allmadnoattic's reviews
22 reviews

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

What a read! It was introspective as hell in that I could find traces of myself in the characters mentioned (both in June and what was made out to be of Athena). My first Kuang definitely didn't disappoint. 

Crimson City by Madhulika Liddle

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

The House Of Fear by Ibn-e-Safi

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

Can't Pay? Won't Pay! by Dario Fo

funny informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy

lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

The goal was to start a book, to commemorate the onset of October. But in the process I came across such a wondrous tale, with child like innocence as well as mature themes, which make this book a perfect read. Definitely recommend. 

The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I will have to sit with this one a bit longer than I expected. It has influenced me strangely and affected my mood over the past couple of days. Le Guin didn’t hide the fact that the book was propagandist in nature and it takes over you quite strongly. It’s riveting and the most fun I’ve had reading a sci-fi novel in a long time. Not to mention that this was my first Le Guin, ever. 

Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London by Lauren Elkin

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.75