dark_marble_eyes's reviews
92 reviews

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It certainly went in a direction I was not expecting, and I think fans of noir or neo-noir would very much enjoy it. My only real complaint is that the book wasn’t longer. It feels a bit like it could have been fleshed out more, but also, I would have loved to just read more about the characters, backstory, and lore.
It took a bit of a long time for me to read because I knew it would be over too quickly. I’m definitely hoping to read more from this author in the future.

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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I’m going to be completely honest, I’m pretty sure I read this for school 12+ years ago, and I remember almost nothing about it other than it had a profound effect on my gender.

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

One of my all time favorite books! I believe I’ve read it 4 or 5 times now, and plan to again.

All of the fantasy and adventure expected of Tolkien, but less dense than his other works.

(I may have read above my grade level as a kid because I loved reading so much, BUT) this still feels like a book to introduce a teen, or possibly an older child, to high fantasy. It’s a classic.

**IF YOU LIKE AUDIOBOOKS YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS READ BY ANDY SERKIS! Fantastic.

You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity by Jamie Lee Finch

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emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

An important read for people (cishet women in particular as that’s the experience of the author) recovering from religious trauma. It explains why those feelings and experiences are valid.

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

Beloved by Toni Morrison

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Quite dark, quite sad, masterfully written.

I always say mind the tags, that is to say, be aware of what you’re getting into, but read it anyway if you can.

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