daisyro24's reviews
278 reviews

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Eeeee I loved this!! I love Holmes and Watson and love their dynamic right from the off! Also Holmes is much more energetic and likeable than any of his media counterparts I swear! Maybe that’s just this one.
Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
Brilliant book with loads of amazing information! Just a lot to it so find it hard to read casually - may get the audiobook 
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia

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adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really amazingly written and researched showing people whose lives are affected by AI and algorithms who sit outside Silicon Valley. A very important novel!
The House With the Golden Door by Elodie Harper

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Solid sequel! An interesting continuation of Amaras journey - can’t wait to see how it wraps up.
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron

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4.5

A lovely book full of lovely essays
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dramatic, poetic, gothic, a bit funny at times, love love loved it
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Give Eileen her credit for George’s work!!! Brilliant book that does what it sets out to do amazingly well - really great to read too
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Wasn’t capturing me
Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

This started off very interesting but became quite heavy and I felt like strayed from the point a little. It was important stuff to write about but felt like it could have been a separate essay. 
White Teeth by Zadie Smith

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Just not right for me right now