quizkidpatrick's Reviews (228)

Misery of Love

Yvan Alagbé

3.5

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

This was very moving. The style is unique, but the painting sometimes makes it difficult to know who is who.

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I feel like this is even better a second time. Coriolanus is such a sniveling weasel, you just love to hate him. Collins has mastered the balance of making you feel sorry for him and loathing him for a good while in the book. The movie almost makes him too charming because the audience doesn't get a real sense of the contempt he has for so many things. Dude was raging on birds and then comparing his lust object to a bird. Total loser material.

Dust

Hugh Howey

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Optometry

Xiang Yata

5.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Gorgeous.

Attached: The New Science of Finding - and Keeping - Love

Rachel S.F. Heller, Amir Levine

4.25

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

This is helpful for understanding confusing relationship dynamics.

Don't Go Where I Can't Follow

Anders Nilsen

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

I needed to cry today and this helped get the job done. Sad day, but maybe better ones on the horizon. So much pain in the world, but Anders captures it perfectly.