mgris's reviews
129 reviews

Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric by Ted Mann, Thomas Gryta

challenging informative slow-paced

2.75

I don't really know anything about economics or finance, so it's slow at times, but reading a book about something you didn't know anything about can be very stimulating

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

It's amazing how incredibly accurate the film is, and yet so different.
It's a shame the film couldn't show the rambling divagations of the author, they're a lot of fun

The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler

funny reflective sad slow-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

3.5

Somehow, I feel like Butler was unhappy with his parents and childhood.

La última niebla / La amortajada by María Luisa Bombal

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Pretty beautiful prose, and interesting precursor to the magical realism wave. 
Still, the book is basic6 woman moment after woman moment.

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

I swear I'm not a furry.

En busca de la música chilena by Juan Pablo González, José Miguel Varas

informative slow-paced

3.0

Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to Magick and the Occult by Richard Metzger

challenging funny informative slow-paced

2.75

It's basically a collection of essays, interviews and selected works about modern occultism. It all seems to me a bunch of mumbo jumbo by druggies and grifters, but it does make a somewhat interesting read.

Fairy Oak 3. El poder de la luz by Elisabetta Gnone

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Fairy Oak. El encanto de la oscuridad by Elisabetta Gnone

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

María Antonieta by Stefan Zweig

informative sad slow-paced

3.0

The man seems a little suspiciously fond of loli marie.
Also, the suffering of french people is pretty funny.