library
a collection of the books i am currently reading and books i've already read. i read a lot, so i won't be making separate pages for each book, but i will post my most recent reads and reviews here for anyone who is interested. i also want to use this space to log the notes i take on books i want to analyze or just digitally annotate.
here is a link to my Storygraph page, which is where i do the majority of my book logging.
my rating system:
🌕 - i did not like this book. it's kind of a miracle i finished it at all since i'm not shy to DNF when i'm not having a good time. not only did i dislike this book, there were parts that made me genuinely angry/disgusted/annoyed. i definitely have some critiques and negative thoughts to share on this one.
🌕🌕 - i did not enjoy this book overall. there were some parts that were interesting or enjoyable, maybe there were even parts that had me considering changing my tune on the book overall, but in the end it wasn't enough or it didn't come to its full potential.
🌕🌕🌕 - this book was fine. i didn't dislike it or have a bad time reading it, but i wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it to anyone unless it had a specific trope or dynamic they were looking for. a forgettable read at the end of the day.
🌕🌕🌕🌕 - this was a good time. i was engaged and enjoying what i was experiencing and there's a good chance i'll continue if it's in a series. will most likely make it into recommendation lists depending on what people are looking for. definite potential for rereads.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 - incredible. evoked plenty of emotions in me and i will continue to think about it for days and maybe even WEEKS after i've finished. will recommend whenever i have the slightest reason to. probably cried at some point while consuming. will most likely buy a physical copy as soon as i can and will reread without a doubt sometime in the future.
(i use moons instead of stars because it makes it easier and more accessible to do .25/.5/.75 ratings)
my current read(s): The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton |
latest read:
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Genres: Classics, Literary, Dark
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌘
FINALLY.
That speaks for itself. Moving on, this book was fairly underwhelming to me. I liked the premise and there were definitely parts I really liked; this is the first book I've genuinely annotated, so I did get some enjoyment out of it and some nice quotes, but I was expecting more. Maybe it's just that this book was written so long ago I just can't really connect with the language and the attitudes present. Not to say that that's a bad thing, I don't want it to be 'updated' or anything like that, but it inevitably affected how I felt about the book.
As always, I'm coming to see with classics, there was a lot of unnecessary scenery/outfit/person descriptions that could've cut out a big chunk of words and time from this book. I read it slowly so this exact thing wouldn't burn me out. Raskolnikov was an interesting character but not a very likeable one and his character still felt very unfulfilled by the end. I honestly didn't like the ending at all to be honest.
Can't really think of any character I actively LIKED in this book other than Razumikhin because he seems like the only actual good guy here. Kind of bumbling sometimes, but still good, and not even the worst people in this book disliked him which was kind of funny. Svidrigailov was awful when he was introduced and just got even WORSE as the story went on. No one else really stood out to me or inspired any strong feelings.
Overall this was a disappointment. I still might check out White Nights because I've heard good things and it's short, but I think on the whole Dostoevsky is a bust for me.
book annotations:
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Lamb by Lucy Rose, The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton,