giumilio's reviews
309 reviews

The Silent Land by Graham Joyce
Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.

The Death of Grass by John Christopher
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

Listened to it on a plane and it only helped me fall asleep 😂

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Looking at it as a whole, I found the story very touching and like the messages it conveys. However, the book has a very slow pace, and I’m not sure I would have finished it if I hadn’t listened to the audiobook.

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had expected a very different book! Not that I’m disappointed, but it was much less crazy and wild, and instead had many passages of thoughtful – I guess “digressions” is the right word – that surprised me.

The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Really sad, but also somehow hopeful? I haven’t read many plays (only one if you ignore the ones read for school), but after the Pillowman I’m wondering if I shouldn’t read more.

The Store by Bentley Little

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was so much fun! The main selling point is definitely the atmosphere. The ending wasn’t perfect, but for me it was all about the journey with this one.

Brat by Gabriel Smith
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.

Not for me.

Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

Not for me.

The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

Found out Vidal had idiotic opinions and couldn’t take a word seriously after that (which is sad because to book started really well).

Cows by Matthew Stokoe
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

I mostly started reading this book to explore my limits when it comes to disturbing literature and figure out what I like to read. The 10% I read didn’t disturb but disgusted me.

I always say that I do not reject anything on principal because everything can have a point in the right context. But this one is just repulsive and I don’t care for it.