ladybirder's reviews
425 reviews

Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris

funny medium-paced

4.0

Scoops by Sam McAlister

informative medium-paced

3.5

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

There's nothing particularly bad but I'm 30% in and don't care about any of the characters or where the story is going. 

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

The plot is boring. The sexist, homophobic, antisemitic (and probably more) main character is too cool and unbothered by everything and is generally bland the rest of the time.

Didn't enjoy the fact that every single female character is an absolute bombshell who is constantly trying to seduce or fawn over all the male characters when they're not being insulted or slapped around by them. 

"I slapped her face. She blinked and stopped chuckling. I slapped her again" ... "I slapped her around a little more. She didn't mind the slaps."

Nope. 

The Incurable Romantic by Frank Tallis

informative medium-paced

2.5

Question: do psychologists get commission from including a few pages per book gushing about Freud? Enough! 

Despair by Vladimir Nabokov
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Felt like it was going over my head.

Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The New Life by Tom Crewe

emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.5