masha_and_the_cat's reviews
372 reviews

The Unexpected Muse: When Bunny Talks by Dechen Yee

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

A truly precious book, full of lessons we all need to be reminded of from time to time, told simply yet deeply and complemented by lovely illustrations. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

Lying With Lions by Annabel Fielding

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

An interesting story, in dire need of a good proofreader - there are typos, missing and superfluous words, the tenses are all over the place, and the spelling goes back and forth between British and American. The story was still captivating enough for me to read to the end, but I was glad to finish it.

100% pamuk by Ivana Bodrožić

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

Autumn by Ali Smith

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

A truly delightful book, one of those that leave you looking at the world with a renewed sense of wonder.

Banishing the Bogwitch by William Stafford
Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.

"Jenna was "woke" enough to know you shouldn't assume a person's gender, even if they have been dead for centuries and they invariably conformed to expectations back then. Jenna realised she was looking forward to her sociology course. There you could be as judgmental as you liked". 
What kind of rubbish is this? There were a few lines like this earlier in the book too, also in relation to Jenna (one of the main characters, about to start college), which just left me with an unpleasant feeling that the author doesn't really like or understand young people. So why make a young person the protagonist whom we're supposed to be cheering on through an adventure?!
Also, people didn't "invariably conform to [gender] expectations" at any point in history. :sigh:

Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Male uspomene by José Saramago

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

Little Paranoias by Sonora Taylor

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.0

My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75