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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Jump scare of a fairly detailed sexual assault scene. Not for me. Otherwise, the book is witty and clever!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Beautifully written. Poetic in parts that needed poetry. So human, it was almost vulgar, in parts that needed raw humanity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Colonisation
Recursion by Blake Crouch
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Balling my eyes out. It's like Christopher Nolan wrote a novel but it's a better story than any of his movies. Imaginative. Clever. Riveting. Enthralling. It is a mystery that goes everywhere you want a mystery to go - and then some.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death and Sexual assault
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.
The main character is really annoying and I don't enjoy books from the perspective of obnoxious people. Pretty much everyone I talked to about this book said that he doesn't get any better...so I'm not going to put any more into it. The movie is super entertaining though!
Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Very interesting story! It just got so boring to read.. the writing is unfortunately not up to par with the creativity of the story it is trying to tell.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence and War
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
It just wasn't really that interesting. There was drama but hardly any commentary. Beyond that, the writing lacked substance and rhetorical force. Kind of a waste of time... 2/5 ⭐
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amazing. Absolutely amazing. A literary masterpiece of the modern era. A harrowing story about a cataclysm of grief and tragedy, and the quiet resilience that precipitates at the bottom of heartbreak.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexism, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: War