raenderlie's reviews
37 reviews

Losers: Part II by Harley Laroux

adventurous emotional relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Edward Hammond Clarke

reflective sad medium-paced

0.5

The epitome of pseudoscience given by a Harvard's professor in 1875. To be used when in need of ample fallacy examples in a classroom.

I was divided between laughing at the unscientific arguments and lamenting on the lack of scientific thought on the part of a renowned physician and educator of the time. 

From a writer's point of view, the text was extremely repetitive. It could have been reduced to a 20 pages essay without any loss of context. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Pseudoscience, fallacies

Η μεταμόρφωση by Franz Kafka

5.0

Nomizō tēn elegan Ester by Katja Petrowskaja

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Μαφάλντα 1-12 : Mafalda 1 - 12 by Quino

5.0

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

5.0

1984 by George Orwell

4.75

I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir by Sarah Kurchak

challenging emotional informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

4.5

Her way of writing is brilliant, direct and soothing. Great lines of humour as well. A book that gives an insight to the actual struggles of un-diagnosed austists (or neurodivergents more generally).
I want to read the book again.one time was not enough.

The Dare by Harley Laroux

4.25

God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History by Stephen Hawking
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.

Not in the mood for this type of book at the time.