aquariussun's reviews
49 reviews

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.

I'm in the worst mood.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

medium-paced

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

4.5

It’s like the worst people you know coming together and deciding they’re ready for a baby.

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Stoner by John Williams

3.0

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

I feel bad about DNFing this book because I am genuinely interested in reading it & the characters are engaging & the plot is insane but I look at my shelf and realise there’s way too many books for me to read; The person who took a year to finish another country doesn’t exist anymore.
That being said I wouldn’t consider this a true DNF since when I do come back to this I won’t start from the beginning.

Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

She’s insane. In all fairness it was my mistake to read two novella’s back-to-back that explore existentialist themes in very vivid detail.

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.25

“I’m a dreamer; I have so little real life that I regard such moments as this one, now, to be so rare that I can’t help repeating these moments in my dreams.”

Nastenka is me. I too have no idea what I really want and will latch onto the first person who gives me attention.

Either/Or by Elif Batuman

medium-paced

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

4.25

I prefer this book over the first.
Still a beautifully boring & mundane campus novel but I can’t help but see myself in Selin & her meditative exploration into adulthood.

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny lighthearted

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

4.5

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Surprisingly interesting & well written.
I’m just not in the mood.