mamakiwi's reviews
51 reviews

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.

I was depressed when I started it and I needed something like this. I will come back to it one day

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

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

3.5

I understand that this is the first book in the series, and so I felt, though the story was able to be told, there was also a lot of background information that was given. I imagine that this was done because it’s the first book of the series and so it is trying to build the world that it is interacting with, nothing wrong with that .

The Manicurist's Daughter by Susan Lieu

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag

challenging informative fast-paced

4.25

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Down the Drain by Julia Fox

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.25

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5