en-US Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:22:03 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9525207920 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:22:03 -0700 /review/show/7596967923 V finished reading Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery by Theodore H. Schwartz
]]> ReadStatus9520234253 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:43:30 -0700 /review/show/7635786415 V wants to read Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires by David Chaffetz
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]]> Review7560852947 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:14:11 -0700 /review/show/7560852947 V gave 3 stars to The Last Samurai (Kindle Edition) by Helen DeWitt
Curious book, interesting plot and structure. Felt like it was longer than needed. Maybe missed why it’s so highly rated.

Enjoyed the linguist asides - made me remember Peggy Mohan’s book� ]]> Review7171416139 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:12:28 -0700 /review/show/7171416139 V gave 2 stars to Playground (Kindle Edition) by Richard Powers
Wasn’t a fan. Similar narrative structure to The Overstory, which was a bit boring. wasn’t as compelled by the setting, nor did I get the characters (some of it felt so tropey - didn’t even get the angst between the two leads)

Only saving grace was the evocative descriptions of ocean life. Although there are better books that do justice to that (An Immense World, Under the White Sky) ]]> Review7589099460 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:09:33 -0700 /review/show/7589099460 V gave 4 stars to Creation Lake (Kindle Edition) by Rachel Kushner
Fabulous. Bruno’s pontificating and Sadie’s reactions to it were probably the highlight, and Sadie-Vito’s relationship is hilarious. Bit bored of ecoterrorism (for whatever reason, I feel like I’ve read / watched a bunch of these recently - Birnam Wood, How to blow up a pipeline). Ending was a bit too high falutin for my liking, but the plot wasn’t the primary driver for me in any case

Going to read more of Rachel Kushner and using the “know others� salt and know your own� more. ]]> ReadStatus9474644395 Tue, 27 May 2025 07:21:27 -0700 /review/show/7603879661 V is currently reading The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
]]> ReadStatus9474637341 Tue, 27 May 2025 07:19:09 -0700 /review/show/7589099460 V finished reading Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
]]> ReadStatus9464693430 Sat, 24 May 2025 19:54:49 -0700 /review/show/7596967923 V is currently reading Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery by Theodore H. Schwartz
]]> ReadStatus9453400903 Wed, 21 May 2025 18:51:51 -0700 /review/show/7589099460 V is currently reading Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
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