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269 reviews
The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I'm a big fan of Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of this, so it was interesting to notice the major changes between the film and the original text. Grippingly written, truly makes you feel as if you're living with the Buntings.
"Aren't You Gonna Die Someday?" Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky: An Examination, Reflection, and Making Of (hardback) by Patrick Cooper
fast-paced
4.75
Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits by Barney Hoskyns
2.75
Ah.
I've been a fan of Tom Waits for some 15 years now, hell, we share a birthday! But this ain't it.
Going into it, I didn't know it wasn't an authorized biography, so finding that out made the process of reading harder. The first half was fine, mostly the stuff that was already well known, but the other half was a mess.
Also, my issue with the author is his need to impose his own opinions about particular songs or albums. If you're writing a biography, try to keep it objective, you're ruining it for everyone.
I've been a fan of Tom Waits for some 15 years now, hell, we share a birthday! But this ain't it.
Going into it, I didn't know it wasn't an authorized biography, so finding that out made the process of reading harder. The first half was fine, mostly the stuff that was already well known, but the other half was a mess.
Also, my issue with the author is his need to impose his own opinions about particular songs or albums. If you're writing a biography, try to keep it objective, you're ruining it for everyone.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
medium-paced
5.0
Even better than The Haunting of Hill House! Mysterious and dark, yet weirdly easygoing as well, I absolutely adored it!
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book is the definition of 'mid'. As I finished reading the last sentence, I couldn't help but throw the entire thing against the wall, so take that however you want.
Peter Lake is an extremely lovable character and I'd say that this book did him injustice. In total, the book starts of wonderfully strong and then falls apart, I've lost interest too many times and I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Peter Lake is an extremely lovable character and I'd say that this book did him injustice. In total, the book starts of wonderfully strong and then falls apart, I've lost interest too many times and I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
challenging
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.0
Oh good lord, the pain. This was one of the, if not the most painful book I've ever read, it just keeps piling on and I almost feel bad for reading it as fast as I did.
Puts you in a pickle, it's not a book that you want to revisit nor a book that you can recommend to someone.
Puts you in a pickle, it's not a book that you want to revisit nor a book that you can recommend to someone.
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I'm a sucker for books that walk a specific kind of line just to cross it with the very last line, I am demolished, in shambles.
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Just about the most brutal book I have ever read. For about a half of it, it leaves you wondering just where the plot is, because all you get is violence upon violence upon violence. And then it hits you, that IS the plot.
The promise of a haunting antagonist delivered for sure, what made judge Holden even more terrifying is a research I did on my own, the fact that he's based on a real person and the horrible deeds he has done. Haunting and terrifying.
The promise of a haunting antagonist delivered for sure, what made judge Holden even more terrifying is a research I did on my own, the fact that he's based on a real person and the horrible deeds he has done. Haunting and terrifying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism