circesophelia's reviews
157 reviews

The Ghost Road by Pat Barker

5.0

the conclusion to what may be my favourite trilogy of all time. 
pat barker my tees valley queen 

How to Be Both by Ali Smith

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

ohhhh this was very cool. 
gender blending makes my heart sing, and humans are always humans. 
Has to be thought about to be appreciated, however 

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

4.0

The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker

4.5

i get trauma is complex but why does it have so much to do with genitals? 

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

4.0

I love a creepy book 

Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown by Rory Carroll

3.0

I enjoyed the info, but too much time and energy was spent making it a narrative akin to fiction, which just felt silly considering it is well known what happened

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

5.0

 i've never read anything like this before. 
so gutting and also so funny.... will be revisiting 

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

5.0

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

kind of hard to rate. 
horrifying and uncomfortable book at points, yet brilliant to study 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

4.0