literatureaesthetic's reviews
525 reviews

A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold by George R.R. Martin

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

demanding reparations for the stress, trauma, and anxiety this book caused me

Thérèse and Isabelle by Violette Leduc

sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

sad medium-paced

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

4.5

what a devastating start to pride month😭

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

funny 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

3.0

Jade War by Fonda Lee

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

4.25

feel like i grew grey hairs reading this, fonda lee did not let upp

The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) by Alain-Fournier

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Middlemarch by George Eliot

slow-paced

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

2.5

felt endless, but like the ending was cute 

A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Yoshida Kenkō

reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5

literally just a 50 page guide on how to be a hermit.......and i ate up every word 

The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho

sad medium-paced

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

3.0

chinese folklore and history laced with gender critiques, intertwined with subtle sapphic & feminist undertones, and revamped with a sci-fi/artificial intelligence twist

My Husband by Maud Ventura
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

more of a "not right now", will return to it at a later point