chickadeinc's reviews
7 reviews

The Outsider by Albert Camus

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No

Unfair trial he’s obviously autistic 

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Repetitive but an easy read

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Apple and potato essays are goated. I wish I could only shop organic. 

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

dark funny sad slow-paced

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

4.75

seeing her at the end is gutting. Makes the book perfect. Cant wait to reread.

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

Fun prose that is often undercut with literally the most cringe inducing thing you’ve ever read. VERY girlbossy. Often annoying. Self indulgent. Easy read. Huge glaring plot holes in terms of the construction of the murders. But again, sometimes I enjoyed the prose. 

The Inheritors by William Golding

emotional reflective sad slow-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? No

Gutting & difficult 

Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Fucking horrible. Nearly unreadable.