oprah_wimpy's reviews
379 reviews

slow-paced

0.0

I quit reading at about 35% in. I know the book was written in the 50s where certain terms were more wildly used (not accepted or ok. But used.)
But after the about the 3rd use of more than one disgusting racial slur I'd had enough. I tried to keep going because the book is so widely praised as a classic... but honestly it made my stomach turn. Not for me.

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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Less of a hardy cackle and a fuck you to men and more of a gentle "Girl you deserve it all, don't you dare settle." to all the women of the world. Well spoken and thoughtful.

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype [Abridged] by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

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reflective fast-paced

3.0

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? N/A

3.0

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

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adventurous medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Bunny by Mona Awad

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challenging dark slow-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The writing is pretty good. But, that's about where my positivity ends. I really struggled to finish this book. I heard such good things about this one and I could not figure out why I hated it so much. It's not because the story is weird, or the main character is a terrible whiny person who I was annoyed by the whole time..
But I feel like I finished it and was left with a WTF did I just read taste in my mouth. I got absolutely nothing out of this book at all and I wish I hadn't wasted my time.

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