totini's reviews
174 reviews

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

Soft dnf. The characters felt like caricatures and it wasn't a very broad view. Her childhood is going on for too long and all the other characters around her aren't given any humanity. I wanted a nuanced portrayal of 16th century Italy not read a Cinderella retelling set in Tuscany. 

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

3.0

Business Casual by B.K. Borison

3.5

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

dark tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft

4.0

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft

3.0

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

1.0