kira_nyanya's reviews
9 reviews

The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

4.5

How can one book hold so much life wisdom.
 So many important topics and so many answers, also questions.

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

hopeful inspiring reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

So much wisdom in such a short book. In the beginning, I felt trouble staying interested since i had some kind of prejudice about this book. Only to be inspired by simple words with tremendous power. :)

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

emotional

4.75

The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

3.75

The Stranger by Albert Camus

3.0

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

1.0

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I love this book so much. I've read this book more than 7x by now.
There is a movie too, but I will always recommend the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and War