5/5. The writing here is so sharp and almost rhythmic as we follow a woman’s plan to sleep for an entire year. One of the more unlikable and yet compelling protagonists in literature imo. She’s scarily relatable, at least to me. Treat your friends better than she treats hers!

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5/5. A companion piece to the previous novel, The Passenger, that elevates that story and provides deeper insight to Alicia. I didn’t think anything could beat The Passenger in terms of sadness but my god. The last sentence of this will make anyone with a heart take a pause.

5/5. This was my 2nd time reading this and it’s honestly my favorite McCarthy. It’s a difficult book to describe plot-wise. Where the book shines is the discussions the characters have about sin, God, mathematics, and other topics that are too grand to describe in a Bluesky post.

5/5. This was my 2nd time reading this and it’s honestly my favorite McCarthy. It’s a difficult book to describe plot-wise. Where the book shines is the discussions the characters have about sin, God, mathematics, and other topics that are too grand to describe in a Bluesky post.

5/5. 2nd Llosa book I’ve read. It’s definitely more mystical than Bad Girl. I wouldn’t recommend reading this one in public lol. Llosa excels at putting the reader into the mind of the protagonist in this surreal, fucked up drama.

5/5. This author died last month so I was curious and checked this out. Plot-wise, it’s a tale as old as time. Boy falls in love with a girl who will never love him the same way he does. Llosa’s writing elevates the story and the last 1/3 of this novel is absolutely devastating.

4/5. A love letter to Brooklyn and the beautiful, flawed and real people who live there. I loved being transported into this world. The main character, Olga, deals with so much and all I wanted for her was to have the freedom to truly be herself and be happy. Gonzalez is a brilliant writer.