louwheezer's reviews
104 reviews

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

3.5

Beautiful prose but I think this was meant for a me ten years older. 

Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past by Tore C. Olsson

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.75

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

I enjoyed one or two Ali Hazelwood books. I started with Bride which might have been a mistake because it was by far the weirdest one.  I thought it was an exaggeration that everyone of her books was the same, but no. They are copy paste jobs. I don’t think I’ll try another for a minute.

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

challenging dark emotional fast-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? N/A

4.0

Two Plays By Edward Albee: The American Dream and The Zoo Story by Edward Albee

funny fast-paced

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

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

informative mysterious medium-paced

3.75

Extremely well researched and very interesting. Ted Mosby ass book thou. It was astounding how quickly this monumental event was put together and it puts the rapid development of the era into perspective. But if I have to hear one more complaint from Olmsted about those electric boats, I swear. The sections about H H Holmes are sort of there.  Also well researched and horrifying, but it just feels oddly juxtaposed. “ The greatest feats and advancements of the modern world are on display on the shores of Lake Michigan…… and over here this guys is murdering people like never before.” Was pancake mix worth it? 

TLDR; it’s not a true crime book, it’s an architecture book with a murder subplot. 

A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

adventurous medium-paced

2.5

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I love that sick little freak 

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

slow-paced

2.5

Forgettable