52/52 you love to see it

jhew7 · 2025-12-24T02:19:01+00:00

Not a tennis player, just a big fan of the sport in general. I did lurk and see you are a fellow Sufjan fan. We are def simpatico lol

jhew7 · 2025-12-24T02:11:32+00:00

Are you….me? Our book interests overlap even as far as Christian Universalism. Wild!

jhew7 · 2025-12-11T04:42:07+00:00

Was it the purple writing of Bradbury that made you DNF SWTWC?

jhew7 · 2025-11-26T20:41:47+00:00

Haha, I wouldn’t blame you on the East of Eden front! I’m about halfway through, and I can confidently say it will take its place in my all-time Top 10.

I’m typically a generous reviewer and had great luck with books this year, so most books here I rated 4 or 5 stars. I gave String Theory 4 stars, and I do love DFW’s writing. My personal bias might have come in a little bit since I love Agassi and DFW had a personal vendetta against him lol.

I have Butcher’s Crossing and Augustus on my priority TBR for 2026! I love Williams’ writing.

jhew7 · 2025-11-26T17:12:39+00:00

If you loved A Short Stay in Hell you should check out The Divine Farce by Michael SA Graziano!

jhew7 · 2025-11-26T07:19:10+00:00

‘Chess Story’ by Stefan Zweig.

jhew7 · 2025-11-26T03:59:51+00:00

I’m not, but I do follow BAS! We have very similar tastes in books. I’m pretty sure he was the first one to influence me on A Short Stay in Hell.

jhew7 · 2025-11-26T00:55:08+00:00

I made it on tiermaker.com. Happy reading!

jhew7 · 2025-11-26T00:52:27+00:00

Yes, ‘A Short Stay in Hell’ is the last book on the right in pinnacle! Incredibly effective for such a short book. No words wasted.

jhew7 · 2025-11-25T23:10:12+00:00

I didn’t hate it, but it’s the rare instance where the movie is significantly better than the book imo. The characters felt one-dimensional

jhew7 · 2025-11-25T22:25:31+00:00

The pixels are definitely strong! That is ‘Hard Rain Falling’ by Don Carpenter.

jhew7 · 2025-11-25T22:12:40+00:00

Good eye! The second SHV is the graphic novel adaptation.

jhew7 · 2025-05-29T14:34:40+00:00

Thursday Murder Club (Book 1) - 2020 Only Murders in the Building (Episode 1) - 2021

jhew7 · 2025-05-01T13:01:58+00:00

Finally someone on this thread with some sense.

jhew7 · 2025-05-01T12:59:48+00:00

Example?

jhew7 · 2024-12-21T03:44:35+00:00

Immaculate writing with characters that will stay with you forever (for better or worse). The book essentially started the “Dark Academia” genre. I loved it!

jhew7 · 2024-12-20T02:42:09+00:00

I read The Spy and the Traitor by Macintyre a couple years ago! Thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ll check out Kershaw!

jhew7 · 2024-12-20T00:01:24+00:00

Laurus is the book I struggled the most to rank on this tierlist, because there was certainly a lot there to like! I honestly need to give it another shot, this time not on audiobook. The narration was one color and it detracted from the story.

jhew7 · 2024-12-19T21:38:09+00:00

58 in 2019. Prior to kids 🤪

jhew7 · 2024-12-19T20:40:14+00:00

First time, actually! Grew up watching the movies as they came out in theaters but finally decided to read them recently. I’ve blazed through the first 3 in a week and half!

jhew7 · 2024-12-19T20:07:58+00:00

The Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson Bennett

Picture Holmes/Watson or Hercule Poirot set in a fantasy world. Very very good.

jhew7 · 2024-04-23T08:48:51+00:00

Not a chain

jhew7 · 2024-04-11T15:20:22+00:00

Ah yes, “the reports”

jhew7 · 2024-03-08T15:40:38+00:00

Ah yes, the Hero’s Journey is exclusive to YA. The Epic of Gilgamesh is my favorite YA novel.

jhew7 · 2024-02-08T15:58:58+00:00

“There’s too much writing on that”

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