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67 reviews
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
dark
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Death of parent
Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese
lighthearted
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
The first chapter was interesting, but unfortunately lost me at the second chapter.
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
prolonged animal neglect and abuse that already began around 40 pages in, and I wasn't’ in the headspace to read 200 pages of her neglecting this poor dog (albeit, unintentionally) until he died. I may try again when I’m feeling a bit lighter, but it is my biggest trigger which is a shame because I was really excited for this one. I think I could handle it if it was short and snappy but it’s waved throughout the whole book (from what I read and other reviews). Her writing is quite visceral too and I don’t want to see how she describes this poor dog’s death. On me for having the “overly empathetic towards animals” autism.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Frida Kahlo: 1907-1954 Pain and Passion by Andrea Kettenmann
2.25
Kahlo is an amazing woman, and I wanted to learn more about her, her life and her work. I feel incredibly drawn to her, as she is someone who suffered with pain and disability her whole life. as someone who is also disabled & has chronic pain, I can understand a small part of that. I'm always really moved by how she articulates the feeling of loneliness that comes with disability in her work.
Unfortunately, the low rating comes from the production of the book rather than Kahlo herself. I found the book incredibly repetitive. I understand that this could be that it is not meant to be read cover to cover, and the passages repeated under paintings are for people that may not read the captions of every image. However, I felt I really didn't learn anything new about Kahlo or her work and that the author just paraphrased the same 10 or so statements.