valentine
the beginning is very slow, yet still very crucial. the second half races to catch up, but instead of losing you, it grabs you and pulls you along with it. even if this felt like half "Lost" and half absolute nightmare, i still enjoyed this very much.
〝ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL. BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.〞
YEEEOUUCHHHH!!! the fact this book is getting banned when this is crucial literature to own because of how america is unraveling rn is pure sadistic comedy that only satan could come up with
the preteen tomfoolery is on point and the world is just so magical. honestly a must-read series
this book is a brilliant dissection of human nature and how far someone just like you would go to survive. i'm honestly mad at myself it took me this long to finish this book, but i'm definitely going to be reading it cover-to-cover next time.
the world is brilliant, the main character is heartachingly relatable, and i just really had a blast reading it.
i had an absolute blast reading this book. it is a bit different from the film, but the core aspects are still there and gaiman's writing is still as captivating and terrifying as it was when it was first published.
this book is brutal, mesmerizing, and heart wrenching all at once. i read this in three sessions across my sunday afternoon and lord. that hurt