
The question for all of these books (which I got for free, mind you) was, “Is it worth my time to read this?” I’ve been doing pretty well in terms of reading books instead of the internet, but that’s much easier to do when the books are something I enjoy. If I’m going to force myself to read something I dislike (or am just not interested in), well, I might as well read more commentaries on Brexit.
War Brides by Helen Bryan - Historical fiction regarding a lifelong bond of friendship. Not my thing.
Follow You Home by Mark Edwards - A horror novel about a British couple who get thrown off a train in Romania and encounter something terrible in the woods, only to have the trauma of it follow them home and destroy their lives. I think I prefer my horror in short story chunks—there’s just too much setup and too much book here for me to enjoy the twists, because the author clearly wants you to enjoy the suspense and I don’t.
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story by Paul Monette - A memoir from the Humble LGBT bundle. I think my issue here is that Monette was born in 1945, so his growing up / coming out story feels more like a history lesson than a memoir.
So many books, so little time…