chonkooch's reviews
137 reviews

Touring the Land of the Dead (and Ninety-Nine Kisses) by Maki Kashimada

fast-paced

4.0

I'm Waiting for You: And Other Stories by Kim Bo-young
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

I just don't fuck with scifi like that

White Magic by Elissa Washuta
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

it's good, but just not for me

Bride of the Sea by Eman Quotah

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

Strong start, but there's an overall absence of "scenes" here. For a book titled "bride of the sea," the sea is barely a character; most of the book reads like an outline rather than an actual novel; there's so much interesting shit and so many interesting relationships but we never really get to watch them play out. The parts where we do, like with Hanadi running away when she was a kid, are definitely the strong points, but overall this novel doesn't let itself explore its own implications enough, in my opinion. Khaled Hosseini does this kind of world-building much better

The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

Haaate the writing style sorry

Passing by Nella Larsen

5.0

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

5.0

A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women: Essays on Art, Sex, and the Mind by Siri Hustvedt
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

wasn't what i thought it was rip , might come back to her

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0