Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl ✖️

Even taking into account how deserving the victim is, Danny is a champion of stealing and revenge/retaliation.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 🔖🔖🔖🔖🔖

I really enjoyed this one. It kept my interest and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it. It's one I recommend and now own for my favorites shelf. As a suggestion, read the version with an afterword and coda by Ray Bradbury. They add to the experience. "There's more than one way to burn a book."

Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos 🔖🔖🔖

This one was a strange one for me because I kept vacillating between whether I liked it or didn't like it. I would read a few chapters and think I could keep going, but then hit a few more which made me nearly not finish.

I enjoyed the writing style and loved the imagery. I liked the strange characters. Loved the dream sequences. There was some suspense going on that kept me interested.

But ... Really thought one of the main characters was a huge baby and she grated on me. I don't appreciate sex scenes or that many F words. There were a few characters introduced who felt significant upon initial meeting, then disappeared almost the entire book. The ending felt really rushed and so very cliche. I didn't feel very connected to the characters, any of them. Some of the scenarios seemed sort of ridiculous. And what the heck is that story line which resulted in August?! Makes no sense.

As you can see, more negative than positive. So no need to own it and likely won't recommend.

An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen 🔖🔖🔖

Henrik Ibsen always amazes me. "A Doll's House" was ahead of his time. This play is one that stands the test of time: fitting for his social setting, fitting for ours. It's a great critique of society, government, and power. It isn't one that will leave you feeling empowered and emboldened, in my opinion, unless seeing lies win makes you angry enough to do something about it.

Overall good read. Plays aren't my favorites. Even though the message was a great one, it isn't one I need to own or recommend.