heimir's reviews
13 reviews

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

challenging reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Never in my life have I read a book so boring yet so fun, so dull yet so exciting, so slow yet so intriguing. Through to the end of this hard to understand book, it was categorised in my mind as the worst thing I’ve ever read, but as the end got closer and closer I can say that it was an interesting and worth it experience. I read a lot, and this wasn’t my favourite book of the year, but it wasn’t the worst either. Give it a try if you’re too good at reading to humble yourself. 

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Barely good enough to finish, but worth it nonetheless 

The Thousand Earths by Stephen Baxter

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Artemis by Andy Weir

funny informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Frontier by Grace Curtis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

Too complicated 

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0