Dustjacket

On Ozma of Oz

7 days ago

ozma herself finally appearing and she carries such quiet authority, you understand immediately why everyone follows her

On Mrs Dalloway

17 days ago

woolf's sentences just carry you along like you're drifting through london with clarissa, noticing everything and nothing at the same time

On Mrs Dalloway

29 days ago

peter walsh showing up unannounced and suddenly the whole past is in the room with her — woolf handles this so quietly

On The Overstory

2 months ago

the ending sits with you not because it resolves anything but because resolution was never really the point

★★★★★

On Pnin

2 months ago

pnin's relationship with his ex-wife liza is so loaded — every mention of her carries this whole history of longing and quiet damage

On The Bell Jar

3 months ago

esther's voice is so sharp it almost cuts — the way she observes everyone around her with this cool detachment while quietly falling apart inside is unsettling in the best way

On The Road

3 months ago

mccarthy describes ash and cold and gray in so many variations you start to feel the color has genuinely left the world.