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51 reviews
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
5.0
A very beautiful and addictive book, touching and engaging. Loved it and couldn’t detach myself from it for a few days. Definitely worth the read!
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
adventurous
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
loved it!!! beautifully written, a break from the real life, good for leisure time
excited to read the 2nd one
excited to read the 2nd one
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
1.0
didn’t like it, at all.
found the writing very poor and honestly cringe.
this genre of book, very centralized on well a cliche love story, is not at all was i am interested in (i prefer more casual stories where the focus is more the experience of life in general, which rather poetic or metaphorical style of writing) but i gave it a try as a friend of mine and booktok cannot stfu about Colleen Hoover.
i regret that decision, at page 5 i cringed harshly, even worse on page 11, didn’t make it past 1/3 of the book and didn’t reach the abuse part (saw online) ngl.
the plot is nothing out of the ordinary and technically it’s an easy read, but god the writing is so poor!!
i do not get the hype, but eh if you like it then you do you.
found the writing very poor and honestly cringe.
this genre of book, very centralized on well a cliche love story, is not at all was i am interested in (i prefer more casual stories where the focus is more the experience of life in general, which rather poetic or metaphorical style of writing) but i gave it a try as a friend of mine and booktok cannot stfu about Colleen Hoover.
i regret that decision, at page 5 i cringed harshly, even worse on page 11, didn’t make it past 1/3 of the book and didn’t reach the abuse part (saw online) ngl.
the plot is nothing out of the ordinary and technically it’s an easy read, but god the writing is so poor!!
i do not get the hype, but eh if you like it then you do you.
The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
medium-paced
5.0
amazing, love it, read it in one day. the murderer reveal was everything!! so unexpected, i shed tears of excitement, frustration, shock, amazement, craziness.
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this is a gloomy book, insanely (!) bizarre and twisted but definitely worth reading. i didn’t expect the novel to take such a strong twist, so brutal yet so natural.
the plot summary didn’t appeal to me much but i still picked this novel up because Han Kang has written one of my favorite book : Human Acts. i was not disappointed at all, her style is a delight to read. she has a way of creating engaging characters, unique and each owning a particular “vibe”.
ps : the narrator of the 1st chapter, the vegetarian’s husband, made me strongly think of the narrator in Murakami’s The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, especially in his ‘passive’ way of thinking / seeing his wife.
!!! i would recommend this book for “experienced” readers, this is not an easy book by any means and if you tend to be quite sensitive i would suggest you check the trigger warning before reading. seriously.
the plot summary didn’t appeal to me much but i still picked this novel up because Han Kang has written one of my favorite book : Human Acts. i was not disappointed at all, her style is a delight to read. she has a way of creating engaging characters, unique and each owning a particular “vibe”.
ps : the narrator of the 1st chapter, the vegetarian’s husband, made me strongly think of the narrator in Murakami’s The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, especially in his ‘passive’ way of thinking / seeing his wife.
!!! i would recommend this book for “experienced” readers, this is not an easy book by any means and if you tend to be quite sensitive i would suggest you check the trigger warning before reading. seriously.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, and Blood
The Hole by Pyun Hye-young
3.5
great read! tensed, especially towards the end (which was very fun to try and predict, not so predictable!). some plot twists which made me gasp like a fish. it’s a little disturbing but not in a way that i wouldn’t recommend it for “non-experienced” reader (like the vegetarian by han kang for example).
nice hehe
nice hehe
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2.0
it was pretty mehh, the concept / idea is amazing in itself but poorly exploited in my opinion. the author’s writing style is a little flat and generic, making it a easy and quick to read but also boring. Each of the possible lives the protagonist explores could be developed more and w/ a depth that would actually allow the reader to grasp, idk more value of what’s being taught to her. they could be really engaging adventure but instead i found that we stayed rather on surface level w/ each of these lives. the end was so predictable (even before i bought the book, there was really one way to end it) that it kind of takes off the value of reading this book (sorry).
overall, i’d say i was disappointed. also, the protagonist was pretty annoying, almost bratty and i was greatly frustrated by her. ig i just hate when protagonist make diff choices from the obviously! right ones.
overall, i’d say i was disappointed. also, the protagonist was pretty annoying, almost bratty and i was greatly frustrated by her. ig i just hate when protagonist make diff choices from the obviously! right ones.