48:39 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin added 'There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension']]> /review/show/7506149611 There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib Caitlin gave 4 stars to There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension (Hardcover) by Hanif Abdurraqib
Hanif Abdurraqib is an author I will always read, regardless of subject matter, regardless of genre. His prose shines, and his ability to craft a long essay that ultimately ties up all of its loose ends never fails to impress me. I always enjoy spending time with his work.

All of that being said, I think this could’ve been cut down about 50 pages shorter. I’m also a little disappointed that it didn’t end with the 2016 NBA finals, though I can respect the choice to end with Lebron’s return. As a Buffalo Bills fan, I really resonated with Abdurraqib’s commentary on being from a city that loves its sport teams who just can’t seem to pull it together. ]]> Review6146375298 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:24:57 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin added 'Sorrow and Bliss']]> /review/show/6146375298 Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Caitlin gave 4 stars to Sorrow and Bliss (Paperback) by Meg Mason
Though there were aspects of this book that I didn’t fully enjoy or understand the reasoning behind, I liked this overall. Mason’s prose is funny and heartfelt and well constructed, and this is one of the most honest depictions of mental health that I’ve read.

I would recommend this to anyone that liked The Wedding People! ]]> GiveawayRequest721843436 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:56:46 -0700 <![CDATA[<a href="/user/show/22789191-caitlin-conlon">Caitlin Conlon</a> entered a giveaway]]> /giveaway/show/414343-real-life Real Life by Brandon Taylor
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Enter to win ]]> ReadStatus9514796816 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:20:48 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin started reading 'Sorrow and Bliss']]> /review/show/6146375298 Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Caitlin started reading Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
]]> ReadStatus9511318492 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:47:43 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin wants to read 'Nova Scotia House']]> /review/show/7629578973 Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter Caitlin wants to read Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter
]]> Review7595037680 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:04:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin added 'City of Light']]> /review/show/7595037680 City of Light by Lauren Belfer Caitlin gave 3 stars to City of Light (Paperback) by Lauren Belfer
This book was in desperate need of an editor to cut the fat. At 500 pages, this story could’ve been easily told in 300. The plot is weighed down by unnecessary description and context for events that, while historically accurate, have no bearing on the story. And even with all of that extra language, I felt like the ending didn’t fully tie everything together.

I picked this up because I wanted to read about Buffalo and Niagara Falls at the turn of the 20th century, and Belfer’s sense of place was by far the most enjoyable part of this. Anything else redeemable about the book was drowned out by its density. ]]> ReadStatus9509462364 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:28:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin wants to read 'Is a River Alive?']]> /review/show/7628288663 Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane Caitlin wants to read Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane
]]> ReadStatus9507484581 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:24:51 -0700 <![CDATA[Caitlin wants to read 'Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth']]> /review/show/7626900616 Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth by Maggie Nelson Caitlin wants to read Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth by Maggie Nelson
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