dogeardamage's reviews
6 reviews

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I really dislike reading about boys obsessing over girls and their looks, but this book is still fantastic! (how could it not be, when based on such a fantastic movie?). I wanted to sob, but I was really tired (sobbed in spirit).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Vomit

Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

I honestly expected it to be a bit cringey, but I was pleasantly surprised with the writing of this book! I absolutely loved it, the story is obviously quite emotional, but very sweet. It was such a joy to read, because the book had so much to offer besides plot or tropes (like other books I’ve read lately), loved it!!

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I found the story to be interesting, and I loved the uptight business-man main character (I wish this was explored even more), but I found the writing to be just okay. A little too much enviorment description, and not enough characters with depth. The book is full of millenial humor, and too many clichés. Some of the humor and conversations felt like watching a Disney channel show, or reading wattpad fanfiction written by a teenager. The characters where especially cliché, and some of the fantasy elements were too. The plot was weird, I don’t know how to describe it, but the ending felt anti-climatic. 

The content warnings make this seem like a darker book than it is, but they don’t really get explored, and doesn’t make as much of an impact as you’d expect. 

Grandpa made me extremely uncomfortable

Overall an okay book, but not a book I’d pick up if I was looking for profound dialouge, or a super engaging plot.