historically_brunette's reviews
12 reviews

Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen

dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Hast du uns endlich gefunden by Edgar Selge

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Im Westen nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave by Ruth Schwartz Cowan

funny informative sad medium-paced

4.25

Trans. Frau. Sein. Aspekte geschlechtlicher Marginalisierung by Felicia Ewert

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Alte Sorten by Ewald Arenz

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Medical trauma, and Self harm

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexiévich

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Antisemitism, Confinement, Terminal illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Animal cruelty