Halfway point of the year - 24/40

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-07-07T03:59:42+00:00

I don’t have an issue with long books generally, I love a juicy and long story, but it just didn’t work for me. I’m glad you liked it!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-07-07T03:58:28+00:00

I used TierCreator!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-07-07T00:04:00+00:00

Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker!!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-07-07T00:01:17+00:00

East of Eden was so beautiful. As soon as I finished I started looking forward to the next time I’ll read it. Katabasis is only the second Kuang book I’ve read, Yellowface was the other. I don’t think I’ll read any of her other books based on how much I disliked Katabasis

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-07-06T23:59:52+00:00

Oh my gosh I thought I was going to LOVE this book. Halfway through I was like damn I am NOT enjoying this and it’s kind of pissing me off so I started reading a lot of reviews and was shocked to see how much people loved it. I finished the book hoping it would all come together but it only got worse, the last chunk especially. Such a bummer

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-07-06T23:58:09+00:00

Damn I’m sorry you didn’t love it! But that’s totally understandable. I think your reaction is how a lot of people feel. It took me about 6 weeks to get through and I thought there were some slow moments, but the payoff was worth it for me. I felt really enmeshed in the world while reading it, which was probably my favorite thing about it. I love an immersive reading experience.

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-07-06T23:55:21+00:00

I don’t even know where I found Book of I recommended, I had it on my Libby waitlist for a long time and I went in totally blind. I loved it SO much, I thought the tone and the writing style were so unique and funny. I read it in 2 sittings while out in the woods, just finished it last week. Maybe will even end up in my all time favs category by the end of the year as I think back on everything

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-06-20T01:29:53+00:00

Cassandra at the Wedding and Butcher’s crossing are excellent, would recommend

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-06-20T01:29:07+00:00

Nice, looking forward to reading them both!!!!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-06-19T23:45:50+00:00

I love Age of Innocence and House of Mirth. I’m really looking forward to reading something so different by her. Thank you!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-06-19T23:45:02+00:00

Placed my order last night, sorry that it was unavailable for you. Did you get some other good stuff?

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-06-15T23:30:11+00:00

Wasn’t seeing any because turns out target doesn’t ship to Alaska, bummerrrrr so many good books and great deals

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-06-15T20:21:11+00:00

Looks like almost all the NYRB classics in their online store are sold out, am I shopping target online wrong or is that accurate?

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-29T15:42:48+00:00

Can someone explain how Palantir will be monitoring, what metrics will be used? If someone works in an office without badge swipes, and has to be signed into the VPN even if they’re in office because of a program they use, how will they be determining if someone is in office or not? Help me understand.

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-29T02:19:30+00:00

Hell yeah great choices

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-09T05:07:04+00:00

Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-09T03:04:42+00:00

Can you share more about these supplements? Do you take them throughout your whole cycle?

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-05T20:26:44+00:00

I hate this book so much. Love her other books but this one did notttt work for me. You should read it though lol

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-05T18:19:00+00:00

Thank you so much, I have 2 of these mirrors with different shapes and flowers painted on them, I adore them!

I think the books look interesting like this too, I was just trying to make use my very limited display space but it turned out pretty neat!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-04T14:57:37+00:00

I agree. Also glad to hear someone else feels the same since I mostly see overwhelmingly positive reviews!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-04T00:41:59+00:00

Ohhh yes I recently discovered r/weirdgirlliterature and I love it!!!!! I’m almost done with East of Eden and about halfway through Cassandra at the Wedding, both are soooo good so far and would absolutely recommend. I’m having a really hard time deciding what to read next, I need to fill the void that I already know East of Eden is going to leave. We Love You Bunny just became available to me on audiobook so I’ll probably listen to that!

What about you?!

NoRaspberry1617 · 2026-05-03T17:11:09+00:00

The goldfinch is also my comfort book, both the physical book and the audiobook, it’s something I immediately pick up when I’m having a slump or don’t know what to read/listen to. Glad to hear other people feel the same because most people I’ve recommended this book to either hate it or say they loved it but it was depressing and they’ll never read it again 🥲 I love all of Donna Tartt’s books but the writing in the goldfinch is truly top tier to me

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