extravagantly's reviews
91 reviews

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

this book was simply just not for me, and i feel bad for knocking points off but maybe if someone like me is reading this review, it could help

firstly, i keep somehow reading contemporary literature when i don’t even like the genre—which is my fault. it’s a good genre for audiobooks tho

anyways, the reason i picked this book up in the first place is that i am someone who does not like kids and the thought of being a mother fills me with intense loathing and dread. and because of this i like reading books about mothers and daughters. i like reading about emotions i will never/can never feel. and most of them have been successes. i enjoyed reading about these things, i think because the other books are about the RELATIONSHIP

but for this book, i just couldn’t care. a lot of the book revolves around being pregnant and losing pregnancy. not about the child and mother relationship. for me, i couldn’t care about any of the mothers because i cannot find it in me to care about pregnancy struggles and i fail to understand the emotional toll of a miscarriage. callous i know but it’s my truth.

i really liked marisol’s story tho. would like a book just about her

i know im in the minority, people don’t pick up a book like this because they DONT relate to motherhood, but it doesn’t stop my emotions about it being any less real

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Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

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funny medium-paced

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

4.25

i am working my way through brandersons bibliography, and from his own words, he said to read this and warbreaker after mistborn (still waiting for warbreaker to be available from the library). i hate to say it tho but the author is wrong!! i feel like i would've gotten a lot more out of it after reading more of the cosmere-not that i disliked it by any means

the way branderson writes his twists to be so obvious but you never expect them-UGH it's tew good.

i am DEFINITELYYYY coming back to this book after i finish the rest of the cosmere to 1) better appreciate The LoreTM and 2) to also see the foreshadowing even better.

very happy i found this author he's just a genius i fear

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

free my girl nadi

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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

just wasn’t feeling it. the audiobook speakers voice is nice though

Julia by Sandra Newman

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

realized it wasn’t living up to my standards and didn’t much like the writing style. would rather just listen to a book review/summary than spend the time reading

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

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reflective tense slow-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

3.0

i feel like if i enjoyed this genre i would’ve really loved this book, but unfortunately i’m just not if fan of contemporary fiction. that being said, the end had me hooked. i audiobooks this and i had to put it on 2x speed by the end to consume it as fast as my heart desired.

the ending left me kind of upset. i get the point of the book but still, i hate seeing characters i like not win in the end. will those two characters ever meet again? will the secret ever be revealed? i wish i could’ve read it instead of leaving it up to the imagination.

anyways, if you like this genre, definitely pick it up.

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