tarolinecodd's reviews
141 reviews

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

funny lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

The Magus by John Fowles

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Women in the Picture: What Culture Does with Female Bodies by Catherine McCormack

informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

This book was a strange combination of surface-level, lukewarm analysis with a couple of truly transformational ideas thrown in. What gives

March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women by Jenny Zhang, Carmen Maria Machado, Jane Smiley, Kate Bolick

reflective medium-paced

3.75

As a whole, mostly decent, but Carmen Maria Machado’s take on Beth will rock your world

Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Bunny by Mona Awad

funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

How are you in an MFA program and you don’t know not to partake of food or drink in the underworld smdh

Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Holy shit

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Feels a little silly throughout, but with a total slam-dunk of an ending - worth it

Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest by Laura Raicovich

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

No one writes suburban perverts like Patricia Highsmith. Ahead of her time