neuro_chef's reviews
41 reviews

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages by Dimitra Fimi, Andrew Higgins, J.R.R. Tolkien

informative slow-paced

3.0

I don’t think it’s actually that low, but I understood so little from it that I can’t in good conscience give it anything more (I can’t understand it because of my own ignorance regarding the field of linguistics, not towards the actual book) but even so, it was extremely fun to read and the parts that I did understand were spectacular 

الأرواح المتمردة by Kahlil Gibran

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad

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

4.75

Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain by António R. Damásio

informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

How the World Works by Noam Chomsky

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0