luise96's reviews
260 reviews

Hangman by Maya Binyam

Go to review page

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

What an odd book. Reminded me of reading Camus or Kafka. I really like the prose.

Content Warnings

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Content Warnings

Ich will sterben, aber Tteokbokki essen will ich auch by Baek Se-hee

Go to review page

reflective sad medium-paced

2.75

Content Warnings

Circe by Madeline Miller

Go to review page

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It‘s a nicely written book and nicely narrated audio book. The story is not getting me so much, but I can understand other people could greatly enjoy this.

Content Warnings

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I don’t know… the first half was incredibly good and I could barely put the book down. After that it got a lot slower. It is written beautifully and the characters are all very interesting (except for the protagonist, who I thought was very dull and I kept forgetting his name).

Content Warnings

Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

Definitely my favourite of this trilogy. I thoroughly enjoyed the middle part, I just wanted to keep going and know what happened. Not sure what I am thinking of the end, but I definitely didn’t see that coming. I am looking forward to read more from this universe, however I saw that the next trilogy does not have Fitz as main character.

Content Warnings

Nach Dem Beben by Haruki Murakami

Go to review page

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Die schönsten Erzählungen by Hermann Hesse

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Erstaunen by Richard Powers

Go to review page

Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

I‘m sorry I‘m just the opposite of bewildered when I listen to this.

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Content Warnings