cryingcowboy's reviews
75 reviews

The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila

4.0

This feels like walking through a building that has long been abandoned, but as you pass by every room you’re struck with the history and horror that happened there.

Pew by Catherine Lacey

5.0

What a terror a body must live through, Pew has easily made me so full of emotions. I will sit with this book for the rest of my life. Probably the religious trauma.

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

5.0

grief is so multifaceted, you can love & hate something or someone at the same time. I wish nothing but love for Janette and I hope she continues writing.

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

4.0

These diary entries have forced me to act kinder to myself, to try to be more open and free. I only wish there were more diary entries to give me more advice on life, to make me feel less alone.

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

4.0

I see Pecola. The need to have someone in your corner, to have someone love and foster your care is detrimental step in being seen by the world.

Little Women: The Original Classic Novel Featuring Photos from the Film! by Louisa May Alcott

4.0

i can’t help imagine Florence as Amy while i read this. All that i need in life is that this whole thing should’ve been fruitier.

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

4.0

The Final Girl Support Group is The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is for people who love horror, drama and complex female friendships.

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

3.0

Like an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, this made me trauma bond to this small child and feel for his own grief and the collective grief of everyone else.

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison

4.0

As someone with Bipolar II this book was not only hard to read at times but it was also a comfort. I felt less alone after reading this.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

3.0

For the longest time I never picked up this book simply because everyone was reading it and recommending it. I now know I was wrong and it’s great storytelling on the human condition.