billyraymcevoy's reviews
98 reviews

When Harry Met Harry by Sydney Smyth

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

Rom-com lovers will like it. I think it would be better as a film. 
 Personally I hated everytime one of the actors did a "girl voice", always cringe. 

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Amy Wallace, Ed Catmull
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

Couldn't keep reading as I found it quite boring. I thought it would be about the films he'd worked on but it was a lot of stuff about computers and the technical side of it, which I'm not interested in myself. Not the book for me but if you like that sort of thing then it might be for you.

Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade

funny informative lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

5.0

I didn't think a book about a film I haven't seen would be this funny, but I was wrong. Now I want to watch the film it is based on too, which is annoying.

Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization by Brian Froud, A.C.H. Smith

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Quite enjoyable, especially for nostalgia of my favourite film. Enough in here for me to want to reread to my kids one day.

How Not To Be a Boy by Robert Webb

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Great listen. Told like a sad but somewhat hopeful and inspiring story. Makes me like Robert Webb even more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite by Andrew Jenkinson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

Listened to about two hours, not really the book for me. 

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful fantasy book and love story. Always wanted to read as the film is so good.

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully creepy and a good reas for kids who like weird fantasy without being condescend to like so many kids related content.

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I knew they'd both die at the end and it was still horribly sad. The main characters have good character development and their relationship builds beautifully. I now feel dead inside. Loved it

More Than This by Patrick Ness

4.0