_rubyreads's Reviews (186)

Black Swans: Stories

Eve Babitz

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Slow Days, Fast Company

Eve Babitz

4.0

Play It as It Lays

Joan Didion

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Burnt Sugar

Avni Doshi

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Other People's Comfort Keeps Me up at Night

Morgan Parker

3.0

You Exist Too Much

Zaina Arafat

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

5.0

Sorrow & Bliss

Meg Mason

5.0

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

Baek Se-hee

3.5

The Stationery Shop of Tehran

Marjan Kamali

4.0

fast-paced