gabriellewrren's reviews
58 reviews

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

4.75

What I Talk about When I Talk about Running by Haruki Murakami

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

3.5

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.0

Stay True by Hua Hsu

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

Brilliant. Just brilliant. 

Single Dads Club by Therese Beharrie
Did not finish book.

Had to return to the library 😬 

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

medium-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to like this book — I really did. 

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark funny 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

4.75

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed listening to this book! The story was intriguing and the writing style was captivating. 

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

challenging hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

Everyone should read this.