koreyeleven's reviews
475 reviews

Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
Did not finish book.

Maybe it was just the audiobook version, but these characters were so insufferable I could not make it past part 1. 

P.s. I like dysfunctional families and morally gray characters. 

Out by Natsuo Kirino

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-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? No

4.5

Menopause Is Hot: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive by Alice Smellie, Mariella Frostrup

informative medium-paced

4.0

Piglet by Lottie Hazell

emotional reflective tense medium-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

3.75

You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

challenging slow-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

3.0

I know, objectively, that this is a very will written and translated novel. I think it’s a case of “it’s not you it’s me” because the fever-dream like quality of the story telling, paired with the difficult (for me) names and places… created more confusion about the story line that it probably would have for another reader. 

Regardless, I walked away from this one feeling.. meh about it.

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-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

3.75

Penitence by Kristin Koval

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

Isaac's Song by Daniel Black

emotional fast-paced

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

3.25