c_tide's reviews
38 reviews

Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman

adventurous reflective

4.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

slow-paced

1.0

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

The God Makers. by Frank Herbert

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

Factotum by Charles Bukowski

medium-paced

2.5

Is this what it's like being stuck in a mans brain? Let me out!!

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

emotional 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

2.5

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional reflective sad

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

This books is a wonderful and easy to digest retelling of the myth of Achilles. 
Sad and funny in places with a wonderful pacing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Child abuse