onamoonbeam's reviews
160 reviews

The history of intimacy by Gabeba Baderoon

3.75

quite nice. author very much in the mood of dragging out lingering moments

Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the story of the frontier's most pathetic man. i really hope this doesn't suffer from the same audience misidentification problem as catcher in the rye (people forgiving and identifying with the main character who is deeply flawed) . really good descriptive language, at points it does make it a bit slow, but by god the consistency with which this author describes pain attraction passivity is. hgh. makes a guy think!

When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

book i've liked the most in south af lit so far. wow the environmental consciousness and finding peace do hit sometimes. beautiful nature descriptions

Down Second Avenue: Growing Up in a South African Ghetto by Es'kia Mphahlele, Es'kia Mphahlele

informative reflective

2.75

yep that's a life in the middle of a distraught country alright

Traveller to the East by Thomas Mofolo

fast-paced

2.0

that narrative sure can be affected by colonial modernity. culturally significant, not a great story on its own

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

oh ok that's why she's one of the most famous authors of the last century and on an american quarter. such descriptive and emotional prose i want to eat it

Delicates by Brenna Thummler

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.25

a lot more character driven than the last one! and i like eliza and her darkroom scenes

Sheets by Brenna Thummler

2.5

ngl i only read this bc i keep on seeing the sequel in every graphic novel section of every library i go to. anyway. cool color work but nothing else notable

Always Never by Jordi Lafebre

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

a romantic notion in reverse. fantastic art. perhaps a bit too wishful for me specifically 

Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder by Saundra Mitchell

medium-paced

this is a short story collection so it feels weird to rate the whole thing as one. anyway first story (doublers) was great and the time loop one too. do not remember much of the rest