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The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
(review later)
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
society if the earthsea chronicles became a huge sensation instead of harry potter >
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I'm sure someone else has said this somewhere already, but I think the mark of a great food writer is the ability to make someone hungry for things they definitively do not like. am I a fan of sashimi, lobster, wine, or scallops? absolutely not. did Reichl's descriptions make me wish I could try the ones she ate? absolutely!
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
why do writers write narrators that narrate like this. so grating and irritating.
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix
adventurous
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.0
bring back the horror paperback industry NEOW
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
It Devours! by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
my god, WTNV just doesn't miss.
I really enjoyed getting to see more of the characters from the first novel and the podcast, and the newly introduced characters are just wonderful and lovable. my only criticism, which may be very subjective, is that as someone who did not grow up within a religion, sometimes the satirical nature of the religious elements felt... overdone? too on-the-nose? but I have no experience in that area and maybe it really is like that, I don't know. either way, what a great book.
I really enjoyed getting to see more of the characters from the first novel and the podcast, and the newly introduced characters are just wonderful and lovable. my only criticism, which may be very subjective, is that as someone who did not grow up within a religion, sometimes the satirical nature of the religious elements felt... overdone? too on-the-nose? but I have no experience in that area and maybe it really is like that, I don't know. either way, what a great book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Grief
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
"He threw a shrug, hands tossed up so quickly that his fin gers, if they had been birds, would have broken in the violence."
girl what
girl what
Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
just delightful — vulnerable, honest, informative, and funny. a difficult balance to strike in journalistic nonfiction, but Hurts So Good does it very well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Medical trauma