kthiess's Reviews (696)

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Complicated
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious reflective tense 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
adventurous emotional tense 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
adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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
adventurous emotional funny 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
adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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

I adored this book. It’s not something that I would usually pick up for myself, but since I found it while thrifting I figured I’d give it a go. And I’m so glad I did. It took me a minute to get into it, but by the 50 page mark all I wanted to do was read this book. The worlds were fascinating, watching different characters behave differently on different earths was really interesting. It reinforces the idea that one little change or difference can change how the rest of your life pans out. It also didn’t end how I thought it would, but I really enjoyed the ending. There were also a ton of quotes that I highlighted and want to revisit. 
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was described to me as what someone wanted the book, Book Lovers to be. Since I loved Book Lovers, I was terrified to read this book in case I would hate it. That being said, I loved this book. It progressed quickly, but also explained why they stopped speaking for years ago. Every now and again I wanted to whack both characters, but I devoured this book. I sat down with it around 6pm and by 9:30 I had finished it. I haven't devoured anything this quickly in a while. Lesson learned: I love books about books. If that's you, I would recommend this!

Normal People

Sally Rooney

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

I’ve heard so much about this book but it just didn’t feel like anything was happening? I had no desire to keep picking it up and it put me into a slump of not wanting to read it at all. I may come back to it again someday, but it doesn’t feel likely.