3.25k reviews for:

Disorientation

Elaine Hsieh Chou

4.02 AVERAGE

bookeared's review against another edition

4.0

challenging funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tararamanathan's review against another edition

5.0

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LOVE LOVE LOVE this book it made me laugh so hard!! very relevant political and social commentary plus the main character was so silly with her tum and allergy medication addiction.

also white people… please do better.

rukistarsailor's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ewcooties's review against another edition

4.75

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’m not usually verbally expressive when I read a book, but there were definitely moments where I laughed out loud reading this one. Chou’s dark humor and eerily relevant and this satire challenges to who we believe is morally right.

juuram's review against another edition

3.25

challenging funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maddiemaack's review against another edition

3.75

funny informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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brilliant substance, middling style

trinefuqit's review against another edition

4.0

informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mrittghosh's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

nat_kell's review against another edition

3.25

informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sam_griffin's review against another edition

3.0

informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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For a PhD student, Ingrid is incredibly dumb.