bea_sr_my's reviews
128 reviews

The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Penance by Eliza Clark

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

great unexpected commentary on fandon culture.
didn’t love this as much as I did “boy parts”, but eliza clark is sooo good

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

kawakami has a nice style of prose, and the book delves into significant topics about womanhood, life, death and childbearing. however, the storytelling is all over the place and it was waaaay longer than it should’ve been. there are very nice plot points (some unfortunately not followed through), but the book gets lost in itself and it kind of ruins most of the experience. 
I think it tried to be more than it was, so that was kind of a bummer. 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

emotional reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

3.0

Another Country by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

pretty much everyone is bissexual (or at the very least bi-curious), and undergoing a dreadful emotional breakdown. they also light a cigarette every two sentences. I feel kind of called out lol
you gotta love james baldwin, this will stay relevant forever

Supper Club by Lara Williams

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

liberal feminism bores me way too fast. took forever to finish this one and almost dnf-ed it. 
the descriptions of food were nice

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

3.75

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Vomit, Classism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Death, and Misogyny

Hot Pink by Adam Levin

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0