rationalnerd's Reviews (100)

Rhinoceros

Eugène Ionesco

3.5

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Boy this book is still quite relevant today

Tusk Love

Thea Guanzon

3.75

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Fun quick read

Emily Dickinson

3.0

challenging medium-paced

Nothing against the book, just not my vibe

After Sappho

Selby Wynn Schwartz

4.75

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A must read for anyone who wants to learn about the writers, poets, actresses, painters and other sapphic women from a century ago and how their lives intertwined in their own fight for self-determination.
(My 4.75 instead of 5 is mostly because it was hard for me to follow. The non-linear timeline and the diversity in the people followed was great, but boy I've got some homework to do aha.)

Le Petit Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

4.5

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson

4.75

adventurous challenging mysterious 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: Complicated

You hit the ground running and it honestly never stops. Often confusing, but you gotta accept this state of confusion as your new state of mind and trust that things will make sense later on. OR WILL THEY.