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135 reviews

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

4.5

Dodie Smith I KNOW I JUST KNOW  you switched shit up in the third act because you don't like books that end with "a happy wall". Dodie Smith I will NEVER forgive you for that.

She should have fallen in love with Stephen and quite literally many scenes in Act 1 and 2 imply that she has the potential of seeing him in a romantic light

but OH OH WELL I GUESS YOU JUST HAD TO MAKE THINGS UNPREDICTABLE 

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

5.0

The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg

reflective

its bags by clairo but in 1947; for some reason I read this tiny novel in installments between larger books and i fear it reduced the impact on me, need to reread at some point.

The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

mysterious medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila

4.0

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

5.0

Quite literally the most perfect things to exist; if Daphne du Maurier has 100 fans I am one of them, if she has none then I am dead etc etc. 

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

5.0

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

2.5

there's only so much you can do with this plot twist (which is overused in the thriller/horror genre really) without it feeling either plain or just overly ridiculous; this leaned in to the latter. Still, it kept me hooked and thats what a good thriller does.

You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian

3.5

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0