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142 reviews

A Tempest by Aimé Césaire

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A very interesting rewriting of The Tempest that brings up a lot of points that we talked about in my World Lit class

So Sad Today: Personal Essays by Melissa Broder

sad fast-paced

4.0

Some of these essays were super enlightening and good, I especially loved the ones where she writes about her addiction and love. The way she wrote about her ED felt extremely triggering at some points though which I felt weren't needed, a little fat phobic sometimes tbh.

Sula by Toni Morrison

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

i am so late to the morrison train but honestly loved this book and will probably use it for my timed write in ap lit. sula is the orginal unhinged girl and when nel say we were girls together it made me cry

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I lovedddd the way this was written, and how esperanza views the world.honestly would read 200 more pages of this!

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

i related to so many parts of this memoir but it felt really long and it was hard because it was so similar to my experience 

Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

couldnt tell you what half these stories are about but it is a fun time, last story is definitely the strongest; violence!

Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

needed a quick read to get me back in the groove. only romance i will read is queer romance. not anything groundbreaking though

Mother, Can You Not? by Kate Siegel

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

it was a nice quick read and i think that it was really wholesome and silly

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

bonkers,insane,fire
i need schenk to teach a college class on shakespeare bc he is just so brilliant at explaining 

The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit

informative medium-paced

4.75

a really solid collection of essays that was surprisingly intersectional, will def read more solnit