I haven’t done this meme since 2019 but I thought it would be fun to try it out again!
What you have to do is: randomise your read shelf on goodreads, choose first 3 books & then decide which one and why you want to burn, to rewrite & to reread.
Burn:Braised Pork, I feel so bad but I just didn’t ‘get’ it. Rewrite:Ancillary Justice, this was a little bit of a struggle for me and I think I could love it with some adjustments. Reread: Everless. Hear me out! I gave this 4 stars when I first read it and… think I’d probably like it less now? But couldn’t tell unless I reread it.
Burn:Dangerous Girls, I tagged this as queerbaiting on Goodreads and it’s one of those thrillers where the end is completely out of left field — because the author didn’t give any indication it could go that way. Rewrite: I did not write reviews for either of these books, but I’m going to go with The Lost World? Reread: Because Through the Woods was just so unique that I don’t want to rewrite it.
I haven’t done this meme in so long, but I recently got the urge to do it again! It’s such a fun game.
What you have to do is: randomise your read shelf on goodreads, choose first 3 books & then decide which one and why you want to burn, to rewrite & to reread.
All the Birds in the Sky | The Vegetarian | Sometimes I Lie
Animals in Translation | Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) | Collected Poems by Jack Gilbert
Burn:Linger, which I enjoyed BUT compared to the other two this is just the decision I need to make. Rewrite:Animals in Translation becaaaause I can’t choose to rewrite someone else’s poetry, especially when I enjoyed it! Reread:Collected Poems, since this is just where it needs to fall.
Chains | Carrie | Eleanor
Burn:Eleanor, which I unfortunately just didn’t like very much. Rewrite:Chains, which I did think was great BUT I’m just not ready to rewrite Stephen king. Reread:Carrie, in part because I’ve been wanting to reread it anyway.
What you have to do is: randomise your read shelf on goodreads, choose first 3 books & then decide which one and why you want to burn, to rewrite & to reread.
1. White Oleander | Coraline | Night Watch
Burn: Night Watch, I just couldn’t get into it Rewrite: White Oleander, it was great but I love Coraline too much to rewrite it! Reread: Coraline
2. The Secret Life of Bees | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Ender’s Game
Burn: Oh no this is so difficult… The Secret Life of Bees. Mostly because I read it so long ago that I don’t remember much of it.
Rewrite: The Miseducation of Cameron Post, rewrite it to make me cry less pls.
Reread:Ender’s Game, by no means perfect but hey.
3. Empress of the World | Lord of the Flies | The Carnivorous Carnival
Burn: Empress of the World was lovely in theory, but I didn’t enjoy the writing at all. Rewrite: Lord of the Flies, I remember loving this but I haven’t read it in ages and I can’t rewrite Lemony Snicket, sorry! Reread: The Carnivorous Carnival.
4. The Wide Window | The Little Book of Hygge | A Clash of Kings
Burn: The Little Book of Hygge. Sorry! I know people love this, but it felt like something that could have been condensed into an essay rather than written as a whole book imo. Rewrite: A Clash of Kings, I love this book but like I said–can’t rewrite Snicket! Reread: The Wide Window.
5. The Subtle Knife | Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance | The Last Animal
Burn: Y’all this is… literally the hardest one of the five. Burn The Last Animal, just because it’s the only one of the three without a five star rating from me (I’m so sososo sorry, baby). Rewrite: Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance. Reread: The Subtle Knife.
Sarah Ames-Foley 