Hello my lovely readers!
I think I'll make these "quick reviews" a regular occurrence, here on Naomi's Bookshelf. Here's another four books that I read over the past few weeks, but didn't feel like giving a full review. Let's get into it!
This collection of essays explores the "murkiness" of everyday storytelling, why it feels so good to gossip, it's religious implications and how gossip shaped pop culture...or vice versa. It covers everything from the history of gossip to how it's portrayed in the media.
* Going into this, I didn't know it was a collection of essays. Essay collections aren't particularly my favorite genre, however this was a fine audiobook. I thought it was a bit too current for my liking. Even though most of what the author talked about was from 20 years ago (Mean Girls, Britney Spears breakdown etc), it felt like it all happened yesterday. I would've appreciated a wider range of essays talking about gossip from a longer period of time and a more worldly reach. 3.5 out of 5 stars
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada
A young married couple moves to the countryside and as the husband drowns himself in work, his wife, Asa, is left to explore rural life on her own. She follows a strange creature out into the wild and then falls into a hole designed specifically for her. This is just the first in bizarre instances Asa must deal with which eventually leads her to question her sanity.
*This was a novella and I thought it sounded interesting, but it was just strange and bland. Not a fan of the book because nothing bizarre really happened until the last page. 2 out of 5 stars
A young married couple moves to the countryside and as the husband drowns himself in work, his wife, Asa, is left to explore rural life on her own. She follows a strange creature out into the wild and then falls into a hole designed specifically for her. This is just the first in bizarre instances Asa must deal with which eventually leads her to question her sanity.
*This was a novella and I thought it sounded interesting, but it was just strange and bland. Not a fan of the book because nothing bizarre really happened until the last page. 2 out of 5 stars
In 2003, Audrey and her classmates were assigned to write a letter to their future selves. When the letters are delivered it leads one classmate and Audrey's best friend, Miranda to jump to her death. Now Audrey will stop at nothing to figure out why Miranda did this and how it's linked to the death of their classmate Ben, 20 years ago.
*While I found this engaging and thought the premise was interesting, the execution was too clunky. There were way too many characters, POV and timelines. 3 out of 5 stars
Michael Kabonga has decided that after he spends near $10,000 while abroad in the U.S. he will kill himself. His journey from London to California, New York, Illinois and Texas as well as the people he encounters will help him decide if life is truly worth living.
*This was an emotional read, but it felt very underdeveloped. I finished this book in a day, but I found myself wanting more after I had time to sit with it. 3 out of 5 stars.
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