furtherjoy's reviews
30 reviews

The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

4.25

Genius and unhinged. I love a book that rewards you for paying attention. So many twists and turns and an absolutely wild ride.

Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis by Sam Anderson

challenging funny slow-paced

2.5

McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.25

The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez

medium-paced

2.75

Just ok! I don’t think romance novels are really my thing and the writing wasn’t anything special. But this was free to read and quick so that was nice!

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

challenging dark funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

Loved this story! This was my second Dolly Alderton read and it certainly won’t be my last. She is just so talented at storytelling!

The depiction of friendships and feminist themes behind this story were brilliant. And the family storyline was so compelling and engaging. The neighbor storyline was also hilarious but I wasn’t the biggest fan of that resolution. Lovely epilogue.

I see myself thinking of this book often.

Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Decadent and goes nowhere!

Perfect no plot just vibes type of book. Happy Hour isn’t something I normally would pick up, but this was such an enjoyable and lighthearted read! Granados is so talented at writing and I appreciated the wisdom shared by her leading Isa. I truly am excited to read her future works. 

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh wow!

The Stranger by Albert Camus

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

I really wanted to like this because it’s a classic but I dreaded reading this. Between the narration style, the pacing, and the lack of dimension in the plot, I felt this story fell flat.