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4 reviews
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
the extremely slow pacing of some parts in the book make it a slog to get through, but the catcher in the rye is overall still an intriguing story with lots of memorable and emotionally impactful highlights.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Abandonment, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Cancer, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.75
accessible and easy-to-read yet still absolutely crushing and difficult to stomach.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Suicide, and Death
Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Car accident
Minor: Blood
Animal Farm by George Orwell
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-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
3.5
the ending felt a little underwhelming, i guess i was looking for something more grandiose and mind-blowing since everyone hypes this book up a lot.
overall an interesting story, but i cannot stand the people who swear that this book "instantly disproves communism !11!!1!!111!11!" when the only thing it really does is show that greedy people almost always abuse any power that they have, which is bad regardless of the political state of a society. and it gets that message across pretty well.
idk i think the story was cool
overall an interesting story, but i cannot stand the people who swear that this book "instantly disproves communism !11!!1!!111!11!" when the only thing it really does is show that greedy people almost always abuse any power that they have, which is bad regardless of the political state of a society. and it gets that message across pretty well.
idk i think the story was cool
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
"phone bad, book good !!!!!!!!!": the book
i don't think reading this book was a bad choice. i quite liked the way it was written. bradbury has a really imaginative writing style that can make any description of an object, a person, an ongoing situation evoke very vivid mental imagery.
BUT
i couldn't help but get the suspicion that the real message wasn't that ALL destruction of ANY informative content is bad, rather just the destruction of this one medium. any other sources of content or information and the people who use them are painted in a pretty bad light. i initially thought the criticism lay more in the authoritarian and fascist aspects of the government portrayed in the book, but reading some of the stuff he's said over the years, it's VERY clear he comes from a very conservative and bigoted perspective. especially him talking about how political correctness or, as he calls it, "censorship from minorities" relates to the book ... yikes !
i also think that the pacing picks WAY up during the third and final part of the book. suddenly there's one plot-altering confrontation after another, concluding with a really weird and unexpected ending.
all this adds up to a really unfocused dystopian novel that, while fun to read, simultaneously has a really questionable message at its core.
i don't think reading this book was a bad choice. i quite liked the way it was written. bradbury has a really imaginative writing style that can make any description of an object, a person, an ongoing situation evoke very vivid mental imagery.
BUT
i couldn't help but get the suspicion that the real message wasn't that ALL destruction of ANY informative content is bad, rather just the destruction of this one medium. any other sources of content or information and the people who use them are painted in a pretty bad light. i initially thought the criticism lay more in the authoritarian and fascist aspects of the government portrayed in the book, but reading some of the stuff he's said over the years, it's VERY clear he comes from a very conservative and bigoted perspective. especially him talking about how political correctness or, as he calls it, "censorship from minorities" relates to the book ... yikes !
i also think that the pacing picks WAY up during the third and final part of the book. suddenly there's one plot-altering confrontation after another, concluding with a really weird and unexpected ending.
all this adds up to a really unfocused dystopian novel that, while fun to read, simultaneously has a really questionable message at its core.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, and Death
Minor: Rape
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