tylerghill's reviews
69 reviews

The Best Short Stories 2022: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Valeria Luiselli, Jenny Minton Quigley

dark emotional inspiring sad

3.0

great stories but i don't think a book of short stories is quite for me

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

"It is the poet who pounds the past back into you."

"Sometimes, we must call our monster out from under the bed to see he/she/it carries our face."

"A racial insult renders us a mammal, albeit less free. In short, a slur is a sound that beasts us."

"kids who must fix the world because braving it is no longer enough."

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

dark emotional hopeful informative sad

5.0

Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Charles L. Marohn Jr.

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Wide ranging topic explained well

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

dark emotional reflective sad

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

4.0

Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris

informative slow-paced

3.0

Builds on itself to be more and more complicated

Jeff Davis' Camel Corps On the Western Frontier by Nicholas Banner

informative slow-paced

3.0

thorough

The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0