layaisstupid's reviews
3 reviews

The Stranger by Albert Camus

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The book was slow-paced and so insanely in the mind of the main character that sometimes i found it difficult to really understand where things where going, but after

the initial encounter with the Arabs

I found it interesting enough to continue. Overall it felt less like an engaging plot with interesting characters and more like the ramblings of a man so absorbed in his situation that he can’t bother to satisfy even the closest people to his heart. He just really didn’t gaf i guess😭 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

The world building throughout the entire novel was intensely immersive while also managing to keep the plot/characters in the main focus of the writing. The main character, Darrow, was written in a way where I didn’t feel like I was getting “bottle fed” his motives and backstory at every turn but all of his actions seemed to flow cohesively with his motives and experiences. The book was a tiiiiiny bit slow at some instances where I felt like some fat couldve been cut out, but overall I really enjoyed the novel. It was like a really fleshed out, fantasy-sci-fi version of the Hunger Games (even if you have read/seen the Hunger Games, I really think that this novel is worth a read!!!) 

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

I didn’t finish it cus my midterms started but the book is GOOD!!