This was a very well-written book that managed to be extremely thorough without being excessively dry. Funny enough, I found myself finishing his sentences because I had read a book to the kids I nannied, Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party, that I actually knew a lot of the historical details from family names and fates to the side-adventures of various characters that joined and left the wagon trail along the way. This book was always going to be heavy due to the subject matter, but it never felt sensationalized or drawn out, treating the history as a matter of fact without being too dramatized. A great and quick read!

I don't read a lot of mystery but this was so interesting and so gripping! A perfect interaction of supernatural, historical fiction, and contemporary topics that it made a really fantastical story that you so desperately wanted to know the ending all the way through. And a very satisfying ending at that!! Maybe I'll have to pick up more mystery next time I'm at the library

Yet again, another home run from Patrick Radden Keefe. Another book of his that i just could not put down and now will never see the world the same! Delightful to read a book like this up against the backdrop of New York, reflecting on the worlds of "Sackler" that I've wandered through without ever knowing the name. After finishing this book, I called up a friend who works in cancer research to discuss Big Pharma, because this book brought so much to my attention that I had no idea about, like patents, copyrighting, and naming of drugs to monopolize the market. Been recommending this book to anyone who will listen!

I knew this was a collection of essays but I did not realize that most of the book was an essay about Palestine and the oppression and colonization of Palestinians. It was incredible, well-written and addresses the situation using American and global historical context to understand the present day suffering. I've really enjoyed Ta-Nehisi Coates in the past, but I commend him here for his clarity, objectivity, and bravery for speaking up.

This was a very interesting read and my first experience with an unreliable narrator. To be honest, I almost DNF'ed this because the main character, who is a high school teenager, was very rambling in his narration. It was as if his narrative style was 90% rambling with only 10% of the actual plot threaded through what he was saying. However, when I got to Chapter 4 or 5, the whole thing started to come together for me, and I could see a path that the story could or would take. While I'm only giving it 3 stars, I'm honestly glad I read it! It gave me a new horror reading experience that I didn't expect.

As an avid Stephen King fan, I always hear people mention that this is one of their all-time favorite King books. I think I agree! While it took me a long time to slog through the first five to seven hundred pages of this book, all the heavily detailed storylines and connecting ensembles, the pay-off was incredible. I finished the last five to six hundred pages in a matter of days because the momentum built so well and all I wanted to see was what would happen. Each character met such a profound end, and somehow despite all the King books I've read I was surprised at how masterfully everything wrapped up. From the Lincoln tunnel scene to Trashcan Man's return to Tom and Stu's trip through the snow I was completely locked in.

This was a really incredible novel, it built a really amazing universe in such a short time! I thought the monsters were incredible and terrifying, and the final battle was blockbuster worthy. I think this would make an incredible movie or limited series! So glad I bought a digital copy on Libro.FM so I can revisit this again and again!

I love short story compilations most days but I loved the variety in topic and style from all of the different authors! There are some that I wish were entire books, and there were some that I found other books by the authors to add to my reading list. So glad I got this one off thr shelf.

Junji Ito does it again! This is perhaps my first standalone I've read from Ito; I'm more familiar with his short story collections. This is an absolutely horrifying tale of a planet from another dimension that crosses into our realm and makes a devastating approach to Earth, destroying everything in its path. This is a story that goes hard in both its storytelling and its visuals.

This book was kind of interestingly fast-paced and slow-paced at the same time, but I appreciated how he reflected on his childhood memories acknowledging that sometimes the way you see the world as a child is not the way that the world really is. I'm glad I was able to read though, it had been on my list for a long time!