#quaranreads

Sometimes you just find the book you really needed at that moment, and it turns out reading some more Pratchett was 100% what I needed. It’s so sharp and clever and funny and insightful and twisty and imaginative and dark and poignant. I’m yet to read some Pratchett I don’t like

Nostalgia and quarantine boredom has me reading the old Roswell tie-in books, where I found this little relatable gem.

If anything even more bizarre than the first

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It’s been sitting on my tbr list for ages, and I finally borrowed it on Libby. Probably not the best to read in ebook format, but actually more compelling than I expected

Effectively swallowed this in a couple of days. Collins does enough to draw you in and have you invested in the characters, so you come for the mystery and stay for the conclusion

A re-read of this for the first time since I was in high school (dystopia perhaps not the best reading in a lockdown situation 🤦‍♀️). It’s interesting to see how much more I related this to the world around me, although the same sense of unease I felt the first time was still there- teenage me just had less life experience to colour my reading.

This was difficult to get into- the author’s writing style is so uber-descriptive that even the most exciting scenes end up dragging

A tad predictable, but ultimately gripping and fascinating. I think the important thing for anyone reading this is to accept that these are different voices telling the story. It's hard not to compare Offred's reflective, easily side-tracked voice with the clearer voices of the three women in this. The aim of this novel is different, and is as much about fan service as anything else- Atwood was asked questions, so she answered them.