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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Unlike what my class said…..I thought the ending was good :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Colonisation
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse
Minor: Miscarriage
Leaves of Hypnos by René Char
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Seeing the battle of life and death and the last word is beauty? Oh my god
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death
Abolicionism: The Brazilian Antislavery Struggle by Robert Conrad, Joaquim Nabuco
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
The translation is a little hard to understand at times but otherwise you can get the gist
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is like an injury you get when you’re in you’re late teens and then find out when you’re like 40 the injury is still causing problems. You reflect on the wound as what you did when you were younger, how stupid and cruel you were. But we are/were all like that and that is what connects us. Wounds that will never go away.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia and Violence
Minor: Death and Sexism
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Reading this was like going through a six season show you finish in one day. I absolutely adored it. The ending was like poetry, a classic wrap up. Kinda like the phone calls I have with my grandma; short and sweet but always a tinge of grudges or gossip and ends with a kiss goodbye.
Some notes I took while reading:
P33
Trevor does the same thing!
She was with her mother 24/7 so she probably only saw her. They both slept at long. Both of them probably didn’t have much to live for. Since she only saw her mother this is the reason why she takes after her. Also going after older men P51
Also have men really not changed that much??? Chloe’s siignvy and rolled cigs really? Do y’all evolve?
P106
Some notes I took while reading:
P33
Trevor does the same thing!
She was with her mother 24/7 so she probably only saw her. They both slept at long. Both of them probably didn’t have much to live for. Since she only saw her mother this is the reason why she takes after her. Also going after older men P51
Also have men really not changed that much??? Chloe’s siignvy and rolled cigs really? Do y’all evolve?
P106
When she imagines this new life she can’t think of what it would look like. She looks at other people’s life’s (Rite Aid etc) but hers is blank. Maybe why she has no respect for anything?
P151 maybe her goal????
P151 maybe her goal????
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, Body shaming, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
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