ethanbaima's Reviews (56)

New York City in 1979

Kathy Acker

2.5

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'll be honest, I barely remember this. It was fun while I was reading it, but I have forgotten every bit of information. I remember enjoying my time and liking the snapshot of NYC it makes, but it ran its way out of my head real fast.

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me

Richard Fariña

4.5

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Felt like a blend of prose and poetry. Every metaphor made me gasp at how creative it is. This book just oozes talent, but can slow to a crawl and that's not fantastic.

King Lear

William Shakespeare

3.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read it for class. If you like shakespeare, this is probably awesome. I really don't.

Last Days

Brian Evenson

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Great first section with well made worldbuilding surrounding the cult. Problem is that after the first part he's constantly fading in/out of consciousness and it becomes aimless. Went from a 5 to a 3, then a pretty solid ending brought it back up to a 3.5.