roshnimc's reviews
84 reviews

The Purloined Letter: A Short Detective Story by Edgar Allan Poe

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.75

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Brilliant and excruciating. How high society can crush you should you aspire to be a part of it but not play by its rules of superficiality.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very well written. The characters are not meant to be liked but are drawn so three-dimensional that we could identify them if we met them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

No time. Not that interested 

The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond

emotional hopeful relaxing slow-paced

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

2.5

A simple tale with some good descriptions of Dehradun and life in India in general 

Double Indemnity by Robert Whitlow

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

Engrossing, though I didn't expect such a level of religious discussion in a mystery novel. It didn't bother me though.

The Screwtape Letters: Also Includes Screwtape Proposes a Toast by C.S. Lewis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Not engaging for me

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

4.75

Beautiful description of the moorish landscape, dramatic dialogue...there is much to admire of Bronte's writing 

The Treason of Isengard by Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien

informative relaxing

3.0

Early writings of the Lord of the Rings

The Father Christmas letters by J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien

hopeful lighthearted relaxing

3.5

Sweet little set of Tolkien's letters to his children under the guise of Father Christmas. Fun to read and wonderful how he took so much care to keep up the tradition.