fri3d_kai's reviews
110 reviews

Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages by Janina Ramírez

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Fallen Idols: History Is Not Erased When Statues Are Pulled Down. It Is Made by Alex von Tunzelmann

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

Really enjoyed this, although it wasn't quite as good as the first one!

Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book hurt my feelings but I loved it.

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The book was well written, but it seems the author is oblivious or wilfully ignorant of women loving women?

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book kinda hurt my soul and I almost cried on the tube, but I couldn't put it down so...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee

emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

2.0

Somebody at the bookshop recommended this to me and a lot of people in general seemed to be raving about it, and while the story was very unique, I thought the writing style was quite juvenile (whether this reflects the original or is a result of translation, I don't know). The book lacked a clear plot and although this isn't necessarily a bad thing generally, in this case it only decreased the quality of the writing. 

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Every minute I spent not reading this book, I spent thinking about when I could next pick it back up.

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was a fascinating read and it's always enjoyable to learn about stories that are typically ignored or intentionally suppressed. Learning about people who connected with their gender in a way that was meaningful and helpful for them is great. It was also a difficult read for me, given my own experience and identity which is influenced heavily by the binary society in which I live.