circumstantialemvidence's reviews
180 reviews

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

5.0

Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke by Sugiura Shigeru

3.75

Surreal, cool illustrations, fascinating for its history and mash up of Western influences across time. Sort of long and hard to get through at times. 

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

4.5

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

4.25

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

5.0

Just a sweet book.

Hirayasumi, Vol. 4 by Keigo Shinzo, 真造圭伍

5.0

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

4.5

Towards the middle of the book I was questioning why the heck it had to be so long, and by the end I think I get it. Such a beautiful, difficult, engaging story. When you spend so much time with him, necessitated by the length, it's hard not to love Jude. I really appreciated the way the author slowly let us into his past, and how they capture complex trauma by bringing us into the warped thought patterns, regressions, self hatred, and hope of Jude. 

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

A sweet book. Some of the math stuff went way over my head but the characters were so lovable and the plot so cozy that I just really enjoyed it. 

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

4.0

Quick, little interesting read with no conclusion and an endearing narrator

Accordion Eulogies by Noé Álvarez

4.25

His reflections on heritage and the ways we carry the past inside us are beautiful. The history of the accordion is much more interesting than I thought, and reading this makes me want to see some live music and dance.