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59 reviews
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Zauner’s prose is beautiful. Her openness brings a tear to the eye. I was awed by the eloquent way in which she shared her truth. I could feel the love between Zauner and her mother radiating off the pages.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Violence
Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
medium-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
3.75
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This book truly changed my life. I have to go back and re-read it writing about each chapter. bell hooks offers nothing but truth.
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
emotional
reflective
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
4.5
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I picked up this book because I heard nothing but amazing things online. To be honest, it didn’t live up to the hype. While definitely a page turner (I was dying to see what happened next) I think that the writing style could have flowed a lot better, and I was quite dissatisfied with the ending everyone dies, which seems to me like boring choice on the part of the author, there is also a justification of suicide/a point where a character has the ability to stop another character from committing suicide but doesn’t because “she trusts her” the characters development was kind of there but it seemed half baked at some points, like certain characters could have been more developed and they lacked nuance. Overall, the story does a lot more “telling” than “showing”. I wish this had been developed a bit more because at its core it is a very engaging story, it was a quick read for me and got me out of a reading slump. Overall it was decent, but not worth the hype it got!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide