jizellereads's reviews
61 reviews

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

i think i needed this reread to help contextualize my new state of mind and perception now that i’m in college and 20 years old 

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

loved every second of this! though i wish the pictures and some of the content was more linear rather than jumping from place to place. 

Elpaso: A Punk Story by Benjamin Villegas

informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

as a rockera chicana from texas, this meant a lot to me. i really liked how the author has his own voice and experiences come through that would parallel ELPASO’S

Scott Pilgrim Color Collection Vol. 1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

i love the movie and the comic was good. though it seemed to move pretty fast from one thing to another and it didn’t quite make sense at some times. 

Blue Is the Warmest Color by Jul Maroh

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

it was just sad and i’m glad i read it

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Carrie by Stephen King

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i loved the inner thoughts of different characters ! i wasn’t expecting it to be written this way but i enjoyed it nonetheless 

Fresh by Margot Wood

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

protagonist was kind of annoying to me and i thought the relationship(s) were a bit weird. i might be biased but this wasn’t at all relatable and i didn’t enjoy it as much as i thought i would :/

Craft and Conscience: How to Write about Social Issues by Kavita Das

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

really good examples of personal essays but i feel like there was a lack of diversity in the social issues that the essays wrote about. 

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

every past chapter was basically a similar iteration of what Poppy was doing-or who she was doing. it was alright, i just feel like they should have worked on themselves more and actually acknowledged their issues more in depth ? like… but the writing was good.