ketamineio's reviews
30 reviews

Informed Consent by Sandra L. Glahn

4.5

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

4.0

The Gap by Ninie Hammon

medium-paced

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

3.0

i genuinely think the story of this book was wonderful. the premise was enthralling, and i can give Hammon that. my biggest issues with this book is that it’s filled with uninformed right wing beliefs, and often drones on about it despite adding nothing to the story. There are bits of the book that are unneeded, and while i enjoyed the rowan storyline i don’t think it was necessary. There were also quite a few typos, and Hammon clearly doesn’t know anything about marijuana (eating a whole bag of edibles and they wear off in less than an hour ??); this didn’t bother me too much i just thought it was silly. Overall it was a good story and premise, and i can say i did enjoy the book. 

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No Escape by Maren Stoffels

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

3.0

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

medium-paced

3.5

i am going to kill the men in this book 

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Delphine Minoui, Nojoud Ali

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.75

The only reason i do not give this five stars is because the formatting is a little weird. I see complaints about how this is not in depth, so it is being ranked lower, but I believe that is what makes this story all the more raw. Of course it would not be detailed and introspective, she is a ten year old girl being forced into this, and not only is knowing that she is show young, it shows in her recounting of the events, which makes it more sad and helps to truly grasp the struggle of Nujood and girls like her.