eralbesu's reviews
329 reviews

Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

Unfortunately, it was not holding my attention. 

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

I wasn’t sold on this story until the very end. I’m still not fully sure how I feel but it absolutely left an impression. 

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging informative fast-paced

4.5

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Wooow. This book took me through it. This story was wonderfully told but it was so upsetting. 

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

challenging hopeful informative sad slow-paced

4.25

This book was so enlightening and challenging. It’s informative, and frustrating, and eye-opening. I had massive respect for the conservation indigenous communities did before but I had no idea how much it is a part of their entire lifestyle and ideology. I’m leaving this book with renewed respect and a challenged outlook. I hope to do better moving forward and implement some of the things I took from this book. 

James by Percival Everett

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

All the hype is deserved. 

Health and Safety: A Breakdown by Emily Witt
Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

Too much discussion about the state of things immediately following trump’s election. Also, I don’t care enough about the author’s journey with drugs to push past the replay of trump’s america 

Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

This book did a really good job of portraying (what I can assume) the terrors of living in a home with an abuser. This book hooked me and pulled me out of my election numbness. It has difficult material but it’s a very good read. 

In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose by Alice Walker

informative reflective

4.5

I have many many thoughts about this book but I’ll just say I think it’s extremely important book. 

Over the Influence by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque

4.0

This was an interesting look into the life of an artist I’ve been a fan of since she stepped on this scene. An artist who was always a bit of a mystery to me. 

I really enjoyed.