myrtlewatts's reviews
32 reviews

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

4.0

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

the only book i’ve ever read that left me sobbing by the end

Nightshift by Kiare Ladner

4.25

i loved this 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

4.0

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

3.75

bit too sci-fi for me. can’t hack aliens

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i absolutely loved this i thought it was so good. preferred to the film 4sure

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring tense medium-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

4.75

i’ve never read anything that has made me more angry to be a woman. such an incredible book. i will be making my boyfriend read this before we have kids

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i loved this so much 

Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

Bartholmew Fair by Ben Jonson

3.5