cobraforhire's reviews
167 reviews

The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu by Dan Jurafsky

3.0

It's interesting-ish. You could just read "May We Suggest" instead, which includes the best bits of this book.

Brief Lives of Idiots by Ermanno Cavazzoni

funny relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

A super fun book full of anecdotes about idiots. I have no idea what the book this book is parodying is like (the lives of saints), but I was still able to enjoy it immensely. 

The Riddle of the Traveling Skull by Harry Stephen Keeler

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Rather than a whodunnit, I’d call this a whodunnwhatnow?

True Life: Poems by Adam Zagajewski

dark emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.25

It’s a book about dying that I think I’d appreciate more if I was also dying.

Autoportrait by Édouard Levé

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

This is a banger.

First Blood by David Morrell

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

1.0

The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan

5.0

The Aeneid by Virgil

5.0