williamgideon's reviews
166 reviews

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 81%.

library loan ran out! i liked it though

Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami

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funny reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

All these stories follow similar themes and people, almost all of them feature an affair and a lonely male protagonist. Ones that stuck out to me were Kino, Drive my car and Yesterday. But as a whole, the collection was just ok. Most of the stories just felt like different versions of eachother. And this being a Murakami book, the women were all written quite poorly.

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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

5.0

Honestly I wasn't obsessed with this book in the beginning, but as the story developed I fell in love with this world and this book. The worldbuilding is intricate and detailed while staying comprehensible.

Getting to follow Essun at different stages of her life and seeing her understanding of her world and her oppressors was just so genius!

I loved this book.

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Frans och Lars: kärlek och klasskamp på 1890-talet by Kalle Holmqvist

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informative reflective

4.0

Mycket bra överblick av kriminaliseringen av homosexualitet utifrån klassperspektiv. Intressant analys med kopplingar mellan kapitalismen och förtryck mot hbtq-personer, skriven på okomplicerat språk. Dock lite halvskumma kommentarer om bisexualitet, samt att författaren ibland går in på spår som är ganska långt från bokens fokus.

Diana & Charlie by Elias Ericson

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

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lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 69%.

It's very rare for me to dnf a book, but I didn't like this at all. It was really dull and dreary without much of a solid plot going on. There were way too many characters and perspectives for such a short book imo. But the worst part is the writing style. Sorry but every time I had to read the words "the older woman" instwad of the character's name I rolled my eyes. How am I suppossed to know who's older? It was so hard to keep track of everyone in this book and it just got exhausting.

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