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456 reviews

Just Add Water: My Swimming Life by Katie Ledecky

informative medium-paced

4.0

Great to learn more about her and the sport!

That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

Compared to the Outsiders, it wasn't quite as good, unfortunately. Some of the character felt incomplete and overly simple.

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 13 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.75

It just keeps getting better and better!

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

funny medium-paced

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

2.5

I don't know, it just didn't hit the same same way as Where the Sidewalk Ends.

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

Just wasn't really feeling it at the moment; may return later...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.

Just really can't get into it.

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I didn't expect for it to be so sad.

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

I've never read his work before. I thought I'd give this a go, since I've heard a lot about him. It was much darker than I had expected, but still fun and definitely wierd.

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Fascinating novel that I definitely want to return to at some point in the future.

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The artwork was absolutely beautiful. I loved the way that art style and panel layout worked to tell multilayered stories. The way the artist drew hair and layed everything out was also wonderful.