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If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
3.0
cuuuute
επιτέλους ένα romance book που οι χαρακτήρες του δεν είναι αψεγάδιαστοι!!!
το love story ήταν μακράν το καλύτερο, ό,τι πιο κιουτ
ενδιαφέρον και η νύξη στην ταξική ανισότητα και το πως επηρεάζει αυτό τη ζωή, την ηθική και τις αποφάσεις ενός ατόμου, χωρίς να σημαίνει ότι συμφώνησα ιδιαίτερα με τις επιλογές της πρωταγωνίστριας
κάπως forgettable για το παρόν, αλλά σίγουρα κάτι που θα είχα λατρέψει στα 13
επιτέλους ένα romance book που οι χαρακτήρες του δεν είναι αψεγάδιαστοι!!!
το love story ήταν μακράν το καλύτερο, ό,τι πιο κιουτ
ενδιαφέρον και η νύξη στην ταξική ανισότητα και το πως επηρεάζει αυτό τη ζωή, την ηθική και τις αποφάσεις ενός ατόμου, χωρίς να σημαίνει ότι συμφώνησα ιδιαίτερα με τις επιλογές της πρωταγωνίστριας
κάπως forgettable για το παρόν, αλλά σίγουρα κάτι που θα είχα λατρέψει στα 13
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
3.75
η μορφή του ως συλλογή άρθρων το έκανε να γίνεται κάπως επαναλαμβανόμενο, αν και λογικό.
δεν ήταν κάτι το εξωπραγματικό, αλλά σίγουρα αποτελεί ένα έναυσμα να ψαχτεί κανείς περισσότερο με το BLM movement. (black panthers, fergusson protest, prisons and constitutions, G4S etc)
Μου άρεσε η επιμονή στη συλλογικότητα, στο πως όλα τα κινήματα στηρίζονται στη μαζική συσπείρωση του λαού (και όχι σε ατομικότητες και πρόσωπα-σύμβολα eg. M.L. King), στην άρνηση κάποιας κυβέρνησης και στο πως ο φεμινισμός είναι κάτι παραπάνω από "ισότητα των δύο φύλλων", αλλά μια ακόμη κοινωνική πάλη
δεν ήταν κάτι το εξωπραγματικό, αλλά σίγουρα αποτελεί ένα έναυσμα να ψαχτεί κανείς περισσότερο με το BLM movement. (black panthers, fergusson protest, prisons and constitutions, G4S etc)
Μου άρεσε η επιμονή στη συλλογικότητα, στο πως όλα τα κινήματα στηρίζονται στη μαζική συσπείρωση του λαού (και όχι σε ατομικότητες και πρόσωπα-σύμβολα eg. M.L. King), στην άρνηση κάποιας κυβέρνησης και στο πως ο φεμινισμός είναι κάτι παραπάνω από "ισότητα των δύο φύλλων", αλλά μια ακόμη κοινωνική πάλη
"injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
"no liberation without education"
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
give me a toxic, raw and complex relationship over any cringy, smut-and-trope-driven romance!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
this was so bad ngl
i know i'm not the audience for these kind of books but this was portrayed as a "gilmore girls" vibes/ autumn read and i was down for that.
being set in a small town doesn't mean it resembles gilmore girls ffs
the plot? nowhere to be found
the characters? trying so hard to fit in the trope agenda. they where so under-developed, they barely felt realistic. the author tried so hard to push the "grumpy x sunshine" trope and logan wasn't even grumpy!!! + not relatable at all
i really hate this current trend of minimizing books into tropes and losing chances of developing complex, with depth characters just cause, god forbids, they won't be described afterwards by "enemies to lovers" or "fake dating"
the pacing felt very off, the characters barely built any chemisty between them but they "love" one another already? and yet people still describe it as slow burn
the spice was very awkard and i really can't get around the hype of smutty books.
reading sex scenes makes me feel very uncomfortable for some reason but that's personal.
i really want to like these kind of "light-read", romance books but every time i try to read one, i can't seem to enjoy it one bit.
the only thing i liked was the kinda, even though rushed, build up. everything went downhill once the got together, full of cliches and cringe-worthy lines.
i know i'm not the audience for these kind of books but this was portrayed as a "gilmore girls" vibes/ autumn read and i was down for that.
being set in a small town doesn't mean it resembles gilmore girls ffs
the plot? nowhere to be found
the characters? trying so hard to fit in the trope agenda. they where so under-developed, they barely felt realistic. the author tried so hard to push the "grumpy x sunshine" trope and logan wasn't even grumpy!!! + not relatable at all
i really hate this current trend of minimizing books into tropes and losing chances of developing complex, with depth characters just cause, god forbids, they won't be described afterwards by "enemies to lovers" or "fake dating"
the pacing felt very off, the characters barely built any chemisty between them but they "love" one another already? and yet people still describe it as slow burn
the spice was very awkard and i really can't get around the hype of smutty books.
reading sex scenes makes me feel very uncomfortable for some reason but that's personal.
i really want to like these kind of "light-read", romance books but every time i try to read one, i can't seem to enjoy it one bit.
the only thing i liked was the kinda, even though rushed, build up. everything went downhill once the got together, full of cliches and cringe-worthy lines.
Lie With Me by Philippe Besson
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This had a very slow start for me
Yes I read it fairly quickly but idk what kept me coming back
Irina was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever read. I know that’s the point but maybe I’m not that keen on reading unlikable characters. I was genuine annoyed (but that also works as a compliment for the story).
My biggest issue was this whole “woke” agenda the book tried to radiate. She was thought of as a feminism yet never show anything close to solidarity among women. Also her discomfort in being called working class once, really shows her political agenda. Even her work in the sexualisation of men as a critic in the sexualisation of women felt very “white” feminism to me.
Lastly her ED never being called out almost made it feel like it was romanticised (along with drugs).
By the halfway point it started to pick up and by the end it was quite interesting this whole distortion of reality ngl. But at the end of the day it’s hard for me to really enjoy books I’m not attached to its characters.
The writing was meh at its best
Yes I read it fairly quickly but idk what kept me coming back
Irina was one of the most insufferable characters I’ve ever read. I know that’s the point but maybe I’m not that keen on reading unlikable characters. I was genuine annoyed (but that also works as a compliment for the story).
Lastly her ED never being called out almost made it feel like it was romanticised (along with drugs).
By the halfway point it started to pick up and by the end it was quite interesting this whole distortion of reality ngl. But at the end of the day it’s hard for me to really enjoy books I’m not attached to its characters.
The writing was meh at its best
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abortion and Classism
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5