2: June 21-28, 2021
At the start of this week, Naomi turned two weeks old. She was back above her birth weight. She had her tiny feet plunged into her first chilly lake.
In Five Years, by Rebecca Serle (2.5)
a romance/friendship story whose ending I actually did not see coming
Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (3)
two generations of a very complicated family; lots of surfing; a big party; very entertaining but also made me cry sometimes (hormones? These books have all been making me tear up a lot)
The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman (3)
okay, very delightful - a very funny book about a bunch of endearing older folks in a retirement home who solve murders
Writers and Lovers, by Lily King (3.5)
I really like King’s writing style. This book doesn’t have a plot, per se - it’s a “literary romance” as Drayton called it, following one young writer’s life/love life
Troubled Blood, by J. K. Rowling (under the name Robert Galbraith) (2.5)
the fifth in her series about a private detective agency in London. A pretty fun read, but this whole series reads weirdly sexist to me. (Note - checked out from library. No financial contributions to Rowling!)
Leave the World Behind, by Rumaan Alam (1.5)
what the heck, with this book. It’s a - literary apocalyptic thriller? But somehow not much ever happens. Definitely eerie/creepy, and there were some things I liked about the writing, but overall extremely unsatisfying.
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