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Book Reviews
Finished-book reflections, favorite lines, complaints with evidence, and the occasional attempt at a coherent thesis.
Latest Book Reviews
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The Price of Idolization: A review of The Secret History by Donna Tartt
An honest, in-depth The Secret History book review exploring Donna Tartt’s dark academia masterpiece, its unreliable narrator, and the price of aestheticism.
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Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Finished 5-09-2026 on my couch on a lazy Saturday Rating: 5/5 Forged Introduction Assassins Apprentice is my first foray into the world of Robin Hobb’s writing as the first book in the Realm of the Elderlings universe, and it was long overdue. Fantasy is my favorite genre, but I’ve had a hard time reading it…
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Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Finished 4-24-2026 on my lunch break at work. Rating: 3/5 Bone Things. Initial Thoughts I’ll begin by saying that I’m a huge fan of Katabasis author R.F. Kuang’s work. Regretfully, I’ve not read Yellowface, but I still can’t stop talking about Babel and The Poppy War series years after finishing them. I’m not the most…