clementine__'s reviews
172 reviews

Camere separate by Pier Vittorio Tondelli

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Piccole umane debolezze by Megan Nolan

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Una rosa sola by Muriel Barbery

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Atti di sottomissione by Megan Nolan

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Tutto è possibile by Elizabeth Strout, Susanna Basso

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Dementia, Child abuse, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Sexism

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Bellissimo, una metafora secondo me molto potente, che purtroppo perde un po' di forza nel finale, ma che mi ha dato i brividi, e non soltanto per le atmosfere cupe alla Suspiria (che ricorda anche per la presenza costante del colore rosso) e questi continui riferimenti alla morte, ma soprattutto per la libertà strappata via a queste ragazze, libertà che le donne all'interno di un sistema ancora patriarcale non hanno e non avranno mai. Angosciante, immaginifico e con una componente visiva molto importante, tanto è vero che mi ha fatto pensare più a dei film che a dei libri. A pensare che sia una scrittrice esordiente non riesco a crederci.

L'evento by Annie Ernaux

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

La vegetariana by Han Kang

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Sembrava una felicità by Jenny Offill, Francesca Navajra

challenging sad medium-paced

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

2.5