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217 reviews
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
How we hurt and heal each other too. Such a good book
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
dark
reflective
sad
- 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
“To be here, in this room, high in this house, out of the cellar, with her: it is like medicine.”
so so good doerr captures everything so precisely
so so good doerr captures everything so precisely
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
1.0
this book was ridiculous and insane with the kind of writing that is easy to read but also bad. like why would you write AND PUBLISH “he rocked back and forth like an autistic child” … this was soap-opera worthy bad
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
challenging
sad
4.0
I’m so glad she and Lori got the children out oh wow
The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen
3.0
So I didn’t know this was half fictional until I finished it… Interesting read!
We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
SO GOOD. Oh my god. The prose the characters!! it was astounding and so full of emotion and life I love love loved it
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun
4.0
Confusing but very touching rumination on the meaning of life I just wish that I knew who killed her idk if I just missed it or it wasn’t revealed but I don’t KNOW
Final Girls by Riley Sager
3.0
mc was so DUMB bro I was annoyed but it did get tense at the end and I didn’t expect the twist
Educated by Tara Westover
5.0
I can’t believe someone can survive what Tara has survived like I am just so Astounded because a childhood and family like hers is sheer torture