polestick's reviews
19 reviews

Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted reflective medium-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

3.75

The Argonauts, by Maggie Nelson

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Life of a Stupid Man, by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

Ways of Seeing, by John Berger

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

The Yellow Wall-Paper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Bluets, by Maggie Nelson

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75