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134 reviews
How To Use Your Enemies by Baltasar Gracián
reflective
3.75
strange but not bad.
a good book to read on the bus or at school in between classes - though you do have to keep in mind that whilst some aspects discussed in the book can still be applied to today's society, everything needs to be taken in with a grain of salt.
a good book to read on the bus or at school in between classes - though you do have to keep in mind that whilst some aspects discussed in the book can still be applied to today's society, everything needs to be taken in with a grain of salt.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
well... that was one hell of a ride.
“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.”
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
5.0
I honestly really loved this book in its entirety. From beginning to end - and it may be among the best books I have read in my life. I was expecting something coy and childish but I got so much more from the book then I anticipated. I want to reread this book through different stages of my life and to my future children, and to my friends and even to myself on a cloudy summer evening. This book has such a cozy feeling to it, so much so that I never felt like this in all my life.
loved it <3
loved it <3
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Hear me out 😳👉👈
The idea behind the book is brilliant 👏
I even read all in the span of a few hours on the beach ⛱
But
I found the writing
style a bit
choppy and
(very) fragmented.
I sometimes thought that it had to be some kind of joke - but it was not. The characters didn't necessarily fell flat, but they didn't feel authentic or real either, but, AgAiN, for a book this short you kind of have to expect it.
I would probably re-read it once again in the near future just to pick up on more clues that I may have missed.
Nice, easy read if you are not a most pretentious reader like myself.
++really interesting plot (the premise not so much)
The idea behind the book is brilliant 👏
I even read all in the span of a few hours on the beach ⛱
But
I found the writing
style a bit
choppy and
(very) fragmented.
I sometimes thought that it had to be some kind of joke - but it was not. The characters didn't necessarily fell flat, but they didn't feel authentic or real either, but, AgAiN, for a book this short you kind of have to expect it.
I would probably re-read it once again in the near future just to pick up on more clues that I may have missed.
Nice, easy read if you are not a most pretentious reader like myself.
++really interesting plot (the premise not so much)