jam_rose's reviews
18 reviews

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Agnes Grey, the Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It was a bit too slow for me overall, but the contrast in the settings of country comedy novel and gothic tragedy was just amazing. The only part that seemed to lag were the

pages and pages of missed connections after Huntingdon's death (rest in fucking pieces). Super proud that i guessed Lawrence marrying Esther, still pictured Gilbert showing up to the wedding singing Channa Mereya.

That ending even made me warm up to fucking Gilbert again, Anne you had no right being so romantic in a criticism of the institution of marriage.

Amar Akbar Anthony: Bollywood, Brotherhood, and the Nation by Andy Rotman, Christian Lee Novetzke, William Elison

funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Could not put it down much to my own detriment, as I had an exam the next day. This book completely flips a seemingly shallow, “time pass” movie on its head, notably presenting the tamest look into the (as widely accepted) most dynamic character, and then the most bonkers, as well as the best justified and researched theory to a woman (or two) not important enough even for the cover. Then it has an even better and much more convincing counter-theory for that as well. 
C’mon, let’s make the impossible possible. Jai Hind :)

The Swinging '70s : Stars, Style and Substance in Hindi Cinema by Nirupama Kotru
Did not finish book.

Ugh I can’t find it online after a sample

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

3.75

The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

My first ever theory book. Blew my mind with how clear and direct Fanon is about what feels like an insurmountable challenge. Evaporated my last sympathies with the imperial core and its selective principles.

The State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin

funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Okay novel, movie’s better

Sholay: The Making of a Classic by Anupama Chopra

4.5

Nostalgia and clear fangirling doesn’t make for the most incisive journalism, but come on. It’s Sholay. Who can focus on on-set sexual misconduct and other rumors when it’s fucking Sholay. I read this book as a pdf amd finished it in a day yippee.

Women and Media in the Middle East: Power Through Self-Expression by

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Some chapters were weaker than the rest but all in all incredibly informative