irisdiane's reviews
10 reviews

My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley

emotional

3.75

My Mother Laughs by Chantal Akerman

emotional reflective

4.0

Terminal Boredom by Izumi Suzuki

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Happening by Annie Ernaux

3.75

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

adventurous dark mysterious

3.75

The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy

reflective medium-paced

3.5

I Remain in Darkness by Annie Ernaux

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

i wasn’t planning on reading this in one sitting but her writing is so magnetic. this book and “a woman’s story” made me cry so much as she has written everything i’ve ever written in my diary about my mother. 

Exteriors by Annie Ernaux

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

A Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux

emotional reflective sad

5.0

i was bawling at the last few pages, it really hit home for me. why do i do this to myself…i can’t stop reading about complicated mother/daughter relationships! ahh! 

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5