lief_'s reviews
299 reviews

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

emotional funny informative

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

4.5

The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Like a Virgin by Gordon Steel

emotional funny

3.0

Flush by Virginia Woolf

emotional medium-paced

3.75

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Slavery

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin

dark reflective

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino

challenging funny informative

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Send by Kay Syrad

emotional informative reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse and Pregnancy

The 20-minute break: reduce stress, maximize performance, and improve health and emotional well-being using the new science of ultradian rhythms by Ernest Lawrence Rossi, David Nimmons
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

Okay I do actually wanna pick this up again, but I have a new book idea and need to research trauma so this has to be dnf'd for now