ka_schulze's reviews
218 reviews

Pearl by Siân Hughes

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

Maybe it’s me but this book hit too close it home and in a way I didn’t like. I felt like things could’ve been explored more and it felt incomplete to me. 

They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America by David Kamp

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Snake Oil by Kelsey Rae Dimberg

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell

adventurous challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

A solid read, very approachable for nonfiction but really made me upset about how we take for granted our world and everyone and everything around us. 

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

James by Percival Everett

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This book took me till over halfway through to be invested in it. Overall, an ok read, definitely opened a door to more research about The Troubles and the IRA as an American. 

Offtrack by Esha Patel

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25