laurenjbb's reviews
47 reviews

A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

i want to burn this book.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced

4.0

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

5.0

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.5

Funny Story by Emily Henry

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

dark funny informative mysterious medium-paced

4.5

Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

challenging emotional inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75

The first half of the book was WONDERFUL. Truly a masterpiece, but the. went rapidly downhill, boring, hard to follow, etc. Sad to say since it was the first book on my TBR list from years ago.