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Since 2019-ish I've been trying to write reviews for every book I read. You can follow these here, on Goodreads, or as an RSS feed. I used to try to only read "good" literary fiction, but life is short, I am tired, and now that mix is eclectic. I try to be fair in reviews and not take away stars because a book is trash (in my universe, both Sally Rooney and Fourth Wing can get 5 stars).

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Ratings explained:

5 / 5	Loved it a lot, would reread
4 / 5	I liked it, but I probably won't reread it again
3 / 5	It was fine. It wasn't amazing but it was a fun read and I don't regret reading it
2 / 5	I didn't like this *at all* and I'll probably say it was badly written
1 / 5	This book literally pissed me off
n / a	I didn't feel comfortable rating this book because it was either about facts, or I didn't finish it (which doesn't necessarily mean I didn't love it; I'm looking at you John Banville.)

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