2025 reads
Pet Semetary - Stephen King
★★★★★
This one really got me on the edge of my seat. My first horror book, starting
off really strong with what I've been told is one of King's best and scariest. The
slow build-up makes the payoff at the end really hit hard. Every time I experience a
story where the main themes are grief and loss, they're always really good, and this
is no exception.
Babel - R.F. Kuang
★★★☆☆
I had hoped to like this more than I did. In my opinion, this one should be labeled
YA. In the last third of the book the story loses it's groundedness that made me
like the first 2/3rds. After Robin kills professor Lovell, the
story goes more and more into a ridiculous YA style. I understand the message
about revolution, but I disagree with the idea that revolution can be done by
about 6 really dedicated people, instead of a big group banding together.
Dune - Frank Herbert
★★★★★
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The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
★★★★★
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Prince of the Sorrows - Kellen Graves
★★★★☆
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The Ministry for the Future - Kim Stanley Robinson
★★★★★
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Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
★★★☆☆
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Currently Reading
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
Published: January 1, 1974
361 pages
Tags: #Science Fiction # Fantasy #Classics #Dystopia #Philosophy #Politics
Summary (Goodreads):
"Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers,
question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have
isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do
this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life—Shevek must
make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the
complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change."