Date Read: March 7 Author: Steven Pinker Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 3/5 While it was interesting to read about how language develops, at times the author went into too many technical details and it became dry and difficult to read.
Category Archives: 3 Stars
Dark Matter
Date Read: February 24 Author: Blake Crouch Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 3/5 While I loved the multiverse-centered premise, I found it hard to enjoy the rest of the book due to the writing style. The sentences felt choppy, and so it was difficult to become immersed in the story for long. We all live dayContinue reading “Dark Matter”
Into the Water
Date Read: February 21 Author: Paula Hawkins Genre: Mystery Rating: 3/5 I’d heard good things about this book, but something about it just fell flat for me. The characters were overdramatic, and the plot was lacking. The book seemed to rely on pulling out a dramatic twist at the end of each chapter, and theContinue reading “Into the Water”
The Collapsing Empire
Date Read: January 27 Author: John Scalzi Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 3/5 While it was a good science fiction novel with an interesting plot, I found it a bit slow at the beginning, which made it difficult to get into. Anyone can be a prophet. You just have to say that what you’re talking aboutContinue reading “The Collapsing Empire”
Crazy Rich Asians
Date Read: January 26 Author: Kevin Kwan Genre: Fiction Rating: 3/5 I read the book because it was available through the public library, and because I liked the movie. I think that I liked the movie better. Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action. – Crazy Rich Asians
The Child Finder
Date Read: January 23 Author: Rene Denfeld Genre: Fiction Rating: 3/5 The book was strange. While the writing was interesting at times, it twisted in circles and was rarely concise in areas that should have been concise. No matter how far you have run, no matter how long you have been lost, it is neverContinue reading “The Child Finder”
Team of Vipers
Date Read: January 13 Author: Cliff Sims Genre: Political Autobiography Rating: 3/5 I have never enjoyed nonfiction as much as fiction, but for the beginning of 2020 I have been checking books off of a “52 Books in 52 Weeks” list, and one of the items on the list is a book about a worldContinue reading “Team of Vipers”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 