egslcgns's reviews
27 reviews

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Fast, easy read. The twist was… okay. Slow-paced until the end when Cady figures out what happens

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

Beautiful book cover! This is good for people who enjoyed Before the Coffee Gets Cold. As I recently rediscovered reading the joys of getting through a book was lovely to read about. Characters were okay, just not a big fan of the “nothing would’ve happened if u just said how u feel”, but there is beauty in characters being flawed like that

Galatea by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

Great spontaneous quick read from browsing in the library. Galatea is what 17-year old me would have wanted after reading George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.

Bunny by Mona Awad

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Whoa. Bunny gives Mean Girls but on another level of unhinged and intensity. If you were to plot a graph of the times I said to myself "what the fuck is going on" against the page numbers of the books, it would be an exponential curve. I think the beauty in this story is that you learn to process the plot with more questions than answers (But how many questions is too many questions? LOL), but also understand that this is about loneliness and the artistic process and grief. I think the ride was largely enjoyable, I wasn't really excited about the story in Part One. I also felt that Samantha's perspective of Ava was at times not very convincing, but then again it works well as part of the plot development.

Cool animal symbolism. I'd be hyped to see this as an A24 film and the letterboxd reviews saying this is the perfect movie for when you're high.

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Gives me similar vibes to Only Murders in the Building. Tone is somewhat whimsical, though not without its solemn moments. Centering the story around old people lets the story deal with aspects of death you don't really associate a murder with, and i think that stood out to me. my only gripe is that this is so unrealistic LOL the police are useless

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

another hype well deserved. ms madeline miller's writing is my ambrosia and nectar. the start of the book was slow but quickly picked up as time in the book passed and the central characters started growing up. I found myself wanting to pick up the book more halfway through. i have a soft spot for retellings written in the perspective of the "underdog"/minor characters, and Patroclus proved to be a very effective protagonist given the mystery surrounding him historically. this is, in its essence, a love story, but i also liked how accessible this book is for an introduction into the battle of Troy.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

the hype is well-deserved. it's hard not to fall in love with evelyn hugo and her honest reflections. i found myself wanting to get past monique's pov in order to continue evelyn's story. the insertion of newspaper clippings between pages was fun, because reading tabloids is always fun LOL but this time you get to know what's behind the scenes