julesh28's reviews
44 reviews

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

emotional funny reflective fast-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

3.75

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

That one was weird. But not bad. 

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

i need therapy now.

the writing hell yeah. loved it up to 51%, then the incest came into the picture and i had to make myself keep reading. like no. did not like the graphic description of sex and how the main character has a boner like 24/7. so much detail about penises. really uncalled for. 

but we love the worldbuilding, very gripping. it was hard to put the book away at times. and to some degree i also adored the characters. but their moral? very off. (especially oshima!! babe, i liked u, but accepting the incest is ruining it for me)
but the magical realism was really good. did not know i'd enjoy books like that but i really did. also, loved all the references to philosophy, history, etc.

i still can't tell tho if this is transphobic or not? and i'm not sure if murakami got the idea of transgenderism (is that a word??)
and why are we portraying women like that? like hello?? it's 2024?!

i liked it (i think) but i don't know if i'd recommend it to anyone. it's very odd...

Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

new fav genre: depressed bitches in love. really loved the characters <3

Du sagst es: Roman by Connie Palmen

4.75

right book at the right time. annotations going wild on this one. @lou bisschen ouija board hätte ich auch bock drauf gehabt!! basically liebesbrief und wutbrief an dich geschrieben in den annotations und alles inspired by fucking Sylvia und Ted (ich glaub, so hieß der Kollege??)

jede wiedergeburt setzt einen tod voraus, das nehme ich mit.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

4.75

reading this while suicidal is actually kinda fun ngl!! aber hey, ende gut alles gut!!✨

Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

3.75

why do i always like the characters most that are dying?

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

der scheiss hat mich fucking zerstört. more like lou’s room🤝🏻
digga giovanni alter, du hast depressionen. been there, done that, feel u. naja anyways, hat auf jeden fall geballert und mich ziemlich beschäftigt, das buch. werde ich definitiv nochmal lesen, aber jetzt muss ich mich mental erstmal erholen.