rfreebern's reviews
10 reviews

Death's End by Cixin Liu

challenging dark reflective

4.0

Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar

challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

3.75

Well-written, well-researched, and enjoyable.

Unfortunately, the author's conclusions as to the cause of the incident were invalidated by later research shortly after publication.

Hide by Kiersten White

3.0

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

challenging emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Body horror, and Child abuse

This book is hard to talk about without spoiling it. Very worth a read.

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Nicole Galland, Neal Stephenson

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville

challenging informative fast-paced

4.25