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libroXshu commented on All Fours by Miranda July

Miranda July: All Fours (2024, Canongate Books)

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.

libroXshu finished reading The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

Cristina Henríquez: The Great Divide (Ecco)

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An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung …

I’m kind of a sucker for historical fiction. The story kept my attention as an audiobook on long drives. It wasn’t an intense page turner but it was interesting to learn more from about the Panama Canal and the lives impacted by it. She weaves the stories of multiple characters, the transitions from each perspective were clever and smooth.

libroXshu finished reading Rouge Street by Jeremy Tiang

Jeremy Tiang, Shuang Xuetao: Rouge Street (Hardcover, 2022, Metropolitan Books)

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From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast …

Really enjoyed this collection of three novellas. First time reading this author and I want to read more. I really liked his writing style, the themes, and the characters.

libroXshu started reading The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

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An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung …

About 40% in….liking how the author transitions between the different characters.

libroXshu stopped reading The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)

N. K. Jemisin: The City We Became (Hardcover, 2020, Orbit)

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …

I really liked the Broken Earth Trilogy so thought I'd check out others but I just can't get into this one...maybe I will try as audio book. Maybe it's the general topic that's not that interesting to me. Anyone read? Is it worth coming back to?

libroXshu finished reading Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

Agustina Bazterrica, Sarah Moses: Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback, 2020, Scribner)

Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though …

“Tender Is the Flesh is a meditation on what capitalism is – it teaches us to naturalise cruelty….Capitalism and cannibalism are almost the same, you know?” —from the author.

Probably one of those books that people either love or hate. I liked that so much detail was spent on the actual process of what it is like in this society to “grow” and process human meat. Between those descriptions you catch glimpses of what it’s like to live in this society; people just go along with it, while others suffer. I think if it was the other way around my brain would have so many questions about the logistics, but I think others might want to know more about the society and relationships. I like what the author chose to focus on, making the reader feel uncomfortable and disturbed, following around one character’s role. This book has been on my …

“Tender Is the Flesh is a meditation on what capitalism is – it teaches us to naturalise cruelty….Capitalism and cannibalism are almost the same, you know?” —from the author.

Probably one of those books that people either love or hate. I liked that so much detail was spent on the actual process of what it is like in this society to “grow” and process human meat. Between those descriptions you catch glimpses of what it’s like to live in this society; people just go along with it, while others suffer. I think if it was the other way around my brain would have so many questions about the logistics, but I think others might want to know more about the society and relationships. I like what the author chose to focus on, making the reader feel uncomfortable and disturbed, following around one character’s role. This book has been on my list for a while and I am glad I finally went for it.