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How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
to put it simply, this is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read.
I've never had language stick to my ribs so potently.
I will be thinking about this book for so long.
"All this time I told myself we were born from war - but I was wrong, Ma. We were born from beauty. Let no one mistake us for the fruit of violence - but that violence, having passed through the fruit, failed to spoil it."
I've never had language stick to my ribs so potently.
I will be thinking about this book for so long.
"All this time I told myself we were born from war - but I was wrong, Ma. We were born from beauty. Let no one mistake us for the fruit of violence - but that violence, having passed through the fruit, failed to spoil it."
Spinning by Tillie Walden
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
I love Tillie Walden and I keep trying to find something she’s done to top On A Sunbeam and nothing quite has.
However, I did enjoy this read and reminded me of how I felt as a dancer in middle and high school - and the difficult decisions to give up passions when they no longer fulfill you.
I feel like high school girls should red this (with the huge content warning for sexual assault obviously). It made me want to take care of my 14 year old self a little more.
However, I did enjoy this read and reminded me of how I felt as a dancer in middle and high school - and the difficult decisions to give up passions when they no longer fulfill you.
I feel like high school girls should red this (with the huge content warning for sexual assault obviously). It made me want to take care of my 14 year old self a little more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual assault
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I just wanted more! Such a small slice of a story I wanted more of.
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Stay with it. That’s my only advice with this one.
A tender read overall and my only qualm is that I couldn’t read it in its original language. I found the translation a little clunky and know it would have been that much more beautiful and magical in Japanese.
A tender read overall and my only qualm is that I couldn’t read it in its original language. I found the translation a little clunky and know it would have been that much more beautiful and magical in Japanese.