rubenlara's reviews
92 reviews

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. This book was a trip. I loved the how it felt surreal.

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Best book he's written. I don't know how they would even execute this as a movie. It was so good. My favorite of his hands down. Lots of twists/turns that kept the book so interesting with the same kind of paranoia/second guessing American Psycho caused. 

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

dark

5.0

Queer by William S. Burroughs

dark sad medium-paced

5.0

Junky by William S. Burroughs

dark tense medium-paced

5.0

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

White Girls by Hilton Als

dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Moonchild: A Prologue by Aleister Crowley

adventurous dark medium-paced

5.0

The Panic Fables: Mystic Teachings and Initiatory Tales by Alejandro Jodorowsky

inspiring medium-paced

5.0