_sin's reviews
9 reviews

The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

3.5

Mysteries of the Universe by Peter Altman

informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

Animal Farm by George Orwell

reflective

3.75

1984 by George Orwell

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

eerily disturbing in the second half of the book.
forces you to reflect ovrr your thoughts and horror of dictatorship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and War

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

adventurous challenging inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

A book inspired by the diary entries of a japanes teen which ruins his life cuz of drugs, alcohol etc.
Explained in the most beautiful way possible by osamu dazai, the struggles of a boy who wears the mask of sarcasm to hide his inner dread of humans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

A book which explores the horrors of WW2 from the point of view of a psychologist.
Gets too much depressing sometimes but a must read.

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

An absolutely Magnificent Book I ever read.
Easily in top 3 books of all time.
The pacing, the narration, the storyline, Everything is up to the mark!!
Totally loved it, I will surely recommend this to everyone out there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood