love to read magical realism, speculative fiction, short story collections, science/nature (but a lot of pop sci annoys me), heavy/depressing stuff (of the fiction and non-fiction variety), memoirs, and lots more... impatiently waiting for the next Marlon James book...
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By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at …
Content warning not really total spoilers, but a few favorite quotes...
Unsurprisingly, this book is incredible. Learning about his life and interesting moments related to his past projects was truly enjoyable. A few favorite lines:
"...and when it was raining and freezing, and there was nothing but an empty hunting lodge, or a remote holiday cottage, then breaking into it was not a problem for me. I've often broken into locked up houses, not causing any damage, because I always carry a little surgeons kit with me, a couple of wire rods, with which I can open security locks."
"Sometimes when I wake up, I feel bad that I didn't dream. And maybe that is why I compensate by making films."
"I have never taken drugs. The culture of drugs has always repelled me. I also believe they wouldn't have done me any good. There is so much turmoil inside me anyway."
Disarmingly witty and poignant, Sloane Crosley’s memoir explores multiple kinds of loss following the death …
I would have been ok with not reading this. It was somewhat interesting at the start, but just dragged on for so long with random thoughts on experiencing covid while living in NYC, and her stressing about her jewelry being stolen and connecting this to her friend’s death. I also should have counted how many Joan Didion quotes were in the book. Grief is heavy so I’m also not trying to judge how someone experiences it, but also just didn’t get much out of this book.
Heralded as the most important Brazilian novel of the century so far, this bestseller's unique blend of magic and social …
I went back and finished this. Not worth my time (so I multitasked while listening); it didn’t get any better.
Disarmingly witty and poignant, Sloane Crosley’s memoir explores multiple kinds of loss following the death …
oops, reading another grief memoir.
“For the rest of my life, I will live with my hands outstretched for things that are no longer there.”
“Above, below, all around, a speechless silence. I found myself in a stunned surprise. I was certain that there and then I knew all there was to know. My fate had been revealed to me. And I knew that after one such night it would be impossible for me to ever get any older. I was completely convinced I would never see my 18th birthday because lit up by such grace as I now was, there could never be anything like ordinary time for me again.”
— Every Man for Himself and God Against All by Werner Herzog, Michael Hofmann (1%)
Loving this so much already and only 14% in to the audio version. This portion is in the first chapter, I had to go back to it and take it in again. Audiobook is a must but now I want a hard copy as well to take notes.
…as close as I can get to Werner Herzog reading bedtimes stories to me. Definitely going for the audiobook version read by him.
ugh. I can’t. I give up.
@peoplelikebooks nice!! congrats!!
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans, comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat …
I downloaded the audio book version right before a long drive based on seeing this book pop up on best of 2024 lists. I’m half way into it…..what was I thinking? I kind of hate it but also kind of hate not finishing books. The narrator, age 45, seems to be only just now discovering that perimenopause is a biological thing that happens. People write about the book like it’s so raw and shocking. I just feel like I’m trapped in some modern romance novel that’s trying to be edgy…. So far I find it to be boring and annoying.
