nailicheballah's reviews
13 reviews

The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

the « imagine if roles were reversed » thing is tiring and not well exploited, it only goes so far and isn’t a groundbreaking plot idea to begin with so idk, to me this was extremely uneventful

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

this is all i needed to hear. 
so incredibly hoped and comforting with gut wrenching bits that’ll leave you sobbing. 

Educated by Tara Westover

emotional hopeful slow-paced

4.0

i find it extremely hard to rate memoirs because who am i to rate someone’s life story ? i had a hard time reading this, not because of the nature of the story but because i found it uneventful at first. then everything shifted from the moment when she starts going to college. very emotional read, found myself fully sobbing at many different points. related a lot too.  

Stupeur et tremblements by Amélie Nothomb

adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

« everyone’s a little bit racist » from avenue q starts playing 

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

3.75

i had such a hard time getting into it, then halfway through, it all clicked and i felt sad. i think my brother had turned into an insect, i wish i could help.

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Snoopy prend de la hauteur by Charles M. Schulz

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.75

« vas-y Ellen ! »

Peanuts Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown by Bob Scott, Stephan Pastis, Ron Zorman, Vicki Scott, Charles M. Schulz

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

“NO SUBSTITUTES”

About That Kiss by Harper Bliss

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.25

kinda cringey and written like a fanfic you'd find on wattpad but i love me a good hollywood lesbian love story 

The List of Real Things by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

damn, i sure did cry
overall, a nice story about grief and how to overcome it and how to deal with the people in our lives whom are also grieving, all in their own ways
i enjoyed reading this, but i found the ending to be a bit abrupt