Solsetur rated Rashomon and Other Stories: 3 stars

Rashomon and Other Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Ensemble de contes sombres, cruels et inquiétants se déroulant dans le Japon ancien.
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Ensemble de contes sombres, cruels et inquiétants se déroulant dans le Japon ancien.
The thing which strikes me the most is that the author only acknowledges what really is going on, 83% into the book. The low rating isn't because I think it isn't worth reading (maybe skip to the last 20% of the book), but the writing style is tedious and pretty much a diary of events the author is regurgitating in her defense against the allegations the trump family dumped on her.
Everything (a) Trump touches dies. We know that. Does Melania have a heart? Of course not. That's the only real conformation/takeaway from this book.
Merged review:
The thing which strikes me the most is that the author only acknowledges what really is going on, 83% into the book. The low rating isn't because I think it isn't worth reading (maybe skip to the last 20% of the book), but the writing style is tedious and pretty much a diary …
The thing which strikes me the most is that the author only acknowledges what really is going on, 83% into the book. The low rating isn't because I think it isn't worth reading (maybe skip to the last 20% of the book), but the writing style is tedious and pretty much a diary of events the author is regurgitating in her defense against the allegations the trump family dumped on her.
Everything (a) Trump touches dies. We know that. Does Melania have a heart? Of course not. That's the only real conformation/takeaway from this book.
Merged review:
The thing which strikes me the most is that the author only acknowledges what really is going on, 83% into the book. The low rating isn't because I think it isn't worth reading (maybe skip to the last 20% of the book), but the writing style is tedious and pretty much a diary of events the author is regurgitating in her defense against the allegations the trump family dumped on her.
Everything (a) Trump touches dies. We know that. Does Melania have a heart? Of course not. That's the only real conformation/takeaway from this book.
Roxana Olsen has always dreamed of going to Paris, and after high school graduation finally …
This is quite a disturbing tale of obsession, isolation, abuse and grooming? Though I guess credit should be given to the author for attempts at being brutally honest.

Conjuring up a cascade of sexual encounters, this book evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only …
A series of short stories - wasn't what I expected but they were well crafted and I really liked them.
A series of short stories - wasn't what I expected but they were well crafted and I really liked them.

A story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds.

Barred from practice, disgraced psychiatrist Charlie Flint receives a mysterious summons to Oxford from an old professor who wants her …

"Jemma Ramsden is a wild thing in a noblewoman's body--so thinks Gordon Dwyre, Laird Barras, watching her galloping on horseback …

Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism—and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating …

Edinburgh policeman, John Rebus, must solve murders involving seeming crank letters. He is not the only officer workering the case, …
Writing style gets thumbs up, story is good (some plot holes but hey guilty pleasures), characters are likeable and only complaint is that the ending seemed a bit rushed. Willing to try another book by same author.