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316 reviews
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
First I thought Throne of Glass was throwing me into the deep end and that I needed to start with the background to really care about this story, however, it looks like I just don’t care about the story.
I cannot connect with the characters, they feel completely shallow.
This is just my opinion and I do not generally like High Fantasy anyway but was told that this whole universe would get me into it.
Won’t be continuing.
I cannot connect with the characters, they feel completely shallow.
This is just my opinion and I do not generally like High Fantasy anyway but was told that this whole universe would get me into it.
Won’t be continuing.
The Women by Kristin Hannah
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
challenging
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
First Half: this man is insufferable and his whinging is driving me insane.
Second Half: this is getting hilarious and clearly the point the author is trying to make.
The Ending: now this makes sense.
Second Half: this is getting hilarious and clearly the point the author is trying to make.
The Ending: now this makes sense.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Am I okay because I didn’t feel devastated at the end?
A Little Life details the very traumatic life of Jude from childhood to adulthood. We are carried through all of the traumatic life events he has experienced with interspersed viewpoints from the people surrounding Jude in life.
I am in two minds about this book. Firstly, it’s an incredibly powerful story about a horridly traumatic and painful life, and delves into how trauma can completely change how a brain develops. Yanagihara paints Jude as“too far gone” to heal , and conveys every person in Jude’s life as utterly imperfect. This is an incredibly important viewpoint in literature as it is important that empathy and stories are not solely focussed on those that did everything correctly. A Little Life allows us to embrace the imperfection of every character and continuously feel empathy because it is deserved even for those who were not perfect.
On the other hand, this did not evoke the emotion I was expecting. The combination of third-person narration and categorically descriptive writing style created a story that was very hard to immerse yourself within. It felt much more like a descriptive essay of Jude’s trauma than a story meant to portray suffering and dejection.Due to this, I was unable to truly feel devastated at the end of this book.
I am giving A Little Life a solid 3 stars for a story that deserves to be told, but deserved better narration to evoke the emotion this type of story is worthy of.
A Little Life details the very traumatic life of Jude from childhood to adulthood. We are carried through all of the traumatic life events he has experienced with interspersed viewpoints from the people surrounding Jude in life.
I am in two minds about this book. Firstly, it’s an incredibly powerful story about a horridly traumatic and painful life, and delves into how trauma can completely change how a brain develops. Yanagihara paints Jude as
On the other hand, this did not evoke the emotion I was expecting. The combination of third-person narration and categorically descriptive writing style created a story that was very hard to immerse yourself within. It felt much more like a descriptive essay of Jude’s trauma than a story meant to portray suffering and dejection.
I am giving A Little Life a solid 3 stars for a story that deserves to be told, but deserved better narration to evoke the emotion this type of story is worthy of.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death
Minor: Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Prey by Michael Crichton
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
1.5