amarnareads's reviews
84 reviews

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cannibalism

No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

3.5

La novela de Genji II. Catástrofe by Xavier Roca-Ferrer, Murasaki Shikibu

dark funny informative reflective medium-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

4.75

La novela de Genji I. Esplendor by Harold Bloom, Xavier Roca-Ferrer, Murasaki Shikibu

funny informative lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.75

One of my favourite classics, by far. Murasaki had a gift for transporting readers to her time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Incest

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

3.75

Society of the Snow: The Definitive Account of the World's Greatest Survival Story by Pablo Vierci

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

This was a very difficult read, I had to stop almost at every chapter to process the emotions it awakened in me.

This is a book about an horrific event, but in every paragraph one can feel the love, hope and kindness of each of the survivors.

Do I recommend it? Absolutely. But bear in mind that this is a heavy book both for the heart and mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

adventurous emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Read it in a single sitting. Horrifying story told masterfully, I seriously can't recommend it enough. 

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark medium-paced

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

3.0