anushar's reviews
196 reviews

Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

needed a romcom to feel happy and this kinda wrecked me instead it was so cute but so sad but so cute! ugh

Captured at Sea, Volume 3: Piracy and Protection in the Indian Ocean by Jatin Dua

informative slow-paced

2.5

who knew a book about pirates could be so boring

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

the writing felt kinda choppy at times but that was prob just bc of the translation. I overall really liked the book it was very cute and fall and kinda emotional too.

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

read this for my seminar class, and honestly it was kinda boring but i still liked it! Not super spooky, but i liked the whole morally-gray protagonist thing. 
3.5/5

Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

delicious conclusion! i think i liked the first one better tho

Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Scrumptious book full of yummy tropes!

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies by Marcel Mauss

challenging informative slow-paced

2.0

read this for my anthro class-- was hella confused, felt like he repeated himself a lot. need a degree to even understand wtf is happening

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

this book was pretty fast paced— less about the murder mystery than I would’ve liked, but the way it focused on the lives involved post-murder was cool.

The Horla by Guy de Maupassant

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

3.0

had to read this for both my french class and my english class-- pretty spooky

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book had really interesting essays and was written really well. it’s a collection of essays so i definitely liked some more than others, plus i had to read it for school which made it harder to get through.