occasional_owl's reviews
306 reviews

חלומות רכבת by Denis Johnson

emotional slow-paced

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

2.25

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.

I just wish it was something more

Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Bellwether by Connie Willis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 83%.

I tried to finish this since I was so close to the end, but I just can't do it. The plot is weak and the characters aren't believable or interesting enough to compensate. It's repetitive, dull and so full of itself. The entire book reeks of "not like other girls" pretentiousness.

המתנקש העיוור by Margaret Atwood

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

חדר משלך by Virginia Woolf

inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

challenging emotional tense medium-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

4.25

Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

More heavy-handed and with a lessened air of mystery than the first book but I loved the ending.

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I just wish Gaspode wasn't there

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Really loved some parts, but struggled to follow what was going on in others (especially the ending....)