chaoticbibliophile's reviews
612 reviews

Miranda July is such an amazing reader! The book is excellent but I seriously wonder if I would’ve devoured it as I did if she hadn’t been so good. 

Ngl, the essay at the end is much more interesting than the novella itself. 

I know I’m so close to the end but the last section has been a slog and I can’t do it anymore.  Three out of the five sections were extraordinary, one was alright, and then this last one is so full of exposition it reads like a treatment for the script of a mid political drama. The smaller intimate moments and nuanced characterization are clearly Shamsie’s strong suit, whereas her  bird’s eye approach to political drama falls short in my opinion.

This books is very compelling and well written, but I thought it would be more about exploring the Jane Austen fandom as well as exploring fandom generally. It isn't. It's just about Jane Austen fans and fandom, with mostly case studies as the meat of the book. Which is perfectly alright, except I'm no longer as interested in Jane Austen as I used to be, so I think it's best we part ways early on. However, I do recommend it for Austen fans. 

This is NOT a DNF!!! I just want to start it from the beginning to read it in one go, but I want the pages to count towards my page count :D 

I was already lukewarm on the writing and storytelling aspects, but the essay on crypto threw me over the edge. 

Everything. Please read this.