Working through my huge backlog of books, movies, and TV shows from the past year or so, so I'm focusing on some mini-reviews. If you've read any of these, I'd love to chat more about them!
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Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
I listened to this one on audiobook and thought that was the perfect format for it! Switching between multiple characters, the audio version had different actors for each voice. This made it easy to follow and engaging, allowing me to connect with it in a way that I don't think I would have in print. I haven't read any other books by Taylor Jenkins-Reid, or watched the series that was based on this book, but this was an enjoyable introduction to her work. I'd recommend it if you're a fan of the era, but I don't think the interview format this book is written in is going to work for everyone.
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Bewilderment by Richard Powers
This book was a ride. At first I had very little idea of what was going on (and honestly, even after finishing it, I know I didn't get everything), but I was instantly intrigued. The relationship between Theo and his son Robin was both sweet and heartbreaking at different moments, and Robin's experiences with neurofeedback training constantly made me wish I could be inside his head to learn more. That is the brilliance of the book though. Even if you know where it's going, the journey was still such an important one.
Unfortunately TJR has never been a hit with me :(
ReplyDeleteThat's completely fair! I don't know if I want to read anything else she's done. I know everyone raves about Seven Husbands... but I've never thought it sounded interesting at all.
DeleteThe audiobook of Daisy Jones is what finally got me past my audiobook block. I just could not do them. I think, like you said, the format really works for this style of story.
ReplyDeleteI haven't loved all her books but this was enjoyable.