nailicheballah's reviews
26 reviews

Shame by Annie Ernaux

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Years by Annie Ernaux

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

mysterious slow-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

5.0

Mrs Dalloway, always giving parties to cover the silence 

Did it matter then, she asked herself, walking towards Bond Street, did it matter that she must inevitably cease completely? All this must go on without her; did she resent it; or did it not become consoling to believe that death ended absolutely?

incredible writing but do i even need to say it? 

The Visit by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

the « imagine if roles were reversed » thing is tiring and not well exploited, it only goes so far and isn’t a groundbreaking plot idea to begin with so idk, to me this was extremely uneventful

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

this is all i needed to hear. 
so incredibly hoped and comforting with gut wrenching bits that’ll leave you sobbing. 

Educated by Tara Westover

emotional hopeful slow-paced

4.0

i find it extremely hard to rate memoirs because who am i to rate someone’s life story ? i had a hard time reading this, not because of the nature of the story but because i found it uneventful at first. then everything shifted from the moment when she starts going to college. very emotional read, found myself fully sobbing at many different points. related a lot too.  

Stupeur et tremblements by Amélie Nothomb

adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

« everyone’s a little bit racist » from avenue q starts playing 

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

i had such a hard time getting into it, then halfway through, it all clicked and i felt sad. i think my brother had turned into an insect, i wish i could help.

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Snoopy prend de la hauteur by Charles M. Schulz

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.75

« vas-y Ellen ! »