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165 reviews
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Memoiring it up for class
The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne
5.0
NOOOOOOO ZENOBIAAAAA NOOOOOOO MILES NOOOOOOOOOO
fuck u Hollingsworth
Read for school
fuck u Hollingsworth
Read for school
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques PĂ©pin
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I hate to say a memoir is boring as hell but this was boring as hell.
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day by Wil Quintana, Josh Trujillo
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Yayyayayyayayayayayayayayayyay bring back more hot superhero men.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Read for school - but I really liked this book. Not a huge gothic fan (thumbs down Faulkner), but this was great and maybe this is just because I wanted more but the ending fell so flat. Like she kisses him for love after he was still pretty complicit in his family’s abuse of people like I don’t think Francis is an evil guy but I do think maybe this ending doesn’t give him enough room to prove his identity outside of his batshit insane family both for us as readers and the main character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Murder