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papsti's reviews
284 reviews

4.5

lovely book. and interesting and complex story about family, but i found the prose a bit more dense than usual—a little harder to read.

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

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3.5

Interesting and definitely gave me some food for thought. I usually find pop-science writing a big forced and a little eye-rolly. This book was not an exception.

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

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4.0

Pretty enjoyable read, especially because the style is fairly unique. It got a little too preachy/cheesy for me in the middle, but the intrigue at the end made up for it.

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This book wasn’t for me. It felt like a trauma dump with no substance. At every turn, there was some new tragic revelation, with no interesting insight about the characters, their lives, or the world we live in. I also found the psychology underlying the characters’ drastic actions simplistic and rather unbelievable.

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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4.0

a thought-provoking read. i felt the overwhelming sense that the author just despised all of her characters.

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced