roshnimc's reviews
84 reviews

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful description and hilarious and heartwarming stories, a comfort read.

Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Wasn't that interesting and I have other books I'd like to complete 

Ukridge by P.G. Wodehouse

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

It's good but it's not the best Wodehouse I have read.

The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.

It highlights a very interesting  social issue, but Trollope is so verbose and the narrative voice is so dominant over the whole story that the pleasure is significantly reduced.

It by Stephen King

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death

Moderate: Sexual content

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

A bold move to write a protagonist that few could relate to or empathise with.

Animal Farm by George Orwell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

It's a very good allegory but I guess I don't care for allegories. I'll come back and finish it, if I have the inclination at a later point.

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

A tragic tale of how gay men had to deny themselves their true identity and the repurcussion it had on everyone around them. A masterly work on how society failed them.

The Women by Kristin Hannah
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

It seems like one of the many stories I read in the 1980s and '90s about Vietnam. Didn't hold my interest.

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

informative medium-paced

3.0

Mainly commonsense advice but then many of us need to hear/read what we already know but still don't do! The books is methodically laid out, one small advice layered over the previous, similar to his main concept. I would recommend this to anyone frustrated about not being able to stick to their new year's resolutions!