milzo's reviews
96 reviews

Winger by Andrew Smith
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

This book is like the worst nerdy male american pick-me boy fantasy - why is he so young? Why does every hot bitch wang him? Why is he playing rugby? How is he GOOD at rugby? How are all his friends not the 'popular' kids but are still popular? Painful read

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Nice read but being an adult sounds so boring

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Men suck

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

Being skinny makes you evil 🙅‍♀️

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Bloodthirsty alcoholic bed rotting

Three by Valérie Perrin

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

Predicted the ending earlier than I expected which is rare, justice for nina though ✊✊

Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i hate when authors write books that are clearly about themselves being authors, but this one made up for it

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

when i grow up i wanna be this funny

The Drifters by James A. Michener

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

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

4.0

i lowkey liked that monica died 💀 like those rich kids needed some consequences for their actions.

gretchen was my fav girl, im sure joe was hot. depressing to think that nothing has rlly changed in 50 years and they were all too drugged out to do anything important

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

this book made me wanna ride a horse and eat tortillas and beans for every meal